[C320-list] Installed new Garhauer Dinghy Davits

[Robert Seastream]

What's the size and weight of the dinghy and motor you carry?

Bob Seastream
Intuition, hull #906

On Aug 1, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Jeffrey Hare wrote:

> Hello,
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>     Prior to our cruise around Casco Bay, Maine I ordered and 
> installed the
> new Garhauer Dinghy Davits.
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> I purchased the DD6-1-1/4 model for $800        vs.   ~$1300 for the
> comparable Ocean Marine HSD 40.
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> With some advice and encouragement from Dick Walker, I installed them 
> myself
> in about 2 hours with my daughter Amanda occasionally holding a wrench 
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> me.
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> My assessement:
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> They are Fantastic, STRONG and beautifully finished.
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> Everything I needed was supplied except some 4200 for bedding.
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> For tools, I only needed a marker, a 1/4"  drill bit and two wrenches 
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> They were so easy to install I kept thinking there must be more to it.
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> They carry the dinghy lower than the Ocean Marine version, but there's 
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> no chance of the dinghy hitting water even if you put the rail in the 
> water.
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> I ordered a 6' crossbar instead of the stock 5' one.  I ended up 
> trimming
> off ~4" with a large pipe cutter.   Newer Hulls with the modern aft 
> sloping
> stern rail seats should get the 6' crossbar.
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> Having seen and used both the Ocean Marine and now, the Garhauer Marine
> davits,  there's no question the Garhauer 1- 1/4" version is a much 
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> value.
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> Comes with 6:1 blocks with Cam cleat and regular cleats for tying off 
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> I'll be posting additional pictures from my installation along with a 
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> more of Dick Walker's davit installation some time soon (he got the 
> DD6-1"
> version, whereas I got the slightly heavier version with 1-1/4" tubes)
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> -Jeff Hare
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