Is it a one-person job? That is the question to ask yourself. Many cruisers have likened the dingy to the family car, a resources used every day to get here and there and run errands.
With davits it is a one-person job, a child's job if well designed (my daughter took this over at 13, when she got her permit). It sounds like a windlass could make it into a one-person job, but it still won't be any easy one. A key would be to have a switch located where a toe could press it, while still having both hands to work the dingy past the rail.
Personally, I sell the dingy and get a kayak if I did not have davits. It's simply more work than it is worth. Kayaks work very well and are MUCH easier to load.
With davits it is a one-person job, a child's job if well designed (my daughter took this over at 13, when she got her permit). It sounds like a windlass could make it into a one-person job, but it still won't be any easy one. A key would be to have a switch located where a toe could press it, while still having both hands to work the dingy past the rail.
Personally, I sell the dingy and get a kayak if I did not have davits. It's simply more work than it is worth. Kayaks work very well and are MUCH easier to load.