Dinghy

06Rinker270

Be interested to see how they tie it down without davits.  It just sits on the platform and they secure it to the hand rails.  I might even install something like diggin put in and attach one side to those and other side to the hand rails on the transom.  

Black_Diamond

Just strapped onto the rear cleats. Seems to work. 

reneechris14

I put a cooler rack cutting board on my swim platform and the dinghy fits between that and the tramsom no

diggin2day1

I was in the process of building a similar "Hurley" type davit system, but I scrapped the idea for a few reasons:
1.) My dinghy is longer than the beam of my boat. 
2.) the davits would have had to be sticking out too far from the stern of the boat... Would've put too much stress on the davit pockets on the swim platform. 
3.) had to design a quick release system because the Weaver doesn't fit in my davit pockets.
4.) I would have to remove the dinghy from the stern of the boat when I back into any slip.
5.) REDICULOUS cost to fabricate. 

I am obviously going to have to remove the dinghy from the stern of my while backing into a slip now too, but it will be MUCH easier to do. I can still backup, turn, etc without worrying about "towing" it behind me.... It'll be locked into place. 

Black_Diamond

If your dingy exceeds your beam, mounting it sideways can complicate things.  You need enough swim platform depth too, at 34" mine was on the edge, what saved me was the additional step on the transom of the 342 and the AB RIB sits tall so bonus room.  In the end: perfect fit and I can load/unload with the motor still on and in 2' waves too...huffing a 65# motor on/off with the waves and wet surfaces is a no-go in my book.  No way I could have duplicated the H3O for the cost to buy it.  Just worked in my situation with the high swim platform and the hull design of the AB RIB.  I have a few pics I'll post when I get a chance.

ChesapeakeChiller

I didn't want to spend big dollars on a davit system and found this Canadian company. I got the hauler davits with quick release and the motor swivel mount so I can keep motor on dingy. http://adventuremarine.ca/4-dinghy-accessories

PartsMan

I have the Rinker 270 ... I put my 10' dinghy on the back of my swim platform. For putzing around the river I have a 4 stroke 2.5 and I also use a 4 stroke 9.9 but the weight of the 9.9 is the issue. My wife cant stand the noise of a 2 stock. I have the weaver davit system and had no problem hauling my dinghy on over an hour trip.

Black_Diamond

I looked at those or similar, I liked the idea.  It just had, for my situation, the same issue as the Weaver, it was a two person job to pull the dinghy up, that was less the motor.  With a 66" beam, too wide to get any leverage.

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I bought a 7'7"  Zodiac Cadet Aero 230 for about $1,000. It's has the high pressure floor and inflatable keel. It steers great, much better than my old Bombard with the flat slat floor. Yes, this is a small dinghy, 2 adults w/gear max really, but what's cool is that I have to option to stow it inflated on my FV250's fore deck,  bow snugged up to the anchor locker, tucked under the bow rail, and there's still enough clearance to open the cabin hatch. When I'm underway it sits sideways on my swim platform and is short enough it does not stick out beyond the sides of my boat.
Zodiac pioneered inflatable boats and they are rugged and well featured. Made in China of course, like most stuff today.
Andy

TonyWalker

All very interesting and very well done.  Our solution is the Sea Eagle blow up canoe.  Paddles like a dream.  Fits easily one the swim deck.  When not blown up, it rolls up into a nice manageable package.

 

A funny, at least to us.  We were anchored out for a pleasant night on the hook.  An occasional run of the generator to keep the batteries up.  Problem was we had the Sea Eagle tied to the side of the boat that has the generator exhaust.  The generator did its best to sink the thing.  It was sea worthy, even full of water.  But it was a chore to de water.

 

Tony

Salt Shaker 342

Handymans342

Email me Tony!

Black_Diamond

Nice to see the variety of solutions for dinghy types and storage. As always, lots of need variety and cost. The 270 Airdeck was a great put around dinghy, even took on 6-8' waves with a 3.3 Merc; not fun but it did the job!  In the end, the UV did in the PVC/glue. Hypalon is the way to go in the long run if it sees a lot of sun, or keep it covered. 

06Rinker270

@andyd when your underway how do you attach it to the swim platform?

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@06Rinker270 ...I have an outboard mount attached to the center of the platform for my 4hp outboard. I built a wood box around that and the lower pontoon of the dinghy fits snugly behind it. Not very elegant but it works. Then I just tie it securely with the dinghy dock lines.
Andy

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Perhaps it's wishful thinking but I've always thought having a dinghy tied across the transom could be helpful in a following seas situation, where a wave breaks against the transom and could swamp the cockpit. Not something I've experienced, but it does happen.
Mainly I love the feeling of security of having a "lifeboat" for those times that land is out of sight and I'm crossing shipping lanes with the big boys going into San Pedro!
Andy

06Rinker270

Very true Andy.  Love to see a photo of the set up if you have one.

diggin2day1

I installed the davits today... Now I have to blow up the dink and measure the distance between each davit and tow ring so I can figure out what I'm going to use to clip/tie it on. 

Michael T

@D2D1 That's very sharp looking! Nice work! It will be great to see the finished project!