Hurley H30 - Read all the posts TRIGGER TIME NOW

So with my pictures of where the transom is relative to the Davit mounts- do you feel I’m supported well?

 

Hard to tell from the pics, but you'll know pretty quick. Mine had a pretty good sag to it.

 

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!!

 

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.

 

My two cents after spending a full summer messing around with tiedown strategy and an H30 - the most ideal state is to be pulling all surfaces of the dinghy down and toward the dinghy's keel. Anything pulling outboard from the dinghy will let it slide around under way, especially with the motor onboard.

I use 4 straps on mine, 6 for long trips. The 4 all end up on D rings that sit under the dink, good enough for most trips. On long trips I also run criss-crossing long ratcheting straps from the bow/transom of the dink to my Sea Ray transom hooks.

This is some kind of artwork...I know. I don't have an actual photo of my dink tied down. The straps all go behind the tubes, not over, but invisible ink was hard to find on my clip app

 

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...

 

Yeah this is the toughest part for sure. I use a permanent cable for the bow eye so it's a little easier then putting a strap on. I just clip the bow eye then remove the crank arm, but as you mention it is not easy.

Before I replaced the swim-platform I had St. Croix hoisting davits and they were the best ever. But they made the back of the boat look like sail boat ...