I'm looking for a bow ladder for my 400. The bow anchor on the port side and back sweeping bow pulpit is a tricky combination. I've heard that Båtsystems ST135 ladder fits Hanse 375, but 400 is just a bit different, or is it? ST135 may not reach...

 

Does anyone have a solution for 400?

 

Unfortunately bowsprit is not an option for me.

It is simple and quite cheap.

 

Ian

 

Actually we already have a step-fender, which is OK by me. But our kids and my wife find it unsafe. So that is why I'm looking for a more solid solution.

 

Hi Ian,

 

You have a good, light-weight system. I don't have any bow sprit, which could be used as a base for a ladder. Do you find your ladder rigid or will it swing when one enters the boat after having some pints on the club?

 

Thank you both for your replies. We still have ice at sea in Finland, so I have a month (!) to think about different options before the sailing season starts.

 

 

No its quite stable as in the photograph.  The step is trapped by the anchor.  There is a little movement when you place your weight on it and obviously one grips the spinnaker halyard for balance.

 

We only use the step in the Baltic and so we did not want to spend a lot of money on a  bowstep system.  Weight was another issue too.

 

Regards

 

Ian

 

What I'm looking for is a compact, multistep ladder which reaches near to the sea level so that kids can easily climb up from island rocks. It should also fit to the anchor locker already full of fenders and should be cheap ... mission impossible.

 

 

If you are thinking of having one made I noticed an emergency ladder on a boat in Scotland

I photo'd it as a reminder in case I wanted a ladder some time

It is a tube with bars set through it

The main tube in the picture is hinged but this may not be necessary

You would have to design a hook for the deck but if the cross tubes were made with a pin on one side of the main tube they could be made removable

This means the largest part to store would be the main tube

Before anyone suggests it-- I do not think holes in the spinnaker pole would be a good idea!!!!

One could use a broken dinghy mast or a broken fibreglass sailboard mast & some wooden broom handles to experiment with before ordering the main parts

 

 

 

That's a good one! That design would fit in the anchor box and I could use the ladder as a Xmas tree at home (yes, I am an engineer).

 

A standard peace of equipment is always desirable, if I break it I can get a new one off the shelf. But if I need to have a tailor made, that type of ladder could be the way to go.

Maybe this bowladder is something for you?

I found this bowladder here:

http://www.hanse-yachts.de/2009/shop.html

 

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Markku

Thank you everyone,

 

At first, I also considered modifying the bathing ladder for double use. However, here in nordic countries we most often moor bow in when visiting harbours. We have a couple of times used the bathing ladder in harbour, so one ladder is not enough.

 

I eventually purchased the anchor-attached ladder according to Salater's and Markku's suggestions. Compact size, fits nicely in anchor box. Our youngest feels a bit unsafe climbing the ladder, 'cause steps are somewhat far from any hand grip. But she grows up fast.

 

Now I need to secure the anchor better. Tightening the anchor chain is not quite sufficient to keep it steady, especially later in the evening...

 

you could check out this discussion thread, the images could be understood by everyone but the Swedish could be a problem

http://www.myhanse.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4528&PN=3&title=peke-med-stege-eller-bara-stege" rel="nofollow - http://www.myhanse.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4528&PN=3&title=peke-med-stege-eller-bara-stege