Installing a stainless steel telescoping boat ladder on the back of my Lowe Skorpion 16 Bass Boat. I purchased the ladder from Marine Depot Direct at the following link www.marinedepo...
Instead of moving the bracket could you not have just kept the ladder swivelled to the left while you engage the bottom post then rotated down to engage the top? You got it working at any rate. Had the ladder met your expectations since the install?
I couldn’t get it to swivel. I certainly didn’t want to drill more holes than necessary. However, the ladder had been very useful. I always tie a rope to it though because if you drop it, it will sink like a stone.
The one I have is the AM1303T / AMB1. If you click on the link in the description you will be able to find it by looking for this model. I am not affiliated with this company or anything, I simply bought mine from this site. It seems like one bracket sticks out further than the other. Mine is the one that doesn’t stick out as far.
It works fine for me. Plus if I mounted the bracket any higher, the ladder will not slip into the bracket because it catches on the boat seam. But I’ve used it numerous times with no issues
If it’s in the up position, it’s about 5 inches below the bottom of the boat. When it is deployed it sits about 19 inches below the bottom of the boat. I do not drive with it in its mount. But this of course is using my boat as measurements. Your boat may be different.
