Advice stainless steel fitting.

[zaria123]

Thanks guys for all the advice.
A friend of a friend has updated that they might know a stainless welder. So I'll pursue that forst amd see where it leads. Fingers crossed

 

[zaria123]

Just out of interest, we used to own an Ocean 37 and I can’t figure out how an additional fuel tank would be at the height where the ‘missing’ step appears to be at the top of the ladder. Is it a tall tank that stands up against the transom?

On the suggestions so far my tuppence worth would be that welding or clamping something to the existing ladder would be the way to go as an individual step somehow screwed to GRP only would be at risk of failure in the absence of glassed in (usually marine ply) strengthening pads. The transom steps on our Hardy are individual steps bolted through the transom and individual glassed in pads for each of the two bolts per step.

Another option might be to have an additional short ladder fabricated that hangs from sockets - something along the lines of this but bespoke (unless of course you can find one the right size). This could be stowed when not required and brought out when your Dad is aboard.

Just out of interest, we used to own an Ocean 37 and I can’t figure out how an additional fuel tank would be at the height where the ‘missing’ step appears to be at the top of the ladder. Is it a tall tank that stands up against the transom?

On the suggestions so far my tuppence worth would be that welding or clamping something to the existing ladder would be the way to go as an individual step somehow screwed to GRP only would be at risk of failure in the absence of glassed in (usually marine ply) strengthening pads. The transom steps on our Hardy are individual steps bolted through the transom and individual glassed in pads for each of the two bolts per step.

Another option might be to have an additional short ladder fabricated that hangs from sockets - something along the lines of this but bespoke (unless of course you can find one the right size). This could be stowed when not required and brought out when your Dad is aboard.
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Hi Greg2

The boat was originally ordered new with a nunber of revisions, fpr a customer whonwoshed to do long range cruising on the Netherlands.

One being the additional.long range fuel tank in the rear.

I've not looked on detail at any other Broom Ocean 37, but in the aft cabin, behind what is the dressing table, the tank has been installed.


I haven't measured or but would guess ots around 18inches tall, 10 inches deep and approx 48inches wide.


Other revisions included having twin water tanks under both aft cabin berths, and locating the main fuel tank forward under the saloon floor.