This is what a Walker Bay 8 looks like on the back of my Halvorsen 34. I get it into that position single-handed... mostly without scratching the GRP frame of my swim platform or putting out my back! The WB 10 will be more difficult to do that. In any case I suggest you go straight for davits. I won't want to lift this weight forever, and plan to install removable davits in preparation for a new toy with OB engine sometime next year (bank manager's approval permitting).
People say the WB will lose it's shape if rested on its side. Turns out that's true! Whilst you can't (yet) see the deformation, I noticed yesterday that the daggerboard shaft (only useful if you are sailing) is no longer aligned with the slot in the middle bench. Can be fixed by uncrewing the bench and reassembling, but will no doubt happen again every few months.
I wanted something more expensive, but settled on the WB as a first tender because: It was very cheap and light; just big enough for me and my twin boys to get to the beach; Trinka and others are truely beautiful, but cost of shipping to Hong Kong kills it (I looked into these... they are lovely).
As my 3-year old twin boys get bigger, I am keen to upgrade to a runabout with motor. For our intended purpose, it will likely have to be an aluminu-hulled*RIB, no more than 11ft LOA, hopefully with 25hp engine.
My question for you guys: what would you think is the heaviest RIB+OB+davits weight that a 34ft trawler can take without causing disappointing reduction in performance? I plan to get a few friends to stand on my swim platform as I work my way up to max RPMs. The boat did 14 kts when new and largely empty (9 months ago), but now that we have toys and stuff on board, I am lucky if I can hit 12 kts (I like to cruise at 9/10kts). Will be hauling her out shortly for first docking and new antifoul, but I clean the hull monthly, so I doubt fouling is the cause. I bet having 250lbs of weight on the transom won't help the attitude and speed.
Mark