Companionway ladder in use.
Chuck and all, A number of years ago I helped a friend make access aft of that ladder a bit easier on his E27. The boat had an Atomic 4 back there and the ladder was always getting in the way in the cabin when he went in there. I removed the female ladder fittings from the companionway step and used a stainless piano hinge to attach a mahogany board vertically on the same step that I then screwed the female ladder fittings right back into. I fitted a hook to the underside of the bottom ladder step which location coincided perfectly with the forward, inside wood trim of the sliding hatch in the overhead. It was there that I screwed the mating eye so that now when he needs to get in there, he simply swings the ladder up and out of the way and hooks it temporarily. Glyn Judson, E31 hull #55, Marina del Rey, CA
