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the pearson 323 companionway

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SailRxSin:

--- Quote from: Alma on September 09, 2014, 07:05:13 PM ---This girl never had any trouble climbing up the companionway steps.

Sadly she is gone now. She also would jump into the inflatable and make her way back up the boarding ladder with a spotter.

Sailing this year without a dog has some freedoms yet I'd rather have Winnie with us again.

Not only does the 323's bridge deck make down flooding less of a danger, the complex shape molded into the cockpit makes the boat very strong amidships.

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That is crazy she could make it up and down the companionway ladder without any problems, what agility!!  We have a 65lb English Bulldog who has no agility.  He will never scale the ladder

Alma:
Yes Winnie was as agile as a circus dog. Amazing with the companion ladder, really unbelievable was her climbing the boarding ladder up from a tender.

I had built her a ramp- but when she saw other dogs jumping into the tender she didn't need the ramp.

Our new rescue Bernie needs to learn to go up the companion ladder- He's over 80 lbs now-

jmcmonagle:
I find going down the companion way concerning with large waves.
I'm contemplating some sort of hand hold but have not come up with how to do it yet.

popeye323:
I agree. I had thought of installing a 1 inch, stainless steel, floor to ceiling post in the little corner where the nav station and the back of the starboard settee meet. You could grab it with your right hand as you come down the companionway.

Alma:
You'll see a similar hand hold adjacent to the nav station here somewhere. It is a good idea and can also stabilize the coachroof if engineered right. You won't believe what a great asset a little $20 stainless handhold on the hatch makes! I saw one on Sailing UMA and got mine on Ebay. You'll need to grind the ends to match the camber of the hatch. Now I don't know how we lived without it!

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