Are there alternative anchoring methods?
A. For those that dont want to drill holes into their decks, it is possible to use existing tie-down points such as pool cover attachment anchors, clips, railings, fence post anchors, etc. Just be sure to check the tautness of the rope from time to timethe knots can loosen, particularly when they are tied around something like a railing. There are many creative ways to attach the ramp, but you must be sure that the ropes are not spread too far apartthey should be parallel or come together at one pointand that the back and wings have a straight/vertical surface to brace snuggly against, and that the force is downward (diagonal vectors) so it does not pull purely horizontally (or it will pull out.) There is no one right way to install a Skamper-Ramp, however, two criteria are critical: 1) a few inches of the round “nose” end need to be submerged so that the white ramp breaks the water surface and the animal can see the ramp leading out while swimming, even in stress, adn the ramp kits th
