Snap davits on a 336
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I just do this. My only problem is that the dinghy blocks the stern light, so I try to not sail like this after dark.
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Weaver davits
I plan to use weaver davits with slide out mounts off the stern,mine will be hooked to the weaver davits as it sits in water along the stern and be able to lift the dinghy out of the water wih the dinghy hooked to the weaver davits while sailing.
I have seen some examples of owners who have done this with photo's too.
Nick
I plan to use weaver davits with slide out mounts off the stern,mine will be hooked to the weaver davits as it sits in water along the stern and be able to lift the dinghy out of the water wih the dinghy hooked to the weaver davits while sailing.
I have seen some examples of owners who have done this with photo's too.
Nick
Had to Google "snap davits " to find out what they were. They look good connected to the swim platform of a powerboat seating level with the inflatable in calm water. I wonder how they would do seating atop the swim platform lockers of a Hunter sailboat in a rocking anchorage. For years If I'm not towing the inflatable I'll carry it upside down in the foredeck. I get it up and down with the aid of a halyard in less than 5 minutes. If I had a problem with that I would have looked for a solution but I guess I don't. I hate to think of the circus act that would ensue when trying to dock stern to.
I just tie it to the stern pulpit and ladder with the tow bridle. Only takes a couple of minutes.
I think the longest was about 9 days up at Catalina and along the Pacific Coast. It is a handy liferaft to have already deployed.
Not to get away from the purpose of this post though. The snap davits would probably work, but if they do not get the dinghy out of the water at rest to keep the scum from building up, then I dont see the point.
If 'snap' davits are the same as 'weaver'...
then here is a picture of my recent installation for my hard dinghy on our 340...
I mounted the right angle version of the loops high on the aft face of the rear lockers, just below the locker lids, in order to raise the dinghy as far off the water as possible so that the corners of the dink would not hit when heeled.
Almost all of the time, we tow the dinghy, but I installed these davits for those occasions where rough water necessitated it being out of the water. Water that is rougher yet would call for hoisting the dink to the foredeck.
then here is a picture of my recent installation for my hard dinghy on our 340...
I mounted the right angle version of the loops high on the aft face of the rear lockers, just below the locker lids, in order to raise the dinghy as far off the water as possible so that the corners of the dink would not hit when heeled.
Almost all of the time, we tow the dinghy, but I installed these davits for those occasions where rough water necessitated it being out of the water. Water that is rougher yet would call for hoisting the dink to the foredeck.
I thought the idea of the snap(weaver) davits was that I could have the dinghy lifted out of the water while sailing and when in the marina.
Here is a gratuitous shot of our old boat in the marina. Ten points to anyone who can name the model of boat......
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That is the reason why I am going to add weaver snap davits and that is what I have seen on a few boats with the weaver davits hanging off the stern of a sailboat not just powerboats.
My reason is it will give the option of carrying my 9'6'' dinghy on my stern sailing which is 12' wide and be able to keep the dinghy out of the water at the marina,at this time I do back in stern first and it will make it hard to use the walk through transom but that would also happen if I had regular davits and so my solution is the otion to do or not depending on the situation at the time,I do regularly tie my dinghy up side ways on the stern but the weaver davits will be a better and so much easier way of doing this.
Nick
That is the reason why I am going to add weaver snap davits and that is what I have seen on a few boats with the weaver davits hanging off the stern of a sailboat not just powerboats.
My reason is it will give the option of carrying my 9'6'' dinghy on my stern sailing which is 12' wide and be able to keep the dinghy out of the water at the marina,at this time I do back in stern first and it will make it hard to use the walk through transom but that would also happen if I had regular davits and so my solution is the otion to do or not depending on the situation at the time,I do regularly tie my dinghy up side ways on the stern but the weaver davits will be a better and so much easier way of doing this.
Nick
Thanks Seadaddler,
If you get your's done before I do please post some photo's of the fittings in position.
Neil
Will do
But I had shoulder surgery in August and my boat is on the hard and maybe going back in the first of year hoping shoulder is doing better and it is OK to do some sailing.
I will be waiting until the boat is in the water so I can line everything lines up and the dinghy hooks on when in the water before installing anything on the boat and dinghy.
I will look to see what other boats I saw the install on.
Nick
But I had shoulder surgery in August and my boat is on the hard and maybe going back in the first of year hoping shoulder is doing better and it is OK to do some sailing.
I will be waiting until the boat is in the water so I can line everything lines up and the dinghy hooks on when in the water before installing anything on the boat and dinghy.
I will look to see what other boats I saw the install on.
Nick
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