[C320-list] Best way to bring along dinghy?

[crashley at gte.net]

Ah, yes. That is hard to overcome.

CRA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Seastream" <seastream at adelphia.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Best way to bring along dinghy?


> Unfortunately they don't stand up long to bolt cutters.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Aug 20, 2006, at 10:39 AM, <crashley at gte.net> wrote:
> 
>> Bob,
>>
>> Was your OB locked to the dinghy using the mounting screw fittings? 
>> You can slide a standard padlock thru the fittings at the ends of the 
>> screws that fasten the OB to the transom by orienting them a certain 
>> way. This prevents them from being loosened. I learned that trick in 
>> the Caribbean. Of course, they can always steal the entire dinghy with 
>> the OB locked to it if they are really bad.
>>
>> CRA
>> Rosebud #882
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Seastream" 
>> <seastream at adelphia.net>
>> To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 8:53 PM
>> Subject: [C320-list] Best way to bring along dinghy?
>>
>>
>>> Greetings:
>>>
>>> We just returned from a two week 'mini cruise' vacation of Cape Cod, 
>>> to find that our 2006 Honda 8 HP outboard had been stolen from our 
>>> inflatable dinghy on its' mooring during our absence.  Argh!  Since 
>>> it's practically impossible to 'lock down' a dinghy and it's 
>>> contents, we've decided the only solution is to bring our dinghy 
>>> wherever we go, whether overnight or longer.  The long term solution 
>>> is davits, so we'd like input on what brand is working best for most. 
>>>  The short term solution is towing (another knot lost!), so we'd like 
>>> input on how/with what/where folks are towing their dinghys and what 
>>> they're doing during docking maneuvers. We're thinking towing behind 
>>> is fine, but that the dinghy should be brought alongside whatever 
>>> side isn't next to the dock prior to docking, so that the painter 
>>> doesn't get fouled in the prop.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bob 'N Doris
>>> 'Intuition', hull 906
>>>
>>>
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