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Rinker 370 dinghy davit solution - does one exist like this?
Wildstyle
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Hey guys!
Many of you saw my last post about my new 2020 370EX...if I could find a davit system that will work for it with my dinghy I'd be even happier!
I'm looking for a solution that will hang my dinghy horizontally, with the motor attached, be suspended out passed the swim platform so it doesn't use up all the platform space (want to be able to use it for BBQ'n & swimming) and finally, be simple to lower down and up to use it.
There are all sorts of options out there, I know. However, I have spent many hours searching the interwebs and YouTube with nothing that is the perfect fit. I have a 2020 Highfield inflatable that's 10' long (CL310) with a Tohatsu 20HP 4-stroke fuel injected motor on the back. The dinghy has eyelets at 4 corners of the hull where you can hang it horizontally. This is how I'd like to hang it from.
The closest I can find that does this is the 'Dinghy Caddy', video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPPUnXUYhdU&t=283s however it still seems a bit cumbersome. I'm ok with spending money on the right solution, but does something like what I want exist? Ideally, having something that hydraulic or winch based would be super nice.
The perfect solution I did find, is the FreedomLift product in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp056IYXH8Y however it won't work with stern drives that we have on our Rinkers. It's absolutely beautiful though...so, something like this is what I want in the sense that it's simple and easy to operate with zero struggle.
My next step is to find someone to fabricate something for me but I'm hoping to avoid that route. Thanks for any input you'd have!
Dan
Many of you saw my last post about my new 2020 370EX...if I could find a davit system that will work for it with my dinghy I'd be even happier!
I'm looking for a solution that will hang my dinghy horizontally, with the motor attached, be suspended out passed the swim platform so it doesn't use up all the platform space (want to be able to use it for BBQ'n & swimming) and finally, be simple to lower down and up to use it.
There are all sorts of options out there, I know. However, I have spent many hours searching the interwebs and YouTube with nothing that is the perfect fit. I have a 2020 Highfield inflatable that's 10' long (CL310) with a Tohatsu 20HP 4-stroke fuel injected motor on the back. The dinghy has eyelets at 4 corners of the hull where you can hang it horizontally. This is how I'd like to hang it from.
The closest I can find that does this is the 'Dinghy Caddy', video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPPUnXUYhdU&t=283s however it still seems a bit cumbersome. I'm ok with spending money on the right solution, but does something like what I want exist? Ideally, having something that hydraulic or winch based would be super nice.
The perfect solution I did find, is the FreedomLift product in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp056IYXH8Y however it won't work with stern drives that we have on our Rinkers. It's absolutely beautiful though...so, something like this is what I want in the sense that it's simple and easy to operate with zero struggle.
My next step is to find someone to fabricate something for me but I'm hoping to avoid that route. Thanks for any input you'd have!
Dan
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Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
https://youtu.be/JSoEBj9Px0A
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Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
PC BYC, Holland, MI
2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
platform AND transom. Only $10k too! lol.
PC BYC, Holland, MI
https://youtu.be/qL_CLaQCiCA