hi guys im a new hunter owner from australia I have a question to ask so if any can give me an answer that would be great ok have just purchased a new tender for a 45cc as we are looking to sail nth in crocidile country I choose a aluminuim 3 metre punt with a slight V on the bow BUT the weight now concerns me as the tender weights 68 kgs & with the OB it takes the weight over 110 kgs so would the davitts be able to take this weight or will I have to re enforce the tranam many regards confused
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hi guys im a new hunter owner from australia I have a question to ask so if any can give me an answer that would be great ok have just purchased a new tender for a 45cc as we are looking to sail nth in crocidile country I choose a aluminuim 3 metre punt with a slight V on the bow BUT the weight now concerns me as the tender weights 68 kgs & with the OB it takes the weight over 110 kgs so would the davitts be able to take this weight or will I have to re enforce the tranam many regards confused
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I fabricated aluminum davits and fastened them with clamps to my H36. I made them long enough so you can still stand on the swim platform. This put the weight or the dink pretty far out. I was also concerned about weight. The dink weighs 50Kg and had a 9.9 hp motor. I traded motor for a 4hp 4 stroke. All worked well. The boat sits on it's lines. The bow is about 50mm higher out of the water than before. I can not detect any sailing performance difference. I would suggest testing your application by having three or four mates stand on swim platform and see how much the bow lifts. If you are bolting to glass I would add very large glassed in backing plates. Hunters have no back stays so lay-up is lighter. PS I believe I have seen photos of a Hunter supplied clamp on davits for your boat.
I fabricated aluminum davits and fastened them with clamps to my H36. I made them long enough so you can still stand on the swim platform. This put the weight or the dink pretty far out. I was also concerned about weight. The dink weighs 50Kg and had a 9.9 hp motor. I traded motor for a 4hp 4 stroke. All worked well. The boat sits on it's lines. The bow is about 50mm higher out of the water than before. I can not detect any sailing performance difference. I would suggest testing your application by having three or four mates stand on swim platform and see how much the bow lifts. If you are bolting to glass I would add very large glassed in backing plates. Hunters have no back stays so lay-up is lighter. PS I believe I have seen photos of a Hunter supplied clamp on davits for your boat.
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I fabricated aluminum davits and fastened them with clamps to my H36. I made them long enough so you can still stand on the swim platform. This put the weight or the dink pretty far out. I was also concerned about weight. The dink weighs 50Kg and had a 9.9 hp motor. I traded motor for a 4hp 4 stroke. All worked well. The boat sits on it's lines. The bow is about 50mm higher out of the water than before. I can not detect any sailing performance difference. I would suggest testing your application by having three or four mates stand on swim platform and see how much the bow lifts. If you are bolting to glass I would add very large glassed in backing plates. Hunters have no back stays so lay-up is lighter. PS I believe I have seen photos of a Hunter supplied clamp on davits for your boat.
I fabricated aluminum davits and fastened them with clamps to my H36. I made them long enough so you can still stand on the swim platform. This put the weight or the dink pretty far out. I was also concerned about weight. The dink weighs 50Kg and had a 9.9 hp motor. I traded motor for a 4hp 4 stroke. All worked well. The boat sits on it's lines. The bow is about 50mm higher out of the water than before. I can not detect any sailing performance difference. I would suggest testing your application by having three or four mates stand on swim platform and see how much the bow lifts. If you are bolting to glass I would add very large glassed in backing plates. Hunters have no back stays so lay-up is lighter. PS I believe I have seen photos of a Hunter supplied clamp on davits for your boat.
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you're not going to be able to use arch davits on a center cockpit boat. Doug probably missed the point that you own a 45cc. different davit systems have different weight ratings. Do you know the manufacturer's name or the model number? Can you post a picture? My davits rate at 500 lbs, but I'd never trust more than half of that weight to them when sailing. Indeed, I prefer to remove the outboard engine first, securing it to its bracket, and hanging the dink on the davits without an engine.
you're not going to be able to use arch davits on a center cockpit boat. Doug probably missed the point that you own a 45cc. different davit systems have different weight ratings. Do you know the manufacturer's name or the model number? Can you post a picture? My davits rate at 500 lbs, but I'd never trust more than half of that weight to them when sailing. Indeed, I prefer to remove the outboard engine first, securing it to its bracket, and hanging the dink on the davits without an engine.
working weight ratings
you're not going to be able to use arch davits on a center cockpit boat. Doug probably missed the point that you own a 45cc. different davit systems have different weight ratings. Do you know the manufacturer's name or the model number? Can you post a picture? My davits rate at 500 lbs, but I'd never trust more than half of that weight to them when sailing. Indeed, I prefer to remove the outboard engine first, securing it to its bracket, and hanging the dink on the davits without an engine.
you're not going to be able to use arch davits on a center cockpit boat. Doug probably missed the point that you own a 45cc. different davit systems have different weight ratings. Do you know the manufacturer's name or the model number? Can you post a picture? My davits rate at 500 lbs, but I'd never trust more than half of that weight to them when sailing. Indeed, I prefer to remove the outboard engine first, securing it to its bracket, and hanging the dink on the davits without an engine.
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