Steveeverton
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Does anyone use a lift to load and unload a dingy from the roof of their boat?
dingy lift
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There have been several threads on this recently:
Here are photos of how I use the Garhauer Lift--on both 22 and 25--also Tom Cat, with a removable base plat.
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Here are photos of how I use the Garhauer Lift--on both 22 and 25--also Tom Cat, with a removable base plat.
. Link to album
I just drag it over the bow rail. It's more awkward than heavy, so it's doable. Boat weighs less than 60 lbs. I do use a Garhauer davit to install the small outboard, however, as I can do it from the safety of the cockpit.
I suppose I could make a bar, like Dr Bob did, but it would take some testing to see if our davit actually has enough height/length to get the boat onto the roof. From looking at his pics, his davit seems much taller than ours. I've never tried but I can see the advantage of not wrestling with it on the foredeck.
I suppose I could make a bar, like Dr Bob did, but it would take some testing to see if our davit actually has enough height/length to get the boat onto the roof. From looking at his pics, his davit seems much taller than ours. I've never tried but I can see the advantage of not wrestling with it on the foredeck.
Our davit on the 25 has a foot extra on the lower f the two vertical poles. It is only. a few dollars extra to extend--basically the cost of the SS pipes. Garhaueer is easy to work with for customization.
We used to lift all sorts of dinghies up onto decks--some in the 120# range. Most likely that is why we have back problems in our elderly years.
We have oriented our cockpit mount so that a motor can be transferred from the kicker mount to the dinghy along side of the C Dory. We have also used similar davits, but custom made in our larger boats to pick up motors up to 25 hp from larger dinghies.
We used to lift all sorts of dinghies up onto decks--some in the 120# range. Most likely that is why we have back problems in our elderly years.
We have oriented our cockpit mount so that a motor can be transferred from the kicker mount to the dinghy along side of the C Dory. We have also used similar davits, but custom made in our larger boats to pick up motors up to 25 hp from larger dinghies.