Chimo
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2016
- Messages
- 745
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-26
- Vessel Name
- Chimo
- MMSI Number
- 316033437
I finally got around to putting the Weaver davits on the swim platform and the pads on the dinghy. I don't carry the dinghy on the boat all the time, only when I expect to anchor out. It makes it impossible to close the curtain in the boathouse. For years I have simply pulled up the dinghy across the platform and tied it off to the small cleats. The inconvenience came when I simply wanted to move a short distance to another anchorage since that meant deflating, hauling aboard and inflating again.
So the davits and pads, as many things, are much more expensive in Canada and I decided not to add the stand-offs, more pads etc.. I know the advantages as we have had the complete set-up on a previous Carver but that was when the dinghy lived on the platform for long periods. Instead of the factory unit I fabricated an extremely simple and cheap ($20) solution out of 1" ID PVC pipe that I can easily assemble and disassemble for storage. I put a photo in the Modifications folder in our album if anyone is interested. I took the boat out for a trial run before the weekend and it seemed fine. Time will tell how well it stands up to use and abuse.
So the davits and pads, as many things, are much more expensive in Canada and I decided not to add the stand-offs, more pads etc.. I know the advantages as we have had the complete set-up on a previous Carver but that was when the dinghy lived on the platform for long periods. Instead of the factory unit I fabricated an extremely simple and cheap ($20) solution out of 1" ID PVC pipe that I can easily assemble and disassemble for storage. I put a photo in the Modifications folder in our album if anyone is interested. I took the boat out for a trial run before the weekend and it seemed fine. Time will tell how well it stands up to use and abuse.