boatrboy
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So with my pictures of where the transom is relative to the Davit mounts- do you feel I’m supported well?
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that's the key, support the transom.
So with my pictures of where the transom is relative to the Davit mounts- do you feel I’m supported well?
at 65 with an aortic anuersm, I need not get myself into a strain, pulling a dink up on a Hurley H20 or pulling on the lines to stand it up like on a Weaver
Thats one of the reasons for the 2.5 HP Suzuki
Plus, the H30 will allow me to grow into a hard bottom down the road, should I go in that direction.
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And yet you still went with a hand crank? Sometimes I wonder, @Maybe A Dancer ...
After three retrievals you're going to wish you had the electric winch (whether or not you admit it ). It's money well spent. If it's not too late...call and change your order!!
I have been following this and I’m glad to hear the results. I have the H30 too but have not used it yet as it came with the boat. The po said they had an air floor dink but I have been hesitant. One day I loaded mine to see how I would attach it. I was hoping to use attachment point already on the boat and not drill any more but as you can see that is not practical. It looks like maybe the handle will provide what I need for the bow of the dink. I need to add a d-ring on the back of the swim platform but I was waiting to see if others used an air floor dink. After reading this I may even call Hurley and review my set up. I was able to pull it on the Davit with no effort at all and did not even open the hand winch from the original package.
I’m glad you posted this.
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The hand crank for a dinghy is effortless, it's not like cranking a center console onto a trailer. My wife usually cranks it up while I steady the dink. It also weighs a lot less then the electric one, not to mention taking it off once the dinghy is out of the water. That is the the toughest part and sometimes goes partially in the water. Now if I were cranking up a jetski, I would want the electric version for sure.
Agreed....it may not be "hard" but @Maybe A Dancer has referenced his age and medical condition a few times in this thread. Why not go for the easiest?
My point was, removing the "crank" arm from the davit once the boat is in place is the most challenging part, at least for me it is. I have dumped the crank end in the water more times then not. The electric "crank" weighs more then the hand crank and that may be more of a challenge then anything.
Yes 100%. I mentioned somewhere in this thread that I sweat just as much working with the H30 as I did with my snap davits (which included removing/installing a 3.5hp Tohatsu every time I used the dink). The crank arm is pure pain. I do wish there was a better way. I see some folks in my marina leave them on (with the hand crank), attached to the bow eye, but there's no way I'd be comfortable with that.
You should see me trying to get the crank arm back on after a couple beers and/or in the dark. I can barely see the "targets" on the davit under the hull of my dink on the best of days...