A participant on the Grand Banks forum asked me for some photos of the cradle that holds the sailing dinghy on top of our aft cabin as he is planning doing something similar with his sailing dinghy.* So since I took the photos I thought I'd post them here, too, in the event that somone is contemplating a similar setup for their boat.
The cradles and the sailing dinghy were on the boat when we bought it.* The cradles are held to the cabin top by long bolts or threaded rod sections that appear in the aft cabin and aft head where they are clamped to the ceiling with teak blocks, washers, and acorn nuts.* We have never had the cradles off the boat so I don't know how the bolts or threaded rod is held to the cradles.
Some photos we were given that were taken of the boat prior to our getting it show the cradles finished bright, so I assume they are made of teak.* They had been painted white by the time we acquired it.
First photo is out the starboard aft window in the main cabin, fourth photo is of the overhead at the aft end of the aft cabin, fifth photo is of the attachment blocks in the aft head.
The cradles and the sailing dinghy were on the boat when we bought it.* The cradles are held to the cabin top by long bolts or threaded rod sections that appear in the aft cabin and aft head where they are clamped to the ceiling with teak blocks, washers, and acorn nuts.* We have never had the cradles off the boat so I don't know how the bolts or threaded rod is held to the cradles.
Some photos we were given that were taken of the boat prior to our getting it show the cradles finished bright, so I assume they are made of teak.* They had been painted white by the time we acquired it.
First photo is out the starboard aft window in the main cabin, fourth photo is of the overhead at the aft end of the aft cabin, fifth photo is of the attachment blocks in the aft head.