Best way to hand dink from davits?

[Cardo]

Best way to hang dink from davits?

Just received our new dink - one of these...

I'm trying to work out how to hang this bad boy off the davits. I figure a line off the towing rings at the front for one side, but where should I tie up lines at the rear for the other davit?

 

[dmmbruce]

You seem to have two choices. Either use the D rings at the aft end of the grab ropes on the side. Probably not a good idea though as these may not be very strong, particularly when there is rain water in the dinghy.

Otherwise put two attachment points bolted through the sides of the outboard board. That should be strong enough.

Mike

 

[Boo2]

You seem to have two choices. Either use the D rings at the aft end of the grab ropes on the side. Probably not a good idea though as these may not be very strong, particularly when there is rain water in the dinghy.

Otherwise put two attachment points bolted through the sides of the outboard board. That should be strong enough.

As a matter of interest, how should a dinghy be hung from davits ? Does one just run attach bridle ropes between the attachment points across the dinghy front and back with hoisting lines to the centres of the bridles, or do you make off 4 ropes separately on the davits ? Anyone got any pix ?

Thanks,

Boo2

 

[Salty John]

You need two davit slings, each one consisting of two legs terminating in carbine hooks with a central steel ring for the davit hook. You can get fixed length or adjustable length davit slings.
For the transom end you'll need to fit eye bolts as far apart as you can get them on the motor mount. The soft transom is a bit of a problem.
There is a type of lifting sling that has soft webbing loops that slip over the pointy aft ends of the tubes but that is only suitable for a centre lift where the loops will tend to be pulled towards the centre of the dinghy and not slip off the ends.

 

[tugboat]

Strange transom design. I would have thought the transverse inflated sections will allow the transom to 'pump' when under power. They'll need to be inflated to rock hard methinks.