Transferring ob to dinghy

[Seajet]

This is yet another reason why pelican hooks at the pushpit end of the guardrails is a good idea; one has instantly lost 24" of height to bother over and it becomes more a case of handing engine across to dinghy & vice versa rather than a vertical lift.

I also fitted a carry handle into the top of the casing of my Mariner 2 which is very handy, and always have a lanyard clipped to the mother boat during transfer; but the pelican hooks are what really help.

 

[Gin]

The transfer requires the person in the dinghy to use both arms to transfer and thus is vulnerable to tipping oneself/OB overboard and this was something I too did not like at all.

I installed snap shackles top and bottom of my main sheet tackle, so that the assembly could be inverted for MOB work and this gave me a simple solution as the lower snap shackle only had to be unclipped and fastened to a webbing harness which I had made to go around the engine block and then one could just haul up on the tackle, lift the engine over the guardwires andd lower away(the boom swings out to act as a crane); the advantage being that although the dinghy person still had to use both arms the tension in the lowering gear gave enough support to minimise the overboard issues.

This system worked well for me and my children and made us feel much more secure; additionally the harness/tackle stayed in place until the OB was fastened safely to the transom.

 

[rob2]

It sounds a similar situation to my Tohatsu 3.5 2T. Light enough to handle on firm footing, but can unbalance you when the boat is slamming around a bit. That is why I suggested bringing the dinghy alongside - it's easier to cope with the rolling motion alongside than any slamming at the stern. Happily, the concensus is to get the ob into the dinghy rather than try to lower it onto the transom. I have caused some hilarity amongst my crew wth my squirming around in the dinghy to get the ob mounted, but at least I could get my CofG low so no real risk of the ob tipping me over the side - and notice how no-one else volunteered to do it!

I've seen a number of cranes which carried the weight easily enough, but did not have the reach to get the ob out to the centre of the dinghy. This makes it particularly difficult if you're basically working single-handed. Using the boom would give you the reach once you've experimented as to exactly where the dinghy needs to be. Another option which shows promise is the type of derrick like arm, pivoted at its base on the deck so that the load describes an arc as it is lowered. This could be operated by a line from the main or spinnaker winches, giving excellent control both lifting and lowering. It wouldn't take too much effort to jury rig some pipes to find the proportions that bet suit your situation.

Rob.

 

[jakeroyd]

Got me thinking.
In case it's any use i found this:-
http://toolmonger.com/2009/10/15/hitch-master-a-block-and-tackle-in-your-pocket/

Could be made up from the web page i guess.

But you could just as easily make up a tiny block and tackle using std marine stuff.

 

[jakeroyd]

Opps just read the reviews which are not good.
So maybe not ?
Some very cheap non marine stuff around though:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...d-keywords=Rope Pulley Block and Tackle Hoist

 

[LadyInBed]

I use a rope to lower OB, attached to a carry harness that I made.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

A purpose built and designed crane attached to the pushpit with a harness on the outboard using a 4 to 1 tackle makes life very easy, you set it up on the boat slacken the securing clamps ( mine used to live on a wooden block on the pushpit ) then get into the dinghy alongside lift the outboard of using the tackle and lower it onto the tender secure up the clamps undo the tackle ( snapshackle ) from the harness and the jobs done.

 

[Burnham Bob]

I have a Heath Robinson set up with a simple block on the pushpit secureds with a soft shackle. <y outvoard has a sling (available from Force 4) which means I can simply attach a line using a snap shackle.

The line goes to one of the sheet winches and although the outboard clunks against the transom, the majority of the weight can be taken on the line around the winch. Not ideal but if you are careful in lowering the outboard, its mucvh easier than hmadling the whole weight.

 

[VicMallows]

Put a white vinyl dot on the engine cover on the side that needs to be uppermost. ?

You have missed the point about lowering it into the dingy on a rope when it might land anyway up. I have tried 'lifting it off (transom or whatever) while in the dingy' and it is a recipe for disaster single handed.


Edit: Ladyinbed: Please keep the pics within size so we don't get the expanded forum problem

 

[LadyInBed]

Edit: Ladyinbed: Please keep the pics within size so we don't get the expanded forum problem

Sorry Boss, but you get them as they come!
Cant be arsed to tart about with them.

 

[Robin]

Sorry Boss, but you get them as they come!
Cant be arsed to tart about with them.

I think the size problem was from my pic in one of the first few replies, I have had all kinds of problems posting pics in the last few months and only very recently got to make it work again, with some help from Danny Labrador and Brendan so like lady in Bed have no patience at this time with attempting perfection, so, sorry, because I believe the pics are useful to the discussion, but apologise if the size irritates. I'll try harder next time.

 

[charles_reed]

You don't specify the OB or its weight.
I've always lowered and lifted my 3.5 2 stroke Tohatsus into the dinghy on a line from the side-deck. The task would be almost impossible with their 4-stroke alternative.

 

[BrianH]

Sorry Boss, but you get them as they come!
Cant be arsed to tart about with them.

And I can't be arsed to come back to a thread where I know the text will scroll off the screen. My loss I guess.

I cannot imagine why this site cannot automatically resize images when posted to a sensible size that will fit most screens. Or perhaps I should be
aiming my ire at browsers that cannot achieve the same effect.
See what I did there? Added a [CR] to keep it all visible on the page.

 

[ghostlymoron]

I intend to make a lifting harness for mine. Then I can use a 'handy billy' attached to boom end either to lower it direct onto the dingy transom or into the middle.

 

[rob2]

I tried lowering direct to the dinghy transom. Unless there is absolutley no wind, wake or tide, the different movements of the boat and dinghy makes it very, very difficult to achieve which is why I now always plump for getting the ob into the dinghy to be mounted at leisure (?). For a while my mate and I were using a 5hp Mariner, which was quite a handful. We perfected the technique of lowering it to the crew in the dinghy with a secondary lanyard attached to the rail. With a bit of slack on the hoist, I dropped it straight onto the transom, but before I could secure the clamps a fair sized wash hit us and in the trough the lanyard yanked the whole lot off. Luckily my mate hadn't let go of the hoist, so he kept it out of the drink, but lesson lernt - one step at a time.

Rob.