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I find that my system of lifting my dinghy onto the boat (trawler) is a bit difficult.
Dinghy is a West Marine "Classic Dinghy" (about 100 pounds) with a 6hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard (about 60 Pounds). the 4 part falls I am using is difficult to lift the dinghy up to the "boat deck". The boat is a 40ft Trawler, and the dinghy is carried up on the roof of the cabinhouse. The davits are arrainged 10 feet apart on the port side of the boat, about 10 feet off the water.
I am considering the following to help me along:
1) Changing the 4 part falls to a 6 part.
2) Adding a hand cranked winch(like a trailer winch)at the davit that lifts the stern end of the dinghy.
3) Adding an electric winch, using Dyneema line on the davit that lifts the stern end of the dinghy.
(The bow end of the dinghy is not a problem to haul up with the 4 part falls)
What is the consensus of the learned minds of this forum as to the direction to go?
Does anyone have suggestions of how to attach the winch (hand cranked or electric) to the davit? (About 2 in diameter stainless steel pipe) Consider that I would not want to weld it in place initially, until I have proven the system. Once proven, welding would be OK.
Avitar pic shows the boat without the dinghy aboard
Dinghy is a West Marine "Classic Dinghy" (about 100 pounds) with a 6hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard (about 60 Pounds). the 4 part falls I am using is difficult to lift the dinghy up to the "boat deck". The boat is a 40ft Trawler, and the dinghy is carried up on the roof of the cabinhouse. The davits are arrainged 10 feet apart on the port side of the boat, about 10 feet off the water.
I am considering the following to help me along:
1) Changing the 4 part falls to a 6 part.
2) Adding a hand cranked winch(like a trailer winch)at the davit that lifts the stern end of the dinghy.
3) Adding an electric winch, using Dyneema line on the davit that lifts the stern end of the dinghy.
(The bow end of the dinghy is not a problem to haul up with the 4 part falls)
What is the consensus of the learned minds of this forum as to the direction to go?
Does anyone have suggestions of how to attach the winch (hand cranked or electric) to the davit? (About 2 in diameter stainless steel pipe) Consider that I would not want to weld it in place initially, until I have proven the system. Once proven, welding would be OK.
Avitar pic shows the boat without the dinghy aboard
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