Best dog swim ladder

wayinwilly

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Oct 21, 2020
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2003 sundeck 240
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5.0 w/ bravo lll
I just purchased a 2003 240 sundeck looking for a swim ladder for my chocolate lab so he can get back on board himself.
 
I just purchased a 2003 240 sundeck looking for a swim ladder for my chocolate lab so he can get back on board himself.

I purchased this one last year: https://www.amazon.ca/Pawz-Pet-Prod...eywords=dog+boat+ladder&qid=1607629470&sr=8-5

Worked great for my 50lb lab but my Larger 90lb Retriever has issues getting up. Mainly because he is a wuss, I think it would work fine if he wasn't.

Fairly easy to set-up. If you want to see a video of my lab using it, let me know
 
I purchased this one last year: https://www.amazon.ca/Pawz-Pet-Prod...eywords=dog+boat+ladder&qid=1607629470&sr=8-5

Worked great for my 50lb lab but my Larger 90lb Retriever has issues getting up. Mainly because he is a wuss, I think it would work fine if he wasn't.

Fairly easy to set-up. If you want to see a video of my lab using it, let me know
Hands down this is the best. Just need a better solution vs taking up your own swim ladder to mount it. I am going to look into haveing a custom mount made for the other side of the swim step so I can have my ladder back.
 
Hands down this is the best. Just need a better solution vs taking up your own swim ladder to mount it. I am going to look into haveing a custom mount made for the other side of the swim step so I can have my ladder back.

Yup couldn't agree more. Ideally it would be nice just to have 2 ladders. About a month before the previous owner sold the boat to me they installed a nice big platform. Tons of room to have 2 ladders but they only put 1. Clearly weren't thinking about me!! sheesh.
 
I do have a front ladder also maybe my solution would be to make kids use front ladder and dog gets the back ladder.
 
I just got an email today for this...Looks pretty cool and hopefully around one puppy buck... but hey they are family :)... personally I would go with the remote control... it doesn't get cooler then that for your dog
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I just got an email today for this...Looks pretty cool and hopefully around one puppy buck... but hey they are family :)... personally I would go with the remote control... it doesn't get cooler then that for your dog ...

Hey Blueone - this is really cool. I plan on getting a new swim platform this year and was trying to figure out the puppy aspect. This is perfect! Have to add this for sure.
 
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So I went ahead and contacted SeaLift/SeaStep and asked for availability and pricing. Looks like they build to order at 4-5 weeks delivery and cost $5200 retail, which I think is the only price there is. Thats more than twice what I was expecting based on other products. Looks like I'll be looking for something else this season.
 
So I went ahead and contacted SeaLift/SeaStep and asked for availability and pricing. Looks like they build to order at 4-5 weeks delivery and cost $5200 retail, which I think is the only price there is. Thats more than twice what I was expecting based on other products. Looks like I'll be looking for something else this season.
That's nuts. I wouldn't even consider it either. I'd like something for our pup also, but let's be real here.
 
So I went ahead and contacted SeaLift/SeaStep and asked for availability and pricing. Looks like they build to order at 4-5 weeks delivery and cost $5200 retail, which I think is the only price there is. Thats more than twice what I was expecting based on other products. Looks like I'll be looking for something else this season.
My wife has MS which can make using a ladder hard. This looks like to will be a great option. I contacted them a while back about this step - very responsive. They will even make a custom width to fit between the supports for my swim platform. It’s expensive, but my Admiral wants it and give the go ahead to get it.
 
My wife has MS which can make using a ladder hard. This looks like to will be a great option. I contacted them a while back about this step - very responsive. They will even make a custom width to fit between the supports for my swim platform. It’s expensive, but my Admiral wants it and give the go ahead to get it.

Thats a completely different scenario and I wouldn't think twice about that either. Actually not an option not to get it for her. It looks very well built and they are beyond nice and willing to work with you. Just a little expensive for a dog ladder, even though Cody is family to us and gets treated as such. He does have a nice boarding ramp for the fixed docks though.

I hope that works out for you and your wife, looks like it will. Post your experience, would like to hear about it.
 
Hands down this is the best. Just need a better solution vs taking up your own swim ladder to mount it. I am going to look into haveing a custom mount made for the other side of the swim step so I can have my ladder back.
We are looking for some input. We have ordered a new platform and came across the great comments about this ladder. We are wondering if the ladder can clip or hook onto a handle attached to the vertical edge of the swim platform. Thanks, Linda
 

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