Davits

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Have any of you installed a dinghy davits system on a Beneteau 321?

 

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If you do not find forum members that have davits on a 321 check with the davit suppliers who often have photos of the sailboats their davits are installed on. Lots of davit suppliers including the ones below and others not listed.

GarhauerMarine.com - Dinghy Davits & Accessories - Transom Hardware & Accessories
Kato Marine
Nova Davit (forespar.com)
Edson Boat Accessories: Davits (edsonmarine.com)
Dinghy Davits | Quality Dinghy Davits - Order Now! (martekdavits.com)
Davit | Dinghy Davits | Ocean Marine Systems
St. Croix Davits (marinewarehouse.net)
Sailboat Arch | Tower In A Box | Atlantic Towers

 

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I installed Martek davits on my 321 a few years ago. The installation was pretty straightforward in terms of layout, drilling, sealing, bolting, etc. I did need to add a pair of reinforcing beams from the stern rail forward to the deck in order to keep the weight of the loaded davits from pulling the stern rail backward. Martek supplied the rails to my length specification, and was easy to work with.
The davits were plenty strong enough to hold up our Zodiac inflatable with a 9.9 hp motor on it.
I traded the boat about a year ago for a Beneteau Oceanis 36 CC and moved the davits from the 321 to it. They are still working fine.