I read several reviews where people were complaining about the hardware loosening up so I ordered a box of 30 stainless steel nylon locking nuts to assemble this ladder to fix that and I also picked up 25 5/16\" stainless flat washers as the ladder only comes with enough to do one side of each nut and bolt assembly and 5/16\" is essentially the same as M8 but easier to source locally. It would also be very nice if the manufacturer offered a way to order extra footman loops to attach the ladder at different locations. We'd like the option of putting it at any of the 3 doors on our pontoon. I ordered some from another company on Amazon and will update if they work. Lastly you should probably get some better hardware for fastening the loops to the deck. Link to nylock nuts: M8x1.25mm Nylon Insert Hex Lock... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNYS5BG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share