I hit 70 years old this past August and along with being overweight and psoriatiac arthritis and a messed up ankle I'm not as sure of my balance as I once was. I worry about not being able to get back in the boat if I were to take a dive. I have an All Aboard ladder but it would be impossible for me to use it. I don't have a jackplate and the ladder drops down under the boat at an angle that is completely unusable. A young friend of mine took a swim on a hot day and even he couldn't get back in with just the All Aboard ladder. I don't want a ski boat ladder that hooks over the side or one of the different rope ladders for boats that are available.
What I'm wanting is one of the chrome (or aluminum) ladders that attach to the sponson and swing down...the kind that was popular (like on Rangers) before the E-Ladder and built in ladders. As far as I know that there is not one I just buy and bolt on for my '06 Nitro 591. I'm hoping that someone here knows someone in the metal fabrication business, preferably in the central Okla area, that could make one for me. I don't want anything crummy looking, it's still a nice boat despite it's age and I want a ladder that looks just as nice but will get me out of the water when I need.
I appreciate all the help any of you can give.