Inflatable Tender hoisted to davits

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I have bought a new (to me) yacht with davits at the after end. I also bought a new pvc inflatable which weighs 22 kg.

I have been looking for patches with 'D' rings incorporated so I can glue them in place to allow the tender to be lifted clear of the water and then bowsed in.

Does any one know of any suppliers or businesses in the East Anglia region that can supply or better supply and fit at a reasonable price?

Thanks in advance.
 
Every tender manufacturer has these, normally installed either side of the bow for towing. I suggest that you ask the nearest RIB or inflatable repair business and they should be able to supply.

The aft slings are normally attached to the transom.

It is good practice to use different lift points for the browseing rope in case one of the patches fails
 
If you're using the towing eyes on the bows to lift her, why not take a strop through them both and underneath, so that the eyes are not taking the strain? As they would only be holding the lifting strop in position, if one failed it would not be catastrophic.

Rob.
 
Mariner69 said:
I have bought a new (to me) yacht with davits at the after end. I also bought a new pvc inflatable which weighs 22 kg.

I have been looking for patches with 'D' rings incorporated so I can glue them in place to allow the tender to be lifted clear of the water and then bowsed in.

Does any one know of any suppliers or businesses in the East Anglia region that can supply or better supply and fit at a reasonable price?

Thanks in advance.
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Talk to Graham @ Suffolk Sailing Gt Blakenham he will assist
 
FWIW I fitted eyes. However if you have or can fit an attachment point low on the transom and have two eyes forward and inside the tender dont bother. You are far better off taking a rope from the rear point forward to the two eyes with a constriction knot well forward so you end up with a rope running down the spine of the tender. Use low stretch rope. You then attach the davit hooks to the rope running down the spine. It has the beauty of the tender have the ability to slide a little on the rope which gives a better lift and spreads the load well. It is important to have the attachment points as close to the floor as possible as you want the davits arms to sit tight and flush on the tubes to lock the tender in position. Sounds a bit complicated but I can tell you from experience it works very well. Also racing dinghy style gives passengers some useful toe straps to hock their feet under.
 
I bought a Seago from Force 4 with the intention of putting it on my SL Davits. As it had an inflatable floor I made up some wooden cross beams with eye bolts attached to jam in position when I inflated the floor. It looked great, but failed as they were not able to grip the tubes. I have now bolted an aluminium bar, with a hole in, between the transom wheel reinforcing blocks, and glued a large D ring to the floor right near the front of the dinghy, This seems to work well, but the D ring and glue was £40
 
Thank you, one and all, for some excellent tips.

I shall now try to put one, or more, of them in to action. Thanks for the web site indication.

All the best.
 
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