[C320-list] Free Weaver davits for hard dinghy

[John Beck]

I’ll take them.
Thanks

On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 4:25 PM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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> Reading the thread on dinghy motors reminded me of something: I have a set
> of Weaver davits for a hard dinghy that I removed from my 320 so I could
> install the Weaver davits for my new inflatable.
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> If anyone wants them, send me your name and address at
> jackbrennan at bellsouth.net and I’ll forward them for free. First email
> gets them, obviously. If the postage is outrageous, I might ask you for a
> few dollars, but I suspect the amount is so small that I’m not going to
> worry about it.
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> The fittings are mounted on your swim platform. Not a hard job, as long as
> you can fit into the stern compartments. Drill the holes, then overdrill
> them, fill with epoxy and redrill the smaller ones to protect the balsa
> core on the platform. Use a backing plate on the inside.
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> The other fittings are mounted on the side of your hard dinghy. Basically,
> you connect the fittings between the dinghy and the swim platform, then use
> lines to pull up the dinghy so it is resting on its side on the stern of
> your boat. There are plenty of photos online for these if you want to check
> them out.
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> Jack Brennan
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> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
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> Tierra Verde, Fl.
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Jb