Sealine s23/25 Snap Davits

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Hi,
Wanting to hold a dingy on the back of the boat. Has anyone got experience of this on this boat. I think the term is snap davits??
Also what length of dingy works, i think it is the 2.3 meter range.

Many thanks

Simon
 
Well, I'll try to help...

I have an S28 but the procedure for Snap Davits is the same. First, as you have already noted, you need to decide on the inflatable. I'm not sure of the beam on a 25 but a quick look at one in the marina seems to suggest it is a bit smaller than a 28. I have a Wetline 230 roundtail and that fits just about right on my boat..I suggest you measure-up carefully first.

As far as the davits are concerned... Snap davit is a term used by Weaver (and others) to describe a system that has two "catches" which are attached to the bathing platform of your boat. When mated to two hooks on your dinghy they "Snap" (gedditt..??) the tender onto your boat. In reality, it's just a couple of removeable hinges..but if they described them like that they couldn't charge the extortionate amount of money they do...sorry, I digress.
For this system to work, you will need to glue two rubber pads to your dinghy. Into these pads will go the hooks which attach to the Snaps. Gluing needs to be done carefully and will take 48hrs to one week to cure completely. When you eventually mate your dinghy to the mother ship, you will note that the top or unhinged bit of the dinghy rests against the transom of your boat. This can be inconvenient when boarding or mooring but don't worry, for an extra extortionate amount, you can fit "stand-off" brackets. These require another couple of special pads to be glued to your dinghy (which, by now appears to be held together by pads and glue...) Then, you attach the rigid brackets (hooks) to the transom of your boat and, when clipped to the dinghy, they keep the whole thing at 90 degreees...confused..? Try weaver.com for more info. (Other systems are available etc)

My experience..spend a lot of time measuring and re measuring. Put the main pads on the dinghy first (based on available space on the platform and ensuring the whole thing will be centred) and then fit the davits on the boat. When you can hold the hinged dinghy at 90 degrees to the boat, then you can measure up for stand-offs which come in 4 different lengths.
It's expensive for a few bits of metal and some rubber (£300 appx) and requires a bit of b*****ing around but the end result seems to work OK.

Now, where are you going to put the outboard....?
 
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its easy to use and fit

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er..not on an S23 it isn't. There is about 6 inches of swim platform /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
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