Hey carnivore: The top step may seem to be high, but with only 2 steps the top step was too low. Plus if I don’t get the trailer into the water at just the right depth, my boat slides back a 1 or 1 1/2 feet. With only 2 steps I would have to step not only down but horizontally as well. Not real comfortable, at least for me. But good question.
The hand rail is not in the picture. It goes up and then up and over the bow, so that you can use it for balance all the way up or all the way down.

That might work on some landings, but not many. In order to comfortably step out of the boat and onto the dock, I would have to get the trailer REALLY close to the dock. Then half the time I have a wind, or even a breeze that would try to push the boat into the dock.

Thanks for the reply, but I’ll stick with going up and down my steps. It’s SO much easier.

I know easy step system steps run $380 to $470. Ezee steps run $390 for 2 steps and $495 for 3 steps, plus the hand rail is $80 extra.

My steps ran $295 plus shipping and handling, which runs about $35.