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tim f
RO# 6461
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 Posted - Jul 29 2012 : 20:01:36
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We have owned our 97 Carver 355ACMY for seven years and I am tired of taking the dingy off and putting it back on the front of the boat. On our previous boat we had these excellent, "C" shaped, white, plastic davits that would slip over the tube and a rope that you would pull and the dingy would pivot upward. That company is no longer in business, and I have been unable to find anything like them. What do all you 355's use for dingy davits? I am trying to stay away from davits that become a tripping hazard when the dingy is not on the boat. Our dingy is 10', and NOT a hard bottom. It weighs approximately 65 lbs. Also where do you guys store your motors? I have been carrying my 8hp merc up and down the stairs. My wife wants me to mount a mount on the transom, any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Homeport: kittery, ME
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RWS
RO# 25075
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 06:20:22
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I haul & support my entire dink and the 65 lb motor by a st croix mini crane attached to a spider web with labled brass snap rings.
The mini crane is also used to deploy/retrieve the outboard in and out of the lazarette.
PM me for a photo.
RWS
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Homeport: FL
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BornToBoat
RO# 17774
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Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 08:41:33
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Tim,
Take a look at the Weaver Snap Davits. They have a quick removal kit so you can remove the davit brackets off the swim platform when you want. Thay also have a very cool transom mount leaver that allows you to leave the outboard on the dinghy - it pivots when you raise the dinghy.
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Rob
"Rola Roma"
1997 Sundancer 330, 7.4 IB
Anchorage Yacht Club
Lindenhurst, NY
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Homeport: New York
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tim f
RO# 6461
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Posted - Jul 31 2012 : 05:14:21
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Thanks RWS. I do not have an anchor under my login name so I cannot PM you for photos, although I would like to see them. At least I have a starting point.
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Homeport: kittery, ME
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folieadeux
RO# 27326
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Posted - Aug 01 2012 : 14:24:48
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You can make your own davits for just a few hundred dollars:
I made mine with PVC lumber from Lowes, Weaver quick-release swim platform attachments, grocery cart wheels and some flat stainless steel plate. These have held my 12' dingy and 8HP o.b., fuel tank and other junk all season with nary a problem. Very cheap and secure with ratchet straps.
Orange ratchet straps criss-cross under the dinghy, attach to the swim platform cleats and then attach to the bridge hand rail:
At 30 knots with about 400 lbs with the dinghy, motor, fuel and stuff:
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Neal and Barbara
Savannah,GA
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Homeport: Savannah.GA
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