Hi,
I am curious what others have done to babyproof a 4788? Last summer we became parents and our little guy is crawling all over and likely will be walking by the peak of the summer boating season. We need to make sure he is safe while on the boat.
Our primary concerns are as follows, though we are happy to hear about any we haven't thought about:
1. Indoor stairs. How to block them in pilothouse and from salon. What about the "gap" that a baby could fall through between the railing and the up/down stairs?
2. Salon door. Obviously we can shut it, and obviously we should keep transom door shut, but we are concerned about baby fingers getting crushed and also people simply leaving it open. Has anyone discovered a way to block it with something like a strong screen or short gate or something so the door can be left open and/or used without a baby getting out.
3. Flybridge-we don't intend to allow him out of arms while on the flybridge, and of course he will be in a lifejacket, but perhaps someone has figured out some sort of way to tie a kid so they can't wander away. Also curious about a way to leave the door to pilothouse open but block baby from going down it--obviously closing it works--however that isn't great. Last year we were cruising with another couple and their kid, had the door open for a minute and hit a wave, door slammed down on the kid's hand. Thus ideally we would never have it open without it being clipped so it can't fall.
4. Bed-We have been using a pack n play, which is good but constantly in the way in the master stateroom. I would love to find a way to use either the upper or lower bunk as a crib. Perhaps even a way to use guest bed as a crib. Short little walls don't work for a baby--they can stop a kid from rolling out but won't stop a baby from standing and falling over it.
5. Dinghy- What has anyone found that works well for containing a baby in the dinghy? Last summer we used a front pack but he is pretty much too big at this point so we are curious what others do when putting a baby in the dinghy.
Please let me know what has worked--we are certainly not the first to have wondered how to tackle this problem! (Pictures appreciated)
Thank you!
I am curious what others have done to babyproof a 4788? Last summer we became parents and our little guy is crawling all over and likely will be walking by the peak of the summer boating season. We need to make sure he is safe while on the boat.
Our primary concerns are as follows, though we are happy to hear about any we haven't thought about:
1. Indoor stairs. How to block them in pilothouse and from salon. What about the "gap" that a baby could fall through between the railing and the up/down stairs?
2. Salon door. Obviously we can shut it, and obviously we should keep transom door shut, but we are concerned about baby fingers getting crushed and also people simply leaving it open. Has anyone discovered a way to block it with something like a strong screen or short gate or something so the door can be left open and/or used without a baby getting out.
3. Flybridge-we don't intend to allow him out of arms while on the flybridge, and of course he will be in a lifejacket, but perhaps someone has figured out some sort of way to tie a kid so they can't wander away. Also curious about a way to leave the door to pilothouse open but block baby from going down it--obviously closing it works--however that isn't great. Last year we were cruising with another couple and their kid, had the door open for a minute and hit a wave, door slammed down on the kid's hand. Thus ideally we would never have it open without it being clipped so it can't fall.
4. Bed-We have been using a pack n play, which is good but constantly in the way in the master stateroom. I would love to find a way to use either the upper or lower bunk as a crib. Perhaps even a way to use guest bed as a crib. Short little walls don't work for a baby--they can stop a kid from rolling out but won't stop a baby from standing and falling over it.
5. Dinghy- What has anyone found that works well for containing a baby in the dinghy? Last summer we used a front pack but he is pretty much too big at this point so we are curious what others do when putting a baby in the dinghy.
Please let me know what has worked--we are certainly not the first to have wondered how to tackle this problem! (Pictures appreciated)
Thank you!
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