kato davits

[fnijs]

I have just installed a kato davits on my 423.
My dinghy and motor on the stern-side of the dinghy have a 200lbs load.
The rail support tubes which run down from the pushpit rail to the transom sugar-scoop flex and cause some flexing of the fibre glass in the scoop however only when I am raising or lowering the dinghy.
I placed a support tube from the pushpit into the cockpit but has minimal effect.
Just wondered if there are others that have had the same problem and what they did about it.

 

[Gunni]

Same set up, no problems. If you have concerns, add a backing plate to your base mounts to spread the load.

 

[Doug4bass]

Thats alot of load for those davits.....especially in a seaway. I love my Katos on my C385....but have downgraded my 15hp to a 6 just for that reason.
Have never seen the "sugar scoop" flex.

 

[fnijs]

Thats alot of load for those davits.....especially in a seaway. I love my Katos on my C385....but have downgraded my 15hp to a 6 just for that reason.
Have never seen the "sugar scoop" flex.

Thank you for the reply. To eliminate the flexing I think I will need to install an additional tube, one end attached to the support, angled 90 degrees to an attachment point on the combing.