Reply To: Hanging the dinghy

I added davits to “Camargue” a couple of years back (the smaller Plastimo removable deck mounted version) and they were absolutly fantastic! As Pastasimon has indicated a significant amount of strengthing to the deck was required before they were fitted (4 or 5 layers of plywood (9mm) epoxied to the deck from what I recall). This was found to be substantial enough for the weight of the inflatable dinghy (approx 20kg)…., however under no circumstances would I recommend that the outboard was left in place.