Placing Tender on Roof w/ Low Radar Arch

rogerbum · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

As long as the dinghy you get doesn't have a metal floor or transom, you can also place one end of the dinghy on top of the radar dome. The radar will see through it just fine. I think others on the site do that.

Blindbaybob · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

We bought a very light, small dinghy - a Sevylor Fish Hunter, 8 foot I think, and it fits on top just in front of our low radar arch. There are pictures in our Grey C'Lune album under "Dinghy". In the pictures, the dinghy looks high in the stern, because we were also stowing a fabric carrier that held our crab trap and various items, but when that is not on top, the dinghy sits flat on the roof very nicely.

DaveS · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks for all of the replies

Rabbits Hutch · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: More Great Information

DaveS:

Great pictures from your cruise. The Alaskan looked like a nice size for a 22' Cruiser with the low arch. It didnt even come over the brim.

What length was that particular inflatable? Do you recall?

I could see myself wanting a size longer, even if it means going over the brow a bit. Plus, as I'm looking closely at the Zodiac "Cadet" line with the tapered tubes towards the aft end, that portion would most likely slide under the arch given what others have previously mentioned...

Thanks again for everyone's help.

Cant think of anything I would rather be doing on a Sunday besides shopping for more boat "stuff."

Gary R.

Adeline · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject:

When I went shopping for an inflatable I needed to decide between a 7'7" and an 8'8" model. I wanted to know how each would fit atop my cabin. So I dragged Adeline over to the inflatable dealer and threw an 8'8'' 'er up there. Positioned her both forward and backwards. I ended up selecting the 77 although either would have worked. Pictures here and here. In all photos the boat is positioned so that the light stalk is not obstructed.

Da Nag · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks for all of the replies

DaveS · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

Bill,
We need to get Fred of "Anita Marie" and Joe of "R Matey" to help us out here with the sizes of their respective Alaskan Series as they were present during the "fitting" of their Alaskan Series. The one pictured in your post above is the smaller of the two. We put "Anita Marie's" on top as well and I believe that everyone present for the fitting agreed that the larger of the two would work. According to my "memory".. Rolling Eyes

..Fred felt there would be no interference for my radome in capturing an adequate "picture" on the chartplotter/radar.
I do know that I'd rather have the larger of the two.

Da Nag · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject:

DaveS · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject:

One drawback I see about the Alaskan Series is that an owner probably has to be a light sleeper and pack iron at all times, because I'd think some crook Evil or Very Mad

would attempt to liberate it from your boat when you are not watching. (They are NICE dinghys!)

thataway · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject:

Thru the years we have owned a number of inflatables. There is no substitute for a real dinghy--a paddle board or even a kayak cannot do the same things--despite each of these being excellent for what they are intended for. The dinghy is you station waggon, touring car and life boat.

We currently have several inflatables, including the 6'6" wooden transom, slat floor, West Marine (Zodiac), and a 9'6" inflatable floor. We also owned an 8' wooden transom slat floor (Zodiac). My experiences early on with the round inflatables, and un-reinforced (slat type of inflatable floor) was that they were unstable when you got in the boat--and we have avoided them for years. The Alaskian boats are very well made--and may be an exception to this. We used both the 8' and 6'6" inflatables on our CD 22, and I believe that either would have been OK with a low arch. We kept the 6'6" boat and used it exclusively this summer in the PNW--it is tight, but do-able with one 200 lber and one 120 lber aboard....plus a small dog, but the 8' boat has a lot more room. Remember than a 6'6" boat will only have about 4 feet of usable length in the actual hull (18" overhand aft, and 12" tube foreward--the 8 boot boat increases this to 5.5 feet inside of the boat. A 9'6" boat gives you almost 8 feet inside of the boat. Also consider how fast you want the dinghy to go--none of the boats you are considering will plane--and most likely you will row (a bit of frustration if going any distance) or a 3 hp engine. If you want to plane, you need to have a inflatable floor, and at least 6 hp--better 8 hp.

R-Matey · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: More Great Information

[quote="Rabbits Hutch"]DaveS:

Great pictures from your cruise. The Alaskan looked like a nice size for a 22' Cruiser with the low arch. It didnt even come over the brim.

What length was that particular inflatable? Do you recall?

The length of R-Matey's Alaska Series is 7'3". It is 4'5" wide. Weight 40# Model #220TDS

The Alaska Series that Fred (Anita Marie) has is 7'10", same width but weighs 45#. Model #240TDS.

This information is from the 2006 Seattle Boat Show spec sheet.

Rabbits Hutch

Does anyone have the link to the company that sells the Alaska Series??

Thanks,

Gary R.

Captains Cat · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

Gary, I'm sure you can order or find dealers from the MANUFACTURERS WEB SITE .

Good luck.

Charlie

Rabbits Hutch · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: wow

Those are very expensive inflatables....

Da Nag · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: Re: wow