[Rhodes22-list] genset mount

[Rik Sandberg]

Brad,

One thought that has occurred to me is using the existing swim ladder. 
Don't know what kind of ladder you have, or if you have one. On mine, the 
top part, the part that swings down into the water, swings up and stows 
against the aft rail. The hinges on the bottom end of this part are 
parallel with and maybe a foot or so above the water. I was thinking that 
if I could make a couple of fixed length strap type thingies (technical 
term) that would attach between the aft rail and the ladder, I could then 
hold the ladder in a position parallel to the water, forming a shelf of 
sorts. Actually motor cycle tie downs might work quite well for this. the 
hooks are about the right size, they aren't overly long and they are easily 
adjustable. It wouldn't take much at this point to find something to fill 
in the gaps between the steps, or maybe the genset will sit on the steps 
without filling them in. It will also be very simple to secure the genset 
to the ladder. Another motorcycle tie down strap could be run from the 
ladder on one side of the genset up and through the handle on the genset 
and down the other side to the ladder again. If it turns out the step is a 
little too low, a box could be made to sit on the ladder and then the 
genset could sit atop that. One good thing about this is that the ladder is 
already solidly mounted to the boat, so no real structural stuff would have 
to be done.

Just can't charge and swim at the same time, eh???

Hmmm......the more I think about this the better and easier it sounds. Wish 
I had my genset at home so I could try it tomorrow.

wha-da-ya-think
Rik


At 04:02 PM 11/3/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Ric, I thought about the transom mount as well.  A
>swim platform ladder with a step would be more than
>enough to hold the weight.  Obviously the only time it
>would be there is while "on the hook" so height would
>only be a problem if a boat produced a huge wake or
>during inclement weather.  At 54 decibels most
>people's stereo would be producing more noise and I
>doubt the cabin level would vary one iota.  Brad.
>
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