Dinghy outboard storage on yacht

[coopec]

I have to think about a dinghy and storage for the outboard . I thought this is a great idea.

Any thoughts?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

His outboard is more powerful than my inboard!

 

[prv]

Having to derig the halyard and then go back and forth to the coachroof winch during the process looks a bit of a faff. If I had an outboard I couldn't lift, I'd prefer something self-contained to handle it, using a tackle or something like a trailer winch for the force multiplication.

I also wonder about the outboard being dunked while it's hanging there with the clamps 6" above the water, as a wave passes the stern or the bow lifts to one (or both at once). When it's mounted to a dinghy at that height the buoyancy of the stern tubes will lift it over waves, but not when it's hanging from this contraption.

Really I'm much happier having the outboard already on the tender when it's launched, though of course that may not be possible unless you either have a small outboard you can carry to the dinghy on deck, or a larger boat able to carry the tender inflated and with the engine mounted.

Pete

 

[Graham_Wright]

It's a noisy device though.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Get an electric eg Torqeedo. Small, three lightweight parts, store anywhere.

 

[Boathook]

Different from the crane type devices that you see and possibly more suitable for the larger outboards. PRVs comments about it being dunked are valid but trying to put an outboard on a dinghy with waves this big enough to dunk it is fraught with problems to start with. Another person lowering would get round that but this applies to any system that lowers an engine in the same way.

 

[coopec]

Having to derig the halyard and then go back and forth to the coachroof winch during the process looks a bit of a faff. If I had an outboard I couldn't lift, I'd prefer something self-contained to handle it, using a tackle or something like a trailer winch for the force multiplication.

I also wonder about the outboard being dunked while it's hanging there with the clamps 6" above the water, as a wave passes the stern or the bow lifts to one (or both at once). When it's mounted to a dinghy at that height the buoyancy of the stern tubes will lift it over waves, but not when it's hanging from this contraption.

Really I'm much happier having the outboard already on the tender when it's launched, though of course that may not be possible unless you either have a small outboard you can carry to the dinghy on deck, or a larger boat able to carry the tender inflated and with the engine mounted.

Pete

Pete
Good points. Like you I would rather the O/B handling mechanism be self contained.
I'll have to do a bit more research before I consider your other ponts.

Thanks

 

[greeny]

Just a titivated version of what some sailors have been using for years when faced with a heavy outboard to mount/demount. I had a similar thing over 10 years ago on the back of my 473 , homemade from stainless tube. I'll bet the price is eye watering.

 

[johnalison]

I think that a simple outboard 'crane' would be better for most people. We have merely limited the range of the outboard's possible fall by clipping it to the pushpit, but that was for up to 2.5 hp.

 

[rogerthebodger]

This is how I lift and store my dingy outboard. Can also be used to lift MOB if need by

I have a second long shaft outboard on the stern rail than I can lower on tp the stern of the boat as a emergency backup engine of to mount on a dingy if necessary

 

[duncan99210]

This is my outboard crane, made out of 25mm tube. The upright tube has a 22mm tube down the centre of it to reinforce it. It’s got a four to one handy billy to lift the engine up and down. The joins and connections are all standard 25mm fittings. Been on the boat for about 5 years now and makes fitting and recovering the outboard a one person job. I usually lift the engine off the bracket, move to the dinghy and complete the evolution from there, as the cleat for the handy billy is easy to reach from the dinghy.

 

[coopec]

I think that a simple outboard 'crane' would be better for most people. We have merely limited the range of the outboard's possible fall by clipping it to the pushpit, but that was for up to 2.5 hp.

Some really good advice here.

I have an 8 ft inflatable dinghy (which these days I think is probably a bit small) but I suppose that would only need a 3.5 hp O/B . Maybe attaching the O/B to the dinghy and launching the whole lot (as PRV suggests) is the way to go?

I'll study the pictures very carefully (Thanks for posting them)

 

[rogerthebodger]