Dingy Davits

Sep 30, 2008
96
Hunter 37.5 37.5 Norfolk
Has anyone put dingy davits on their 37.5? I want to add some but would like to see what others have accomplished in this arena. No reason to reinvent the wheel if others have already installed them. If so, what brand?

thanks,

Squatty
 
May 16, 2007
1,509
Boatless ! 26 Ottawa, Ontario
We have an H356. We had davits made up by Ocean Marine Sytems. They were the supplier to the Hunter factory so know how integrate the design into the pushpit and stern of these boats. The installation was very easy. I think the price was very good.

The website is here, http://www.oceanmarinesystems.com/tocnew.html

I like the way the dinghy sits nice and high. The dinghy can not move at all, very tight setup. The helm seat can still fold down and allow visitors to tie up at the stern and easily enter the cockpit, or we still can go for a swim off the stern.

Bob

(I'm just a satisfied customer, no connection)
 

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Jun 15, 2004
589
Hunter H376 San Diego
We installed Garhauer on our H376. Very happy. Great quality, good price.
 
Sep 30, 2008
96
Hunter 37.5 37.5 Norfolk
Thanks for the replies and pictures. Still undecided as to which. I have had Garhauer an Kingstons on previous boats. I really like the Kingston's as they are easily removable for for when not needing the dingy, which is most of the time for me.
 
May 12, 2016
1
Hunter 45 Deck Salon New Smyrna Beach, FL
Hey Scott. Not sure if you have decided on one yet but here's a cool looking one I saw in Saint Petersburg fl. At asa school. Not sure how your travler arch works either but this on hangs on the arch.
 

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Jul 20, 2005
2,422
Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
I made my own. Cost, about $600 for materials but it also holds radar dish, solar panels and wind generator. Have about 13,000 miles on it. You can order all parts online and it takes about a day to install including the panels and wind gen.
 

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Sep 30, 2008
96
Hunter 37.5 37.5 Norfolk
Well, I went with Martek davits as they had a great sale with free shipping. However, I ended up getting Garhaur davit stern rail mounts because the curve of the stern rail seats would not allow me to use the mounts that were sent with the Martek davits. I am vary pleased with the outcome and will post photos of the finished project if anyone is interested.
 
Jun 4, 2004
1,087
Mainship Piliot 34 Punta Gorda
I made my own. Cost, about $600 for materials but it also holds radar dish, solar panels and wind generator. Have about 13,000 miles on it. You can order all parts online and it takes about a day to install including the panels and wind gen.
Hope you never have a wave hit your stern.
 
Jul 20, 2005
2,422
Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
Hope you never have a wave hit your stern.
The dingy isn't that low when I am sailing. That is just how it sits when I'm in an anchorage. It is actually safer that way from being stolen then having it up high.

When it's up high, they come under it with one guy at the bow and one at the stern and cut it free and lower it into their boat, then drift away. With it low, they can't get under it and it will make a lot of noise if they cut it lose and let it drop from there.
 
Dec 29, 2012
148
Hunter 37 Jacksonville
Any opinions or thoughts on the arch from Atlantic Towers? atlantictowers.com. For $2400 you can have an arch that can be used as davits and could have solar panels or other items.
 
Jul 20, 2005
2,422
Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
I've seen them around a lot on cruising boats so they must work and the owners I've talked to loved them. Sure is more pretty than mine.
 
Dec 29, 2012
148
Hunter 37 Jacksonville
Franklin,
Yours is fine as well. How did you attach the vertical members onto the boat? Also is it attached to the rail? Can't quite make out the details. For 600 dollars it's an excellent option.
 
Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
I have seen many towers on all kinds of sailboats and power boats and the price sounds pretty good but don't know how well Atlantic Towers are built but towers are pretty nice and have seen many different things that can be mounted on them.
Nick
 
Jul 20, 2005
2,422
Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
Franklin,
Yours is fine as well. How did you attach the vertical members onto the boat? Also is it attached to the rail? Can't quite make out the details. For 600 dollars it's an excellent option.
The pole's lower is bolted to a plate that is mounted to the stern. The fore/aft support is via 2 long bars from 3/4 way up to the cockpit sides. The sideways support is 2 short bars mounted to the stern wall. It is also mounted to the rail but that is just as a safety net.

To prep the dinghy for offshore I put the motor on the rail via davit lift, then pull the dinghy up about 1/3 way, then tie the lower ropes crossing to the ladder hand rails, then pull the dinghy up another 1/3rd way up to tighten it all up. Easy to pull it tight with 5 to 1 purchase. Dinghy doesn't move at all while at sea. Only bad thing is, it is right in the line of sight to look backwards when sitting but I try to spend my time looking forward.
 
Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
Franklin"s setup looks pretty good but is the top most part supported with some type
of cable or pole onto the deck and if so than I think it will be good.
I am very lucky to have gotten a good deal on a used set of Ocean Marine system
and it has a double pole system that runs from the top.

Nick
 

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SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
With all that weight hanging off the stern, are there any boat handling issues. Looks like it can move the CG in the boat. Do you make any changes in weight distribution? What are the experiences with quartering seas? Do you ever lash the boat to the foredeck? Or deflate and store inside?
 
Jul 20, 2005
2,422
Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
With all that weight hanging off the stern, are there any boat handling issues. Looks like it can move the CG in the boat. Do you make any changes in weight distribution? What are the experiences with quartering seas? Do you ever lash the boat to the foredeck? Or deflate and store inside?
My first three years I put the dinghy on the foredeck for offshore passages but then got tired of not being able to open the front hatches and it blocking my view. Don't really notice any difference between it being on the foredeck or aft...and really haven't noticed any difference between now and when I first bought the boat. I am sure there is a little, but I haven't noticed any.

Kind of the same thing with putting 200' of chain and a 45 lb anchor on the bow, I thought it would change a lot but it didn't. The one thing I do notice a difference in is when my water tank is full or not.

My normal cruising waterline is about 2 inches below what it was when I first bought it. When I loaded it up with food, diesel and water for my 30 day trip it dropped another inch and a half. I though it was going to be slow but once again, didn't notice any difference.

Cruisers hear a lot of stuff from the racing sailors and yeah, they may be right, in that they lose a few yards, but they exaggerate a lot of the stuff they say making cruising sailors scared to outfit their boat.

I did a race in Grenada last year against non-cruising boats that were there just for the race. Considering they were much faster boats to begin with and my bottom wasn't clean and my sails are old and I had terrible crew, I did actually pretty good. Last of the racing group (have no idea why they put me in that group) but beat all the cruising boats and I would say if they rated me correctly, I would have beat a few of them on adjusted time. So, no, I don't believe the weight (total = 350 lbs including the outboard, 15 hp, on the rail and dinghy) hinders me much. Just this past weekend I was doing 7 knots with 11 knots of wind close reaching and when it hit 14 knots I was breaking hull speed with 8 knots in the water.

Quartering seas are no problem except for the ones that catch just the stern. I never had the problem until crossing the south pacific. I broached 3 times in a 24 hour period but never before or never after. I do not believe weight had anything to do with it. In fact, I think the autopilot might be to blame as I noticed it seemed to react slow on the third one. 350 lbs = two people. Some of it is high but not that high.

Also want to point out that I rode out hurricane Sandy in Marsh Harbour on anchor with my arch and dinghy on the davits. Not a problem with that either in 90 knots of wind for 8+ hours so it doesn't seem to be much of a wind catcher either.