| Title: | Powerboats |
| Notice: | Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267 |
| Moderator: | KWLITY::SUTER |
| Created: | Thu May 12 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1275 |
| Total number of notes: | 18109 |
I have a 25' Bayliner Sunbridge and am looking for advice on how to
store the dinghy, which is a pretty cheap and crappy 9' Sevlar.
Over last season, I simply tied it to the swim platform. This had its
inconveniences, for example:
The swim platform was unusable for access to the boat from dock
Had to be lowered to the water every time we wanted to use the
platform
It sticks out either side of the boat by a few inches, risking
damage during docking
The other alternative I can think of is to mount the dinghy on the bow,
but this has other disadvantages, for example:
It would have to cover the hatch, the only access to the bow and
therefore the anchor
Might flap around at 25 knots cruising speed?
What have you found to be the best arrangement on this size of boat? I
have thought of some options:
Easy davit mounting system on stern for quick loading/unloading
of the dinghy
Towing the damn thing around.
I'd be interested in the advantages and disadvantages of all the above.
Cheers,
Ray
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 646.1 | I wouldn't try towing | MSCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Tue Apr 10 1990 13:36 | 11 |
Is your dinghy an inflatable or fiberglass? Given the damaging effects of sunlight, I wouldn't leave an inflatable inflated and exposed to sun, wind, rain, pollution, etc. It will last a lot longer tucked into a locker. Inflating/deflating our Avon Redcrest takes maybe 10 minutes, which isn't much considering the price of Avons. Towing any dinghy at 25 knots isn't likely to work. At that speed an inflatable will spend much of the time flying through the air, and when it lands upside down it will make a rather short-lived sea anchor. Also, any dinghy at that speed may soon fill with water (spray). In much of a chop or sea towing at even 6 knots isn't much fun and should be avoided. | |||||
| 646.2 | Helium ? | ULTRA::BURGESS | Mad man across the water | Tue Apr 10 1990 14:14 | 0 |
| 646.3 | Dangerous Dinghy Length | NWD002::SASLOW_ST | STEVE | Tue Apr 10 1990 15:00 | 11 |
You stated in your base note that the dinghy sticks out a couple
of inches either side of your transom. THIS IS DANGEROUS! If you
are in rough seas and water going by the side of the boat hits the
dinghy, it is likely to rip it right off the swim platform along
with your railings or whatever else you have it secured to.
This happened to a friend of mine with a 25 Bayliner Saratoga. It
was not a pretty sight.
I would recommend you get a shorter dinghy.
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| 646.4 | THEBUS::THACKERAY | Tue Apr 10 1990 15:05 | 5 | ||
Exactly. That's one of the reasons why I'm unsatisfied with the current
arrangement, although it's typically only mounted on the swim platform
on fine days, 'coz I ain't going out in the dinghy in rough weather!
Ray
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