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    Just curious about something I've been thinking about. Sometimes I fish alone and was thinking what would happen or how could I get back into my charger bass boat. Does anyone have a set up or a ladder they use or recommend. Especially in cold water.....I never fish alone in the winter still anything can happen....if this thread doesn't belong here I understand...

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    My boat has a one of these, or something 90% similar to it, mounted on the transom. https://greatlakesskipper.com/tracke...yABEgIswPD_BwE
    It works great.
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    Step on the anti cavitation plate then hop right in. It works.
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    When I bought my SeaArk I had one put on at the factory. I have tried to climb over the the transom using the motor and I am to old and plush to get up and over. I fish a lot by myself in the warmer months and even if the water were warm I would have to just hang on till someone could stop and get me. Could be a long , long, long wait. I won't have another boat with out a ladder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill View Post
    Step on the anti cavitation plate then hop right in. It works.
    That's what I would do, except I would push the T/T button on the side of my 90hp Merc and ride up part of the way.

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    Looking at it ..it looks to me like it just screws in to your transom is that correct. I'm like you to old and plump to e crawl in especially with lot of clothes on in the winter

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    Three or four years ago I added a boarding ladder to my Lund. I had always used the motor before but tried it and could barely do it in the summer with a swim suit on. Age and arthritis makes a difference. I had to build a platform at the rear and attach it there. Don't even recall the name brand but it works well. I posted photos at that time but can no longer find them. I had seen a posting on walleye central about doing one and sorta followed that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shortdraw View Post
    Looking at it ..it looks to me like it just screws in to your transom is that correct. I'm like you to old and plump to e crawl in especially with lot of clothes on in the winter
    Mine came bolted through the transom from Lund.
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    I'd suggest you get a ladder that has 3 steps and hangs down in the water well below the transom when it's deployed. I have a neighbor who put an E ladder on his boat and he was surprised how hard it was for him to get his foot high enough to reach the first step. Being a lot of us fish in the winter we need every advantage we can get. Wet clothes and cold water will make it harder to get back in the boat.
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