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This may be one of my truly wierd ideas!!! A bow boarding ladder. -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/3/09 4:02p.m.

Stowed / Up position -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/3/09 4:11p.m.

Like the ladder a lot! -- Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 5/4/09 4:24a.m.

Sam, request for top view pic -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 5/4/09 7:09a.m.

OK, I'll try to get one tomorrow -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/4/09 5:10p.m.

OK, this one is from above -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/5/09 10:49a.m.

And a view from the front... -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/5/09 10:54a.m.

 thanks, and more questions   -- mr bill -- 5/5/09 2:26p.m.

OK, I'll try to answer... (and notes on some things that did NOT work) -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/5/09 4:45p.m.

Oh, yeah. I am also carrying the additional req'd CG stuff -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/5/09 4:57p.m.

Very Nice! -- mr bill -- 5/6/09 2:27p.m.

Thanks for the comments... And a philosophical meandering... -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/7/09 5:51a.m.

rear anchor roller -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 5/7/09 7:34a.m.

Not sure if reversing engine / ladder is easier in/out, BUT... -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/7/09 8:21a.m.

Nice asymmetrical! -- Balazs (Mac26C GP, Alberta) -- 5/7/09 8:49a.m.

classic shute dim's -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 5/7/09 9:48a.m.

Believe it or not, its the factory std issue. -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/7/09 10:20a.m.

Wow, I'd love to see some closeup pics of your setup, especially of this: -- Balazs (Mac26C GP, Alberta) -- 5/7/09 10:45a.m.

26S with an M asymmetrical -- Bob s-v Watermark - Mac26S - Ottawa River - ON -- 5/7/09 12:03p.m.

River boat -- Keith Nuttle -- 5/4/09 8:58a.m.

Actually, those front ramps on riverboats is where I got the original idea. -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/4/09 5:08p.m.