Swim Platform/Ladder - Grady White or After Market

[merlin25]

I am buying a swim ladder for my 226 Seafarer (2001) and the Grady dealer gave me a cost of $560 for the GW ladder, but looking around I see after market version go for $150-$300. Any reason I should go with GW and spend the extra $$$$?

 

[ElyseM]

just a ladder or a complete swim platform? and is that an installed quote?

i actually took the ladder off my '02 gulfstream and replaced it with a longer windline four step. i think windline is the oem for the swing down ladders anyway.

ron

 

[merlin25]

Entire platform and ladder. It doesn't have anything right now. $560 was just the part. Another $150 to install. Grady service guy said the cost is for higher gauge stainless and a platform of similar material to the hard top. From what I can tell teh GW platforms are a little bigger (longer) than the other ones.

 

[ElyseM]

in that case, if it were me, i would go with the dealer install of the gw platform. you then know you are getting something (more or less) specifically made for your boat. price sounds ok too, i know my ladder cost me about $150 7 years ago. ron

 

[mhff34]

I don't know what the quality of the after market platform is but I can tell you from experience the GW holds up. I am 250# and used platform and ladder all the time and not gingerly, was amazed at how well it stood up over time.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Don't know what Grady is using now, but my '86 had/has a Detmar. Looking at what is on the market, $560 sounds like a tremendous markup. I'd look at marine stores and see what manufacturers they carry ... :wink: