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Cuddy step up
I must be getting old, but I need an easier way up & down from the bow of my cuddy.
But what is the best way? The previous owner made a pretty smart rig, a box that fits in the cuddy well, then flips over to become a step. He used steel fasteners though so I banished from the boat. It's problem is it uses up half of your well. Maybe a new version of this with a hinged step? I searched thread & came up with a ladder rig that looks sweet but it blocks off access to the cuddy. I have some sailboat stairs here that may do it. I know there are more old guys with bad knees out there, what do you do? Doug
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06-07-2013, 09:07 AM
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It's not in that gives me trouble (OK my big butt barely fits) but it's on top. I throw cast nets & the only place that I can throw worth a da*n is the bow. Hard enough getting up there, but with your hands full of net, wow!
I've been out doing inventory & I think I'm going to try to use stuff salvaged off a sailboat that washed up on my place years ago. Looking at a hinged cover that has steps on the underside. Just need to figure a good secure way to attach it to the top when in the up position. Doug
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Doug 87 Cuddy with a 94 Black Max 200! & a 1983 Cuddy, looking for power.
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06-07-2013, 09:15 AM
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Sorry I misunderstood. I would not even attempt to get on top of the cuddy, even though I do like the thought of a bow rider.
How about something like this. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Stee...-Step/17209081 It will serve the purpose when needed, and you can fold and store in the cuddy when you don't need it
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1973 Wellcraft V20 w/1988 Evinrude 120hp 1978 ProLine 20ft w/19?? Evinrude 150hp
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06-08-2013, 05:32 AM
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Garbubba YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!...lol...does your well have a lid?...or is yours open?...I put a lid on mine, so to step up on the top of the cuddy, I strapped the cooler I use for the fish box down to the cuddy floor so it won't move, ACROSS the inside of the cuddy, not in line w/the well...I can easily step up on the cooler and then on top of the cuddy...I really need to add a stiffer surface to the top of the cooler and will eventually do so, but it works REEL good...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
Last edited by reelapeelin; 06-08-2013 at 05:45 AM.
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06-08-2013, 05:35 AM
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Mast step
I had mounted a folding mast step on the bulkhead just to the right of the cuddy door on the '89 I used to have. Found it to be very usefull. Thinking doing the same on the '95 I have now. Thought I had a picture, but can't find it :(
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Formerly - 89 cuddy 165hp I/O and 95 V21 / 150 Honda When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
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06-08-2013, 08:37 AM
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glad to know i am not the only one to have this problem. i thought somebody had a set up with a bottom piece of a stepladder that slid up under the cuddy when not in use, then pulled out like a drawer and hinged down when needed.
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06-08-2013, 10:33 AM
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You are right. There was a guy that had a removable wooden step ladder. He posted some pics and it looked really nice. He even explained how he made it. It clipped into the top and was at a slight angle. Made of teak, I think.
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06-08-2013, 11:08 AM
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I think this is the thread you are talking about, it's amazing what you can find with a search
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ht=step+ladder
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1973 Wellcraft V20 w/1988 Evinrude 120hp 1978 ProLine 20ft w/19?? Evinrude 150hp
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