Passarelle/gang plank

[rajjes]

Hi,

My new to me boat (Moody 36S) came with a (non folding) passarelle fixed with single pivot point at the stern. It is great in the marina but I am not sure what to do with it under way?! To avoid undoing the guys etc, I'm currently simply hoisting it vertical and lashing it to the stern rail, but I'm not happy at all how it looks and also concerned that in rough sees it might cause a problem.

What is the general accepted arrangement with these when under way? Should I remove and stow on the side deck? leave it hanging at 45 deg? Lash it as I'm doing?

Any advice you can offer is appreciated.

Duncan

 

[SimonD]

If you're not using it, best take it off and sell it to someone who needs one (hint).

 

[prv]

I've never had a proper posh passarelle, but when we sailed in the Med with a scaffolding plank to get ashore stern-to, we would lash it to the stanchions along the side-deck.

Pete

 

[Tranona]

Hi,

My new to me boat (Moody 36S) came with a (non folding) passarelle fixed with single pivot point at the stern. It is great in the marina but I am not sure what to do with it under way?! To avoid undoing the guys etc, I'm currently simply hoisting it vertical and lashing it to the stern rail, but I'm not happy at all how it looks and also concerned that in rough sees it might cause a problem.

What is the general accepted arrangement with these when under way? Should I remove and stow on the side deck? leave it hanging at 45 deg? Lash it as I'm doing?

Any advice you can offer is appreciated.

Duncan

Do what is best for you. There is no ideal solution, but lifting it vertically is usually OK for short passages in fair conditions but probably better to unhitch it and lash to the rail on the sidedecks for longer passages. A folding one is much more practical as you can safely leave it folded and lashed to the pushpit in most conditions. Good investment if you plan alot of stern to mooring.

 

[vyv_cox]

Mine is a ladder with a plywood top. I lash it to the starboard stanchions. It took a little experimentation to find a location where sheets would not catch, winches would still turn and it didn't take too much effort to stow and deploy. A folding one would be nice but the cost is out of all proportion to the use it gets.

In the Links page on my website there is one to a DIY folding passarelle, looks very tidy.

 

[laika]

I've never had a proper posh passarelle, but when we sailed in the Med with a scaffolding plank to get ashore stern-to, we would lash it to the stanchions along the side-deck.

I bought my boat from people who had just returned from the med and inherited their plank, lashed to the stanchions along the side deck. In my ownership it has travelled a couple of thousand miles up and down channel. Never been used. Occasionally moved to clean under it though. I'm keeping it in the optimistic hope that it will see some action next year. As I did last year.

 

[rajjes]

Thanks for feedback. Will try to stow it to see how practical it is and experiment a bit more for now. Over the winter might consider modifying it for folding if I come across some good hardware.

 

[prv]

I bought my boat from people who had just returned from the med and inherited their plank, lashed to the stanchions along the side deck. In my ownership it has travelled a couple of thousand miles up and down channel. Never been used.

I'd have thought it would at least come in handy as a fender board or something .

Kindred Spirit came with two fenderboards, one lashed to the guardrail each side. Possibly the reason was that the previous owner's fenders were piddlingly small, though - I gave them to a mate with an open 18' motorboat and they're too small there really too.

Pete

 

[laika]

I'd have thought it would at least come in handy as a fender board or something .

You'da thunk, yes. And that's the other reason I keep it. Ashamed to say though I haven't been against a wall anywhere since getting this boat

 

[tokoloshe]

I'd have thought it would at least come in handy as a fender board or something .

Kindred Spirit came with two fenderboards, one lashed to the guardrail each side. Possibly the reason was that the previous owner's fenders were piddlingly small, though - I gave them to a mate with an open 18' motorboat and they're too small there really too.

Pete

Border Terrier, a Ben First 285, has gangplank attached to port side stanchions, windsurfer attached to starboard.