Reach extender for use on motorboat (and other purposes)

Strong reach extender appropriate for use on boat – suitable for wheelchair users
Reach extender
Reach extender

Used for purposes such as picking up ropes from the water, tools dropped in the engine compartment, or to reach the wheelchair in conjunction with transfers to and from the boat (see associated tip).

Purchased from
In Sweden Claes Ohlson, clasohlson.com (last checked November 2021)

The user uses the reach extender to grasp the wheelchair
The user uses the reach extender to grasp the wheelchair
Pliers - front
Pliers – front
Pliers - handle
Pliers – handle

Related tips

Bringing the wheelchair onto the motorboat
Bringing the wheelchair onto the motorboat

Moving wheelchair onto boat.

Author: Micke

M. hade en paraplegi, Th 5. Avliden 2019.
See all the author's tips

Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

Latest tips

More tips in Lifting and carrying | Picking up/taking down | Water sports and boats

Life jacket

A life jacket that automatically inflates when it lands in the water and does not limit mobility...

Modified wallet

With the help of a loop a person with impaired hand function can easily pick up a wallet