I found mounting to the floor of the pontoon boat wasn't strong enough to hold my wieght 275 lb. It was pulling the plywood up. Any help ?
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We mounted the pontoon ladder to a pier for our grandchildren to be able to enter the water and not have to climb over rip rap on the bulkhead. The ladder itself looks like it actually wouldn't be strong enough for someone weighing over 250lbs. even attached to a stationary pier.
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Where is the plywood pulling up on your pontoon boat? I was wonder because as you are going up on the ladder that should be pulling the plywood down. I wonder if a few screws, drilled into the plywood down into the cross channels would help stabilize it.
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We mounted the pontoon ladder to a pier for our grandchildren to be able to enter the water and not have to climb over rip rap on the bulkhead.The ladder itself looks like it actually wouldn't be strong enough for someone weighing over 250lbs. even attached to a stationary pier.
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Put a flat plate underside of ladder for added support at the ladder loops use stainless bolts long enough to use the plate underside of the floor
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We mounted ours to a pedestal seat on a pontoon boat from the 1980s. Don't know if that will help.
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I don't know how strong the mount is, but a backing and thru bolt would work. I mounted two of them for a BBQ, one on each side of my boat, in addition to fishing. Wayne
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Not in my case. It's heavy enough, othervise you can use a rope to tighten it. I use inflatable boat.
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Hi Luke, It is very secure. I have ladder holes on my pontoon boat so it is very secure and 200lb plus people have used it without any troubles.
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they work good mounted on the inside of my pontoon boat .there made of tough plastic but i would not recommend it..
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I have a 28ft tritoon I/O that wights about 6,000lbs empty. My digger holds in stiff wind. Make sure you are following the directions. Specifically, be sure to let out 2.5 times the depth in rope. This give the anchor a chance to dig at the correct angle. The angle of your anchor line is probably too steep.
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I had a similar problem...I would suggest making sure your not fighting gravity. Other wise then that send the damn thing back
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I haven't tried to attach it to a boat, but I have attached it to the side of a fiberglass bathtub. It is important to stick it to a clean smooth surface. It will not hold otherwise
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Thanks anyway. I found the item at West Marine and was not inclined to use. (Not heavy enough for me) I'm going to fiberglass and reuse the bronze/brass fitting that came with boat which is in perfect condition.
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Yes, I mounted mine on a side panel of my pontoon boat. Use stainless screw, washer, and lock nut to secure.
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I have a fiberglass bass boat that we use this ladder for. We hook it on the side where the resting pads touch the side of the boat and it works just fine. When we are done playing I fold it up and put it under the seat. Just make sure you have a skinny area on the boat where the hooks will fit over it
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If mounted to boat floor it takes about 1". I mounted mine on 1/2" piece of plywood because it's an aluminum fishing boat so I needed about 2"
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My friend has a pontoon boat, not sure the length and motor size, but it pulled it just fine. Our boys are younger, <8, so we don't just go wide open, but it pulled the tube fine.
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You would still need to attach it to something or it wont hold weight and tip. You could attach it to a piece of plywood cut to fit in the bottom of the boat or do what i did and make a custom top to fit into a milk crate so its removable and sits higher.
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Thank you David. I haven't completely figured out where I want to put it on the pontoon. How well is the unit watertight? If the unit was mounted close to the water do you think it would get any water inside? Thanks again.
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I tow it with a 21' pontoon boat with a 75hp Yamaha outboard. We added a towable booster ball that keeps the tow rope out of the water. No more speed, but much better action on the jumbo dog.