CW 302 Dinghy Support - Prototype

[baz]

Subject: CW 302 Dinghy Support - Prototype

While down at the Kent factory today there was a (factory owned I believe) CW 302 alongside my R29 CB Laxey having its graphics applied. This CW 302 was being fitted with a prototype structure for having a dinghy that could be lower and lifted over its two 300 HP Yamaha outboards. It obviously requires quite a lot of SS structure. I'm assuming the dinghy installs directly over the cockpit and the black box thingy on the cabin roof is a motor for lifting/lowering the dinghy. I share a few photos of it here. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B1A5kuVsbzluIv

 

[Cutwater28GG]

interesting but what a mess!

looks like you clip the boat onto the weaver davits. raise the dinghy so its vertical against the frame and then the whole frame with boat is lifted over the top resulting in the dinghy being upside down. must cause lots of shade and water dripping onto cockpit. Probably raises the idea that you might as well have a hard roof on the cockpit as people will be keeping the dinghy up there a lot of the time.

interested to see this in action with a 100lb boat with 40 knots of wind flowing over it.

 

[Rocky]

It is creative...


I'll be curious to see it in action. I am also curious o see how much it moves around in 3-4 foot seas.... I hope it is braced well.

Rocky

 

[baz]

Note that is a prototype so could be revised over time by the RT/CW company. There's been a lot of interest and discussion on how to have a full sized dinghy on the RT & CW outboard models so we should give some credit to the company for exploring the possibilities.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

Absolutely Barry. I dont want to rain on their efforts; just trying to picture the implications of the current prototype.
Its great to see the team trying to figure out this problem as its clearly something that many owners would be interested in.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

I wonder whether they have considered extending the swip step around the sides of the engines and then mount the davits and dingy on the other side of the engines?

if it was high enough and far enough back it would clear the engines and the spray would flow out underneath.

 

[baz]

I've never seen a CW 302 up close before, and I have to say it's a beast of a boat with its twin outboards and the double hull cavities (or whatever they're called).

 

[BB marine]

There was a CW 302 that had a similar set up at the SW Florida Rendezvous. They didn't have the dingy onboard at the time so I did not see how well it worked. It did look like someone put a lot of thought into it.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

Barry you will be upgrading to a 302 next 😀

 

[baz]

Barry you will be upgrading to a 302 next 😀

Nope.... Outboards and now in my past..... I will be enjoying my Volvo Penta 300 HP 4-banger for a long time hopefully. My late 1st Mate and I promised the R29 would be our last.... mind you, I would love to see how the R41 handled with its fancy dual forward-looking dual props. I'm told the pulling props are more efficient that the pushing prop(s).

 

[ixlr8]

.... mind you, I would love to see how the R41 handled with its fancy dual forward-looking dual props. I'm told the pulling props are more efficient that the pushing prop(s).

Barry, based on the way the Volvo pods work on the Saber 66 boat I worked on.... Don't test drive the 41 unless you are ready to write that size check. It is amazing how well it handles and how easy it is to put the boat exactly where you want it. You tell the boat where you want to go, and the computer controls the engines (speed and direction) and the pods to put you there. The 66 with the Volvo pods can literally turn on a dime. If you have an area 70 ft in diameter, you can spin the 66 180 deg. I expect the 41 would be the same. The 66 does not come with a bow thruster as there is no need for one, the pods do all the work. I don't know if the 41 has a bow thruster, but there is really no need for one with the pods. You can move the boat sideways with the pods and no thrusters. There is added maintenance, oil and filter changes that go with the pods, but it is easy to do.

 

[Bruce Moore]

The R-41 does not have a bow thruster. The combined 600 horse power of there two D4 IPS pods provide all the thrust required.

Cheers,

Bruce