Waterskiing on a six-foot stepladder is no different than riding a bike: Even after 10 years, Wicklund said, he still has the knack ...and the balance. He hadn’t put the ladder in the water for years because the ladder he used to use was no longer fit for duty, and because he didn’t have a boat driver he trusted enough to drive for him. But this summer Wicklund decided to try the ladder trick once again, this time with his son behind the wheel of the boat and with a new oak ladder he’d crafted himself beneath his feet. “I...