Gludy
Active member
I am being told two different things about the maximum load on davits by the marine industry.
View 1 - A pair of 100kg davits can only take a maximum of 100kg load.
View 2 - A pair of 100kg davits can take about 160kg load.
The davits in question state on them "This davit is rated to 100 kg maximum load" It does not say These davits but this davit.
Given that is the case and allowing, with abelly sling, for an uneven load on the davitts, I would think that a load of 160kg could be safely supported by the davitts. So I think View 2 is correct.
Providing the tender is supported by a belly strap and is held tight with chocks to stop it bouncing and thereby imposining large instantaneous loads, surely they should be able to support this load.
Has anyone any experience of this? Any comments?
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by kimhollamby on Fri Oct 5 15:45:11 2001 (server time).</FONT></P>
View 1 - A pair of 100kg davits can only take a maximum of 100kg load.
View 2 - A pair of 100kg davits can take about 160kg load.
The davits in question state on them "This davit is rated to 100 kg maximum load" It does not say These davits but this davit.
Given that is the case and allowing, with abelly sling, for an uneven load on the davitts, I would think that a load of 160kg could be safely supported by the davitts. So I think View 2 is correct.
Providing the tender is supported by a belly strap and is held tight with chocks to stop it bouncing and thereby imposining large instantaneous loads, surely they should be able to support this load.
Has anyone any experience of this? Any comments?
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by kimhollamby on Fri Oct 5 15:45:11 2001 (server time).</FONT></P>