On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:54:20 -0800, "Rod McInnis"
wrote:
Our marina recently put in
new docks, and they're more than a foot higher than the previous ones.
My parents are getting older and can't do a high-jump to get off
their boat at low tide.

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Rubber Maid makes a nice little plastic stool for about ten dollars
which you might find useful. It's very light and you could easily
stow it below or in a cockpit locker. The other possibility is to
leave a plank at your permanent dock and just swing it aboard when you
need it. It's common for folks with large boats to have dock stairs
permanently at their slip, why not a plank?