osd9
New Member
I have never had a dinghy mounting system. Last year, my first with a dinghy, I tried towing the dink and that didn't work out for us. Then, for the rest of the season, I would just pull the dink up on the swimplatform and then tie it down. This was convienient for short trips, but on longer tirps, when pulling into to transient slips, it was in the way.
This year, my new boat already has the weaver davits mounted on the platform. That puts me at a small disadvantage, in that, I don't get to mount the davits where the Dinghy wants them. In other words, I have to hope that the davits are mounted where the distance between them, mates up to an area on the dinghy where nothing is in the way...like oars, lines, etc...
Anyway, my real question is, does anyone have any tips for how to decide on the best placement for the Yokes on the dinks, knowing that the davits are already mounted on the mother ship?
Once I figure this part out, I am then considering standoffs. I like the way that Ajones used the extra large standoffs. In that configuration, it seems to still allow for swimplatform access. But I'm going at this one step at a time. First I want to get the dinghy on the weaver davits.
thanks in advance for any advise....
This year, my new boat already has the weaver davits mounted on the platform. That puts me at a small disadvantage, in that, I don't get to mount the davits where the Dinghy wants them. In other words, I have to hope that the davits are mounted where the distance between them, mates up to an area on the dinghy where nothing is in the way...like oars, lines, etc...
Anyway, my real question is, does anyone have any tips for how to decide on the best placement for the Yokes on the dinks, knowing that the davits are already mounted on the mother ship?
Once I figure this part out, I am then considering standoffs. I like the way that Ajones used the extra large standoffs. In that configuration, it seems to still allow for swimplatform access. But I'm going at this one step at a time. First I want to get the dinghy on the weaver davits.
thanks in advance for any advise....