So, Sasquatch, here.

My feet are way bigger than would be comfortable on the usual mast
step. One
which is ideal, but no longer made, is Pace-Edwards.

Googling, finding, then calling and talking with the factory reveals
that
they have not made them for many years. There seemed to be some
interest in
selling their tooling, so that someone might address that niche market,
but
they've never followed up with me despite many mails and calls.

Surely, someone/some joint, somewhere, has NOS, or perhaps, even, some
salvaged ones. I need about 20 of them. That's Pace-Edwards, Made In
USA,
stamped on the foot area side "wings (what makes them more comfy; it's
wider
by far than the standard mast step).

I got a referral from, or they wrote to me from someone who'd told them

about me, a company in Greece, but with VAT and shipping, it might be
challenging. In any event, I've not heard back from them since I wrote
to
them recently.

What makes these so good is a very large foot enclosure and base, and
rounded sides, kinder on the hands and feet when banged against or
pulled on
as you go from one to the next. None I've seen of what's available
currently meet those standards.

In the long shot that someone knows of a potential source for these, or
ones
meeting the same standards (footrest area 2x5.5 [footrest] x9 [height
from
footrest to top]" inside measure, anodized aluminum or better), I'd
very
much like to know about it. We want to get mast steps, but not
something
which will be uncomfortable to climb or stand on for an extended
period.

??

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

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