davits which ones and why ???

Would it be possible to have brackets made up and fixed to the "upper bathing platform" and then fix the Hurley Davits to them? You're not talking about a lot of weight and the short platform actually help provide rigidity and strength. Get the brackets either glassed in (Elessar and jfm have opened my eyes as to just how much is possible), or even just have them white powder-coated, and the aesthetics should be OK I'd have thought.
 
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gjgm said:
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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gigm

i know what your saying but i beleive we (well kids mainly) will use the tender quite a lot as i plan to just hang out on the hook in weymouth bay whenever possible rather than sitting in the harbour so kids will be playing and going to shore on the tender

rowing is ok and yes if at lulworth then i agree no outboard needed but you try telling my 12 year old lad that rowing is as much fun as an outboard ;)
 
lanerboy said:
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)
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I wouldn't say you've offended anyone :eek: but the snap davits do offer a very good solution whereas you still get to keep your swim platform for usage - they even sell a set that just unclips from the swim platform when not in use. I understand your dislikes of what other people see when you fly by but surely it's the ease of use and practicality that's important?
 
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shawn,

i made it a bit higher than the hurley so that the rib sits higher from the water as when cornering it gets pretty close.. and i should imagine mines a bit stronger but a fair bit heavier, don't really notice a difference performance wise either ;-)

i can retrieve my rib and 6hp on my own no problem, theres no way i'd use the rib if i had to lump the engine on and off everytime, to old for that now and i'm only 39 lol.
 
I've got this pair, except the port one is bent.:mad:

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I have had simpson type davits and they were a complete pain in the ****. If you get on or off the boat at the side you will soon be cursing them. Also you bang your head on them all the time.

I took them off and fitted snap davits and a 2.5Hp 2 stroke outboard on a flat bottomed dinghy. Very little weight in either and really easy to use. Much faster droppiing dinghy in the water and dropping engine on than un-tieing all the big davit stuff and lowering on the davit winches. If you find a secondhand 2 stroke they are really easy to fix if it gets dropped into the sea too. (just put a rope around it before lowering onto the dinghy). Another idea - fit a little outboard crane - takes up very little space and the children will be able to put the engine on and off whilst you supervise with a glass of something cold.

Also if you get an electric air pump, inflating/deflating the dinghy is really quick and easy too so you can keep the swim platform clear when you are away or want the boat looking its best.
 
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Also if you get an electric air pump, inflating/deflating the dinghy is really quick and easy too so you can keep the swim platform clear when you are away or want the boat looking its best.[/QUOTE]

Having followed this thread, I was also thinking about the practicality of inflating and deflating. Are powerful pumps commonly available?
 
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