HughMc
Member
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2015
- Messages
- 7
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Pegasus
- Vessel Make
- 1984 Californian 43 Cockpit
I got a good deal on an '81 Whaler 110 Sport with an older Johnson 28SPL 2 stroke. The idea was to replace our very leaky old Avon RIB with a hard dink, it's just too difficult to get the big, fat, old Labrador into the inflatable. I'm a bit concerned about the extra weight, though. The specs I found online show the hull weight at 250 pounds, which sounds a bit low to me. Plus another 120something on the OB, and I'm probably replacing it with a Tohatsu 20hp 4 stroke which weighs in at a chunky 136. We store the dink on the boat deck over the aft, and it's pretty high up, about 12 feet off the water. I'm concerned that much weight, up that high, is going to put a hell of a lever-arm on the boat and might cause problems in rough water. The boat is a Californian 43 Cockpit, you can see how high the boat deck is in the picture. The davit crane is rated at 1000lbs, so that shouldn't be a problem, but I'll have to build a new cradle. Anyone here have experience with a heavier dink on the boat deck? Problems in rough water? I'd rather not tow if possible, though it's an option, but it will have to be in the cradle at the marina. Just not enough room in our slip to leave it in the water.