davits which ones and why ???

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hi all

i am trying to decide what sort of davits to put on the back of my s37 so i can have my 2.3mtr tender with a 4hp outboard on the back

i really really dont like the snap davits where the tender fits up against the boat and all you can see is the underside of the tender (sorry if i have offended anyone)

the types i am looking at are the traditional ones which winch the tender up like the pics below

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or there are some others i have been told about which fit on the swim platform like these below

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i personally prefer the last type as it looks more substancial and better made not so flimsy but i may be wrong, the only thing with the last two designs are the width of my swim platform but the dealer has told me i can buy extension arms to make it fit for both the last two designs

as you can see the s37 has a small platform that is not uniformed

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I've got the Hurley Davits fitted, the less 'substantial version' and they work well with a 2.7m airdeck and 4hp two strobe O/B onto my Princess V40.
My swim platform is a lot deeper than yours and I can get behind the boat to pull it onto the davits. The weight's not too bad for a single person and the davits work well.
However, with your very shallow depth platform you will really struggle with this setup IMHO. There's just not enough room to stand behind the davits to be able to pull the dinghy up, you need a good heave to get it started on it's journey and there's just not the depth on your platform.
Go for the Simpson style davits as you suggest , they will work much better.
 
If I were you I would use snap davits , dinghy stays on its side so it does not fill up with water and mount the Outboard verticaly on a bracket on the swimplatform.

Normal davits are a pain in the ass for filling dinghies up with water and if you raft up and want to pass accross a swim platform.

With Snap you drop dinghy in the water to keep the swimplatform clear for rafting.

Snap cheap and proper davits expensive.

This is waht I have by the way so I am Biased.
 
crazy4557 said:
I've got the Hurley Davits fitted, the less 'substantial version' and they work well with a 2.7m airdeck and 4hp two strobe O/B onto my Princess V40.
My swim platform is a lot deeper than yours and I can get behind the boat to pull it onto the davits. The weight's not too bad for a single person and the davits work well.
However, with your very shallow depth platform you will really struggle with this setup IMHO. There's just not enough room to stand behind the davits to be able to pull the dinghy up, you need a good heave to get it started on it's journey and there's just not the depth on your platform.
Go for the Simpson style davits as you suggest , they will work much better.
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this is exactly what i was worried about i love the design of the hurley davits but like you say i just dont think i have the room to pull it on

so its looking like the traditional ones then

or i get a bigger boat :eek:
 
I'd either go with the impalors :eek: (first two photos) or snap davits - you don't really have enough bathing platform for the other types.

The other thing to think about is berthing fees: with the tender horizontal, you might get charged for the extra length!

dv.
 
I had an S37 with the simpson style davits. They worked OK, but of course you can't walk across the platform (still not easy even when the tender is deployed), and the tender is held quite high because the davits bolt to an elevated part of the platform, so they're already 18" above the deck. If you're buying the davits new you may be able to buy some shallower ones designed for the job, but the chances of finding some used is remote. You can see the issue on your second picture.

I'm sure the Hurley system could be made to fit with a bit of thought, and due consideration to the weight of the tender/outboard combo.

If I was doing the same again i'd use snap davits, as someone said above you can just drop the tender down to access the platform, or leave it in your home berth if you know you wont need it, or deflate it and store on board. The nice thing is that the platform is clear when the tender's not attached. I'd maybe investigate the Sea Wise system, so I didn't have to take the outboard off each time, as that's a pain if you use the tender regularly. For occasional use though I'd stick with conventional snap davits.

http://www.davitsystem.com/
 
thanks nick very helpfull answers there

i am so confused now i really dont want to have to p*ss about taking the outboard on and off each time but i dont want to have the davits in the way all the time either

i may speak to the hurley dealer again and see about these extension arms and what he recommends but i cant do that untill i give him the measurements of my platform and i am not down swanwick now till mid december so will have to wait

thanks again for your input
 
+1 for snap davits.

Its really not that difficult to put the outboard on and off, especally as when you deploy the tender you can keep it connected to the davits whilst you fit the OB and therefore the dinghy isnt wobbling about all over the place. Its a 2 minute job and the room you will save on the swim platform will more than make up for it..
 
Won't the tender be dragging in the water with the Hurley davits? How about the stainless types with hinges that allow them to be hinged up out of the way when not being used? A fairly simple piece of engineering.
 
I can't disagree with the arguments for snap davits, but for me personally i much prefer the look of a boat with whittall or simpson davits. My boat came with snap davits, and i enquired with cooney (now manufacture whittall / simpson type davits) about the old whittall type - as another person mentioned they are not cheap - i think D100 are about £2,500+. I managed to get some Whittall davits from fleabay for a good price, and i beleive there are few listed on their at the moment.

I guess its down to personal choice, but if your not bothered about the look, then snap davits would win hands down due to them having more advantages as mentioned in the earlier replies.
 
Have just fitted Simpson Davits to my S37, yes you do loose the swim platform but if you use the tender on a regular basis it's not a problem.

Down to personal choice (and cost) in the end
 
Jurgen said:
Have just fitted Simpson Davits to my S37, yes you do loose the swim platform but if you use the tender on a regular basis it's not a problem.

Down to personal choice (and cost) in the end
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hi jurgen

can you take a few pics for me from various angles if you dont mind as the pics at the start of the thread are the only ones i can find :D

i would be most gratefull

thanks shawn
 
hurley

ive made a hurley type davit and it works really well (2.4 rib with 6 hp) on my binliner, wich also has a small platform.. i recently sold a hurley one on fleabay for £100, and i had to list it 3 times :-(
 
lanerboy said:
i am so confused now i really dont want to have to p*ss about taking the outboard on and off each time
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Just an observation, you dont know how often that is going to be,as yet, do you !
A summer like this one, and I think we might suggest "not very often" !
You really only need the o/board when you are going a bit futher. It isnt exactly an issue to row unless the wind/tide dictates it. You hardly are going to need an o/board in Lulworth Cove to get ashore ! By the time you have got it started, everyone else is already cooking on the barbie on the beach ;)
I think you will find having the tender hanging on the back is going to prove a hell of alot more of a pain in the butt than fitting the outboard, tbh.
 
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