Davits a metaphor for life

[Eddy J]

Piloting the hidden pools in the upper lochs in the islands and the West Coast of Scotland is great fun.

Davits are about easy handling and launching of a boat’s tender for enhancing a greater range of sailing adventures.

Davits or laborious struggles?

I am part of the anti-faffing, can-do crew.

http://www.communicationuk.com/2018/08/piloting-the-hidden-pools-in-the-upperlochs-in-the-islands-and-the-west-coast-of-scotland-is-great-fun-davits-ease-the-ea.html

 

[Poey50]

Davits are so last year. In St Peter Port we just spotted a new French boat with a slot in the transom to house a fully inflated tender.

 

[[70521]]

Davits are so last year. In St Peter Port we just spotted a new French boat with a slot in the transom to house a fully inflated tender.

I wonder if I saw the same boar in Roscoff a few weeks ago? I thought that was an interesting concept, but will never catch on.

 

[RupertW]

In our neck of the woods a davit for the tender is like hanging your car across your front door but for a while I imagined getting a small derrick to get onto the foredeck until my wife decided to do strength training and took on the task.

 

[Poey50]

Named 'Poppop..' or similar? Gives new meaning to 'disappearing up your own arse'.

 

[Tranona]

I wonder if I saw the same boar in Roscoff a few weeks ago? I thought that was an interesting concept, but will never catch on.

Has already caught on in a very big way. Almost essential on AWBs over 50' designed for the Med market - as well as many big MOBOs.

 

[Sailorsam101]

Snap Davits are so much better. I can't fault mine and they don't give the marina the option to charge more for my boat!

 

[[70521]]

Has already caught on in a very big way. Almost essential on AWBs over 50' designed for the Med market - as well as many big MOBOs.

This boat was about 10 meters. Looked a bit like a Pogo and they look like something from IKEA inside, thankfully we are all different.

 

[Seajet]

I once saw an Anderson 22 with davits - if I hadn't been in a hurry for the tide I'd have shot the owner on grounds of taste and trim.

 

[sarabande]

Jack Knights (yacht designer in the 70s) had a small sailing cruiser where the cockpit was the same shape as the hull of the tender. Guard rail and transom board removed, and the tender was pulled dreckly into the cockpit. Board and guard wire replaced. Voila.

 

[Seajet]

The ' Gypsy Major ' had that feature; same boat ?

 

[solent clown]

I justv looked at the prices charged even for the most basic davits... Suffice to say watch this space. I have been in the wrong job

 

[burgundyben]

Jack Knights (yacht designer in the 70s) had a small sailing cruiser where the cockpit was the same shape as the hull of the tender. Guard rail and transom board removed, and the tender was pulled dreckly into the cockpit. Board and guard wire replaced. Voila.

In 1961 Fairey launched the Huntsman 28 with doors in the Transom so you could pull a Fairey Dinky dinghy into the cockpit.

 

[Sgeir]

Eddy, can't say I've ever thought of davits as a metaphor for life, but I'm pretty certain they're not.

Anyway, welcome to the forum. BTW, your link needs tidying up.

 

[Dan Tribe]

Jack Knights (yacht designer in the 70s) had a small sailing cruiser where the cockpit was the same shape as the hull of the tender. Guard rail and transom board removed, and the tender was pulled dreckly into the cockpit. Board and guard wire replaced. Voila.

"Has anyone seen the dog? "?

 

[Frogmogman]

This boat was about 10 meters. Looked a bit like a Pogo and they look like something from IKEA inside, thankfully we are all different.

Sounds like a Malango (IDB marine), designed by pierre Rolland. I think they're an excellent and innovative design; perfect for a couple who like to engage in a little "cabotage" (pottering around), say Brittany, with decent sailing performance and minimum dinghy faffing. The lift keel version has a wonderful detail of built-in telescopic drying out legs.

 

[ip485]

Davits - just couldnt imagine any other way in an ideal world. Tender can be in or out the water in all of 1 minute and away. Even a 3.7m tender is annoyingly awkward to man handle off the deck and then there is the engine.

I havent tried the transom stoway arrangement. My concern is I can launch and recover the tender onto the davits in pretty reasonable waves. I am not sure I would be quite so happy getting it into the garage in the same conditions?

 

[RobF]

Has already caught on in a very big way. Almost essential on AWBs over 50' designed for the Med market - as well as many big MOBOs.

Agreed. I had a good look at a 50foot Elan Impression at the SBS in 2008 and it had one of these "tender garages". Not exactly a new concept.

 

[Poey50]

Just parked next to a boat under 9m at Roscoff with a tiny tender poking out the back.

 

[GrahamD]

Just parked next to a boat under 9m at Roscoff with a tiny tender poking out the back.

Yes, he had the gearbox jammed in reverse.