[Kingofwylietx]

My mother in-law has ordered a pontoon boat, for the family to use. She doesn't get around as easily as she used to, so a ramp to cover the space between the dock and boat will be useful.

Originally, I thought to get one that we can move around. However, thinking again, I decided that mounting it to the front of the boat on a hinge could be handy.

Rather than having the flat front fence of the pontoon, do you guys think there is any aero advantage to having it affixed to the front and leaning back about 30 degrees would help the horrible aerodynamics up front? The front corners of the fencing are radiused, but where the door is located...it's completely flat.

Here is a random pic of a ramp similar to what I'm considering, plus a couple of pictures of the front of the boat being built. I marked up one to show how it would work. If done, I'd secure it so it won't flop around while on driving around.

Thoughts?