Hi George, Check out the pics on the photosite of my "AS-IS" Monty 17. There was an ob cutout in the transom back then (circa 1977) so I used that to ease climbing back aboard and mounted my ladder accordingly. It is a stainless, telescoping ladder that swings up out of the water when not in use. It came with a velcro zip tab which makes the ladder super easy to deploy. I also installed a couple of "hold off" blocks, black in the pictures of the transom, in alignment with the vertical members of the ladder. They are HDPE plastic and impart an outward slant to the ladder making it much easier to actually climb the ladder since it is no longer vertical. Some of the fasteners come through the transom above the rear seat, some below. The access panel I cut into the back bulkhead, once again made bolting the lower ladder brackets to the transom easy. That access panel made it much easier to install the set of scuppers there also. The cockpit sole scupper clogs easily, something to be avoided. Good luck, Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 9:44 AM, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com> wrote:
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I am looking to mount a boarding ladder as soon as the weather cooperates, presently 40 deg. in NWI 50 mi. E of Chicago.
Would like some feed back as to which type and any ideas on mounting same.
Looking at where I would have to get to indicates either mounting a hatch on the starboard side of the cockpit stern to get to the mounting screws or borrowing my great grand daughter (6 yr.) to clime into the starboard locker and hold the nuts. I have spoken to my grandson and he is o.k. with that😎
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"