Transom/Swim platform Stairs

Have you seen this thread?

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/carver-yacht/15664-carver-32-aft-3207-diy-swimplatform-stairs.html

Contact Pipewelders (Marine Products & Towers | Fort Lauderdale, FL) or a spiral stair company. They can fabricate one of stainless that can be bolted on. Or you could pick up a movable step such as is sold through WM and affix it although that may take up more of the swim platform.

Use a boarding ramp

The boarding ramp mention gave me a thought. DK the size of your dog, but if large, a spiral stair could cause a problem as the steps are narrow on one side (I've slid down the ones in my house a couple of times. Painful!) You might want to consider fabricating a platform across you aft gate that could be lowered into position so he can step out onto that, and have that attach to a set of steps similar to a tide-step so he can walk straight down. The whole setup could fold up against the wall. There are a couple of logistical problems with this idea, 1) it would take up a fair amount of your swim platform when deployed and 2) it could make normal access to the swim platform difficult, but may be worth considering. I've had two large dogs with hip dysplasia that I needed to build ramps for at my house, and I remember how unsteady they got. At one point I had to guide them up the ramps or they'd fall off even though they were wider than you could ever put on your boat. My spiral stairs were insurmountable. Food for thought.

I'm not sure of the interior layout on that model but you might consider changing that window in the lower aft cabin to a door/hatch. It should be a watertight door with dogs and maybe a foot high step over (above the swim platform height).

how about a crane to hoist and lower the pup..there's some out there for around $350.00 that'll handle 250 lbs.

How about a spa lift?

Master Lifts Australia - Pool & Spa Lifts -------------------

Not sure where he'd find the water pressure for the spa lift. Davits are fairly expensive, require good support, and will take up some living space. Plus a dog might find it a bit traumatic being hoisted in a sling.

and a new stair/ladder to the platform is going to be cheap ? And as for the pups, my two CKCS don't like the 1st dink ride of the season...But the they realize pfd + being carried down the ladder by the handle = poop and pee run..

Check this out:
BoaterEd - DIY Swimplatform and Stairs

Maybe you can get the guy to build you some.

I have a guy here who will replicate the Carver staircase for about $2500

I had this built for my dogs.. company in Texas

Nice Dolphin....how much was it?

Do they make them for anybody?

If so, could it be shipped to Canada?

Do you know how much he was asking?