Hurley Davits on 340 DA

Wow that’s a great video! That’s big water out there and it looks like you handled it well. Thanks !
 
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I’ve sent them my dimensions etc. looks like a great way to do. Thanks again for your input. Be safe & enjoy!
 
Phasma said:
I added an H3 to my 360. I used the optional extension arms to set the dinghy back away so that I can walk onto the boat. The H3 allows me to load and unload alone. Zero regrets
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And in counter point, our Sabre had the H3 when we bought it. I would not have bought it to install on the boat. It’s a nice idea that may work well under perfect conditions, but with our Zodiac and swim platform/transom, it is one huge PITA. Our swim platform is too narrow (more than half the dinghy is out over water), as a result spinning the turntable and using the winch is always a 50/50 chance of going swimming. The Zodiac’s (alu rib) tow hook bracket hangs on the davit structure requiring physically lifting it in an already precarious situation.

I certainly would not recommend it unless you can try it out on another boat very similar to yours. We are considering a move up to a 45 in the next year or two, so it stays for the moment. We’ll be looking for a boat with a Freedom.
 
That’s fantastic! What a great trip. Did you anchor and stay or out and back in a day ? Either way... what a trip. I bet the 340 was great out on the water. Cheers
 
Henry Boyd said:
And in counter point, our Sabre had the H3 when we bought it. I would not have bought it to install on the boat. It’s a nice idea that may work well under perfect conditions, but with our Zodiac and swim platform/transom, it is one huge PITA. Our swim platform is too narrow (more than half the dinghy is out over water), as a result spinning the turntable and using the winch is always a 50/50 chance of going swimming. The Zodiac’s (alu rib) tow hook bracket hangs on the davit structure requiring physically lifting it in an already precarious situation.

I certainly would not recommend it unless you can try it out on another boat very similar to yours. We are considering a move up to a 45 in the next year or two, so it stays for the moment. We’ll be looking for a boat with a Freedom.
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Thank you for your input. I am try to get as much information as I can. So far similarly brands seem to be on the 340. The Naughty and he is running at sea in a video and loves it. Sure is a lot of knowledge and experience with this fine group ! Cheers
 
Captain Spike said:
That’s fantastic! What a great trip. Did you anchor and stay or out and back in a day ? Either way... what a trip. I bet the 340 was great out on the water. Cheers
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We stayed out there for a week at Fry's Harbor. This summer, we're going to go for a similar length of time, but will hit up some more bays. The 340 did great. The big limitation is fuel of course. We ran 40 miles up to Channel Islands Harbor, filled up, and then 25 miles over to Santa Cruz Island. We then did a straight 65 mile run back down to Marina Del Rey following our week at Frys. I track the fuel burn very precisely using the data coming out of the engines, which is linked into my MFD via NMEA 2000. I will tell you, however, the analog gauges hit 'E' well before the tanks run out of fuel, so for the last at least 45 minutes, I had both gauges at E, but the electronics showing sufficient fuel remaining in both tanks to more than get us home. It was very nerve wracking!
 
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bfernald0 said:
We stayed out there for a week at Fry's Harbor. This summer, we're going to go for a similar length of time, but hit up some more bays. The 340 did great. The big limitation is fuel of course. We ran 40 miles up to Channel Islands Harbor, filled up, and then 25 miles over to Santa Cruz Island. We then did a straight 65 mile run back down to Marina Del Rey following our week at Frys. I track the fuel burn very precisely using the data coming out of the engines, which is linked into my MFD via NMEA 2000. I will tell you, however, the analog gauges hit 'E' well before the tanks run out of fuel, so for the last at least 45 minutes, I had both gauges at E, but the electronics showing sufficient fuel remaining in both tanks to more than get us home. It was very nerve wracking!
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Responding to Henry's post regarding the Sabre, there is certainly a trick to getting the dinghy up onto these davits, and I went into the drink more than once experimenting. The swim platform on the 340 is relatively narrow and you want to mount the davits all the way astern, so you have as much space as possible between pontoon and transom. Thus, the centerline of the dinghy is basically sitting right on the edge of the swim platform. With the engine on it, you have to pull the dinghy bow first from the side, up onto the davits. I can do this by myself, but it's a little bit of a process. I pull the dinghy up, bow first, from the starboard side (standing on the port side of the swimstep). You really don't have sufficient leverage to get it up that way in one shot, by yourself. In short, you pull it up onto the first davit, and tie off the bowline on the port cleat. You then go up on the bench seat lean over the transom and pull the stern of the dinghy up. The whole thing plops right onto the davits very nicely. Then, tie off bow and stern, run a line from the stern of the dinghy (which would lie on the starboard side of the boat in this example) and tie it off on the port cleat as well (this prevents lateral movement), and you're good to go.
 
Yikes ! I’d been nervous too, definitely sounds like an incredible trip and good to run with another boat too. Be safe !
bfernald0 said:
Responding to Henry's post regarding the Sabre, there is certainly a trick to getting the dinghy up onto these davits, and I went into the drink more than once experimenting. The swim platform on the 340 is relatively narrow and you want to mount the davits all the way astern, so you have as much space as possible between pontoon and transom. Thus, the centerline of the dinghy is basically sitting right on the edge of the swim platform. With the engine on it, you have to pull the dinghy bow first from the side, up onto the davits. I can do this by myself, but it's a little bit of a process. I pull the dinghy up, bow first, from the starboard side (standing on the port side of the swimstep). You really don't have sufficient leverage to get it up that way in one shot, by yourself. In short, you pull it up onto the first davit, and tie off the bowline on the port cleat. You then go up on the bench seat lean over the transom and pull the stern of the dinghy up. The whole thing plops right onto the davits very nicely. Then, tie off bow and stern, run a line from the stern of the dinghy (which would lie on the starboard side of the boat in this example) and tie it off on the port cleat as well (this prevents lateral movement), and you're good to go.
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Okay, I thought it may be a be of work to get it up, but still sounds good. Thank you again. Jeff
 
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