Securing dinghy to swim step

[Codger2]

How many of you use Weaver Snap Davits when securing your tender to the swim step?

 

[AlaskaProf]

How many of you use Weaver Snap Davits when securing your tender to the swim step?

Dont know if the brand is critical to your discussion, but I have the Seawise system which uses similar clips.

 

[DavidM]

I do. See Avatar. Is there more to this question?

David

 

[kev_rm]

Not sure what actual question is, but I have these on my swim step and recently got a new dink and had to make a 3 day trip without them installed on it... I just used rope... The only value I perceive from these (and they are.. quite expensive given what you get), is "docking" your dingy in rough conditions to the swim platform. Also after running hard for a few days, ergo diesel smoke stains, I came to conclusion davits are probably a really good investment.

 

[Bob Cofer]

These are Weavers.

 

[what_barnacles]

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These are Weavers.

Not much wood holding the plates on there. I was wondering if I needed to beef my platform up from a slat type to a solid one, apparently not.

 

[rwidman]

How many of you use Weaver Snap Davits when securing your tender to the swim step?

I do not. I considered such a system but that would make getting on and off the boat by way of the swim platform impossible.

I don't have a better plan so mostly the dinghy is stored on the foredeck either inflated and ready to go or deflated and rolled up. Sometimes I tow it.

 

[kthoennes]

For longer runs we store the dingy upside down on the bow (Zodiac Aero 260), but we also have a towing bridle, and then last weekend I rigged up my own system to moor it from the swim step but hold it off about a foot to two so it wouldn't chafe. Two mooring lines about 4' each, each one run through the center of a fat swimming noodle from Walmart, with stainless snap clips on each end for quick connect and disconnect from the port and starboard cleats on the swim platform. Nice and easy and cost peanuts.

 

[dvd]

Of the many boats I have owned, this is the first one I've used the Weaver system on. Although I don't like having my stern covered up, the system has many advantages. 1) It stabilizes the dinghy for entry/exit, 2) It is very easy to launch, 3) it is secure storage while underway.

I use a pulley attached to an awning frame to pull it up manually, which is easy to do, and a couple of "strongbacks" which I made from SS tubing to secure it to the aft handrail while underway.

Our dinghy is also our life raft, and we have timed getting it in the water at under twenty seconds, with us starting in the pilothouse.

 

[Budds Outlet]

We have used the Weaver davits to hold our Zodiac to the swim platform. We found it to be a very safe and secure way to carry the dingy. As said above, it also provides a stable situation when boarding the dingy. Climb aboard and then unclip the davits and away you go. Love it!

 

[dhays]

We have SeaWise davits (similar in concept to Weaver) on our swim platform that we use for both our RIB and our hard shell dinghy. They work great. Very convenient.

 

[Budds Outlet]

Our practice was to fasten the dink in a straight up vertical position when underway. Then as we pulled into the marina we would lower it back a ways which made it easier for the Admiral to stand on the swim step and step ashore.
I also liked that it provides a measure of safety for the Admiral when she was on the swim step. If she fell backwards she would land in the dink rather than in the salt!

 

[jacquesm]

Does anybody uses the "sling net" system?
Home of the Dinghy Sling Davit System

I like the idea of no hardware and a somewhat elastic system.

 

[ranger58sb]

How many of you use Weaver Snap Davits when securing your tender to the swim step?

We do not. Our davit system (Jatco Trillogy) allows us to carry dinghy and motor upright, easy lift, etc... and the cantilever mount style alalows us to alk between transom and dinghy...

But that also means the davit struts live in between the transom and hang over the outer lip of the swim platform... so our normal access to the dingy is from one corner of the swim platform or the other.

-Chris

 

[psneeld]

Used a Weaver system for my hard dink for 3 yrars...worked OK by didnt have the gizmo that allowed me to keep the motor on.

Shifted to a RHIB so designed my own davit system and sold the Weaver.

 

[BruceK]

Take a look at this, in particular look at the pivot type. Boat davit, marine davits, and inflatable boat davits and dinghy davits for inflatable boats and dinghies on yachts.. Essentially 2 half hoops secured to the swim platform. You swing them down,float the dinghy into the hoops, use 2 lines to rotate the hoops towards the boat, and the dinghy stores on the step.
I imported a pair, still in the box, I went with another system so as not to have the dinghy on the swimstep.

 

[FlyWright]

Does anybody uses the "sling net" system?
Home of the Dinghy Sling Davit System

I like the idea of no hardware and a somewhat elastic system.

Yup, but mine is not elastic. It's a heavy duty cargo net for $50 on ebay. It's an effective and affordable dink system, but not for a boat of Sandpiper's pedigree.

She needs a spotless SS transom system that allows worry-free push-button operation.