Alone in 360 sundancer

[BOZ]

Matt - yes, the two additional cleats on the transom are for securing the dingy. I have a Roskelly-Olsson davit system, which uses a 7:1 block/tackle to haul the dingy and motor up. I needed a strong anchor point, as high as I could get it. So I intalled those two cleats on top of the transom area. I backed up the fiberglass where I installed them with a fitted piece of high density plywood, fiberglass reinforcement, and also had two large pieces of 3/16 stainless steel backing plates made up, to sandwich it all together. I've hauled the dingy for two years now and no stress cracks or other problems. Maximum seas I've encountered with the dingy on the back were 4-6 footers on Lake Huron.

http://www.boatdavit.com/LT175%20-%20ST275%20info.htm

Above link to manufacturers web site. I have the ST275 model. I carry a 9.5 foot AB RIB with a 15HP 2 stroke Yamaha. Boat plus motor weigh in at 240 pounds or so. It's very easy for one person to haul up the dingy with the block tackle. There is room to walk between the dingy and the transom locker, but when you are ready to run you have to add some tie downs, which block that walking path.

Overall I'm happy with the arrangement. Being able to leave the motor on the dingy was an absolute criteria for me. I had heard of difficulties with the Hurley type davits, getting the dingy up out of the water.

The only setup I wish for instead, would be a hydraulic lift, but I can't justify the cost.

Thanks again for the additional help. Great information on the davit system also. Makes sense what you did with reinforcing the fiberglass on the underside of the cleat. If I remember right that fiberglass was not that thick on the transom. I hear you on the cost of a hydraulic lift. Just a dream for me at this point.

 

[BOZ]

Matt...thanks for the info. Our marina has nice shower facilities...but it gets to be a pain to carry all of your "stuff" to the showers...and then at times, have to wait for one to open up.

Did you get your DTS issued resolved?

Slowly making progress on the diagnosis of the DTS problem. The problem was repeated while an analyzer was hooked up but there is some "question" about the code that came up according to mercruiser (if that isn't odd in itself). They are going to try a couple of other things next week to rule the wiring harness and other things out. Hopefully it gets resolved soon.