[C320-list] Soft Dinghy Davits (Brian/Carol McLamb)

[Brian/Carol McLamb]

Thank you for the detailed follow-up.  I have been agonizing over the
proper way to go and was leaning toward the soft system.  Really appreciate
your perspective as I am also in the 60+ club!

Brian McLamb
s/v Serenity #1075

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 5:18 AM, David MacKinnon <david.mackinnon99 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I thought I would update a post I made several months ago about the soft
> davits available from Harbormen as we recently installed the system on our
> Mk1 320.
>
> Whilst I was initially enthused about the concept, I found that the sling
> was quite difficult to manage and align in the water, even with virtually
> no current flowing in the marina. In fact, it may have been better with a
> current flowing to help stream out the sling in the water but we did not
> have that opportunity to test out when we installed and re-installed.  We
> also experienced problems with getting the dinghy sitting properly on the
> transom of our Mk1, although it may sit a little bit better on a Mk2 with a
> different transom.  After using it over the last long weekend, my wife & I
> decided that it was far to difficult to manage so we have decided to remove
> it.  My wife and I are are 60+ & we can do without the hassles that the
> sling system presents but it may better suited younger, more agile
> sailors.  Overall I really cannot recommend for the 320.
>
> Having said that we have decided that we will now  either go for the
> Weaver/Ocean Marine  davits or less likely, because of cost here in
> Australia,the Gerhauer davits. This raises a question for me that I do not
> know the answer to (at least at the moment) as to what is actually below
> the swim platform on the Mk1 (is it hollow?) & whether there are any
> issues/recommendations in drilling holes in the platform to support a
> Weaver system. I did see the post regarding an installation that was
> installed on Dave Swanson’s Mk2 Emily Ann (Hull 1107) but I can no longer
> see the photos for it on the Association website but I am assuming that the
> setup on the Mk1 is completely different so does anyone have the details of
> the Weaver davits for a Mk1? Also, are there any recommendations of the
> Weaver davits compared to the Ocean Marine davits?
>
> David MacKinnon
> Figment
> Hull #162
> Brisbane, Australia
>
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