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- 22nd June 2007 at 8:04 am #10968
Hello readers
Has anyone seen a HT with those contraptions on the stern where you can hang a dinghy? (we call them 'davits' in Holland)
I wonder if the sternplate is strong enough to keep the 'hangers' to hold a rubber inflatable with 4hp motor together about 50kg (or 100 pounds.) hanging 1meter aft.
What if a wave drops water inside the dinghy?
How would it look?
What do you think of the idea?
Would the boat tilt much?
Where do you guys (and galls) stow your dinghies?
We have an innerstay on deck and an anchorwinch., so now it lies on the starboardside on deck, partly over the cabinroof.
All this because I can obtain two 'hangers' for almost free. But i have to decide next tuesday.
Advice please!!!
Juup22nd June 2007 at 12:05 pm #11510Hi
We have davits on our HT27 and we keep the rubber dingy hanging on them. I tried it with the engine but it seamed too heavy. The engine can be fitted to a wooden bracket fitted to the pushpit. The aft deck would need some strengthening with plywood plates inside. A lot of HT's carry their dingy this way so installed right it shouldn't be a problem. I try to adviod waves that are big enough to poop the dingy!!
23rd June 2007 at 8:08 pm #11511Seen a few HT's with davits, but 2 I got close to at Emsworth had very wobbly bases, the inside will need lots of strengthening as Steve & Mel suggest. Can you email me a picture of your foredeck with the anchor windlass on, I can't work out how t and where to place mine.
26th June 2007 at 9:50 pm #11512I 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.
4th July 2007 at 1:06 pm #11513Thank you for all the replies. I missed the davits bidding by 50 euros. But, fortunately I did not get them as they turned out to be iron ones and not stainless steel. I don't fancy painting much.
It'l be a while before I can sent a picture of the foredeck, you'll get one.5th July 2007 at 9:34 am #11514Would think that if you get the ones that swivel then they would be great for MOB recovery.
Steve30th July 2007 at 9:20 am #11515Now i'm thinking of constructing a sort of in/out sliding bar to simply place the dinghy on (vertically). There are those two sort of rims running along the whole of the underside. They end at the stern. You could insert stainless tubes and secure them tightly. Then another slightly thinner tube in U-shape could slide in and out. Well, it is just an idea.
24th August 2007 at 9:16 am #11516I have davits on The Cat & The Fiddle which is a HT27 I keep a Rigid dingy on them in reality it is too heavy but for local cruising it is ok If I intended to cruise long distances I would use an inflatable.
As to bow thrusting has anyone ever tried water thrusting IE a pump with a water outlet in one bow I have been told by someone that they have seen this but I dont know on what sort of boat.
As to my power I use a Ruggerini diesel outboard.
Regards TonyS10th September 2007 at 10:33 pm #11517Hi Tony,
Where did you manage to get the Ruggerini Diesel O/board?
Martin HT Soltrykk.
p.s. Anyone out there know what SOLTRYKK means? - AuthorPosts
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