[C320-list] Happy New Year for downunder and a question(s) reDavitts/Reply

[P & B Sheerin]

Happy New Year Bruce, Would you like some water! we have plenty up here QLD. 
Everyone seems to have a waterfront now. Hope you are enjoying the 
Hawkesbury, don't forget to call in at Pearl Beach, great for Breky.
Cheers Peter " Jaraman" 1096
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Stanley" <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Happy New Year for downunder and a question(s) 
reDavitts


> Dave
> thank you for your most informative ideas on Daviits.
> Is it possible to send me any photos?
> Also is the stern of your MarkII identical to a MarkI?
>
> we are afloat in the Broken Bay, NSW, Australia,
> area ... north of Sydney Harbour. It is surrounded by Ku-ring-gai National
> Park.
> Google Earth it and you may see why it is a magic sailing area.
> My Canadian blood stirs when I read about Puget Sound. Even thought of
> buying a C36 out of Seattle and ehjoying a month or 2 in that area before
> shipping it down under ;o)) some of a dream, but you never know!
>
> cheers
>
> Bruce Stanley/Sydney/C320#1084
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Utility Email 
> <kswanson123 at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> Something to consider for stern davits is what I did for my C320. I
>> installed Weaver Davits (Weaver Snap Up Davit) on my stern steps.  These
>> davits allow the inflatable to ride on the stern in a vertical position 
>> and
>> allow me the ability to adjust the height of the inflatable so the dinghy
>> does not hit the water when heeled over when sailing,  I also installed
>> removable plates (Weaver Quick Kit) on the stern steps so the davits can 
>> be
>> removed when I am not using them. I had Weaver fabricate them with some
>> specific dimensions and snap up positions to work well on my boat. 
>> Weaver
>> used to be based in Seattle, but now are based in Idaho and they have 
>> been
>> very easy to work with.  All of the hardware is marine grade stainless
>> steel.  We used our boat in bay and ocean sailing in San Diego and did 
>> some
>> trips to Catalina Island with this dinghy setup.  Our oat is now in Puget
>> Sound and we will be using this set up for island hopping in the San Juan
>> Islands, Canadian Gulf Islands, and Desolation Sound all spring and 
>> summer.
>>  This set up has worked great for us.
>>
>> This is the second sailboat where we have used Weaver Davits with great
>> success, our first boat with them was a Hunter 30.  Our inflatable is an
>> 10'3" Achillies LSI with a 2.5 HP Yamaha Outboard that we stow on the 
>> stern
>> rail.  Our inflatable has a high pressure floor and not a RIB.  I'm not 
>> sure
>> our setup would work as well as conventional davits for a RIB due to the
>> heavier weight of a RIB.
>>
>> I was thinking about doing an article on these for the Mainsheet, but I
>> need to wait for spring to get some good photos of our installation and
>> setup (dinghy currently stored in my garage).  Some benefits of our setup
>> include:
>>
>> 1.  Lower overall cost for davits.
>> 2.  Simple and elegant hardware and setup.
>> 3.  Removable hardware to maintain the look and function of our stern
>> access.
>> 4.  Vertical and compact storage of inflatable to reduce LOA and minimize
>> sun and weather damage on top of dinghy.
>> 5.  Outboard stored on rear stern rail mount.
>> 6.  Davits help stabilize boarding of dinghy at stern.
>>
>> Overall, we are very happy with our setup.  We can quickly stow our 
>> dinghy
>> vertically on our transom with minimal hardware and rigging compared to
>> conventional Garhauer-type davits.
>>
>> The following is a link to the Weaver Davits website that show the Snap 
>> Up
>> Davits that we used.  These davits are marketed toward powerboats, but we
>> have found great use of them on both of our previous Hunter 30 sailboat 
>> and
>> now our Catalina 320 sailboat.
>>
>> http://www.weaverindustries.com/index.cfm/product/83_6/snap-ups-davits.html
>>
>> I have PDF sketches and emails that I provided to Weaver that they used 
>> to
>> fabricate our davits, let me know and I can send you this information via
>> email if you are interested.
>>
>> Good luck in your search.  I hope this information helps.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> David Swanson
>> S/V Emily Ann
>> 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
>> Mukilteo, WA
>>
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2011, at 9:27 PM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I am looking for advice on the purchase and installation of Davitts for
>> our
>> > C320 MkI.
>> > Questions that come to mind are:
>> > 1. Garhauer vs ??
>> > 2. Ease of installation by owner?
>> > 3. Do they restrict visability astern?
>> > 4. Is the Catalina built-in Outboard mount still useful?
>> > 5. what extra bits do you need to buy?
>> > 6. when empty ...can they be moved out of the way? (for Stern
>> disembarking)?
>> >
>> >
>> > our peak sailing season is in full swing.
>> > lucky us ;0))
>> >
>> > Bruce Stanley/C320 #1084/Fantastic Lady
>>
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