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Handicap rail for boat3/8/2024 ![]() Is a wheelchair access ramp on a 43' Defever.Ībove. That Chris can go from the dock to the helm station. Length of both ramp sections is 23') This ramp has the removable wheel guards Is a Viking 520 Open with a PWA-CX custom length STEADI-PLANK wheelchair We can make them to go from the dock to your vessel and from one point of See note "A"Īccessible boarding ramps can be designed to accommodate your Specific needs. STEADI-PLANK Wheelchair Accessible, with removable wheel guardsĪnd optional removable handrails on one or both sides. Most of our wheelchair ramps are custom made to meet the users specific needs. Our wheelchair ramps are extendable with optional extra length sections. We offer a removable optional handrail system. We use a flat non-skid for smother rolling on the ramp. We have removable wheel guards to allow for better storage aboard the vessel. Since the vessel is moving with respect to the dock, we have developed a mounting system to secure the ramp to the vessel. We also add UHMW skid pads to the under side of the ramp and at the bottom of the dock end of the ramp for it to slide on so not to damage the ramp or dock. What we do is add hinged transition plates to the ends of the ramp to allow the wheelchair to transition the height difference created by the changing height difference of the vessel and dock. As the tide comes and goes, the vessel end of the ramp may be higher or lower than the dock and the underside of the ramp may be resting on the dock instead of the end with the standard rubber pad that most traditional ramps have. Therefore, the ramp end that is on the dock/land is also moving. Unlike the way most people use land based wheelchair ramps, when used on a vessel, the vessel is always moving up, down, forward, aft, and side to side as the tide, wind, and waves control it. ![]() ![]() They are not land based ramps trying to be used on a vessel. Our wheelchair ramps are made for the marine environment. Wheelchair accessible boat boarding ramps,Passerelle,solution,STEADI-PLANK,yacht boarding ramps Boat
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