How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?

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royalserf	How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 53 10/16/05 12:05:24	Tags : None I do not wnat to use stern davits but prefer to carry my inflatable dingy on the foredeck. Does anyone know of a portable or (fixed to the mast) crane that could be constructed to lift the dingy on and off the boat. I have considered making a bridle for the dingy and using a spare jib halyard to hoist the dingy on and off. Has anyone had any experience or seen anything that might help me? Fred Drummond Royal Serf Huill #855 2 cabin centerline model
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peter	same	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 313 10/16/05 12:48:57	i use the jib halyard
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oscar	Re: same	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 477 10/16/05 14:43:30	I have an 8' Walker Bay with tubes.....it fits perfectly on the foredeck, but weighs more than I can haul up with the halyard, probably because it weighs more than I do (165lbs) So, I connect the extra jib halyard to the tow eye on the bow of the dink, then the tail en of the halyard goes through a block at the foot of the mast, then forward to the same block at the base of the headstay that I use for the tack of the drifter, to the barrel of the windlass.....hit the foot switch and zooooommmmm right out of the water, clear the rail and lower it into place....works like a charm. Captain Oscar, USCG/OUPV C-42 #76 Lady Kay 3C/WK Chesapeake/Fort Lauderdale
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azure42	RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 391 10/16/05 17:38:11	Fred, Ditto Oscar.....two removable turning blocks (snatch blocks on 1" tubular webbing straps) to lead the spinnaker halyard forward to the windlass and varoooom -- up she comes. I have a 9 foot Caribe RIB and use a three-point lifting harness from West Marine which clips into the dinghy's three pad eyes. Rod Williams Azure, #343, 2-cabin Alameda/San Francisco Bay, CA.
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melelana	Re: RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 391 10/17/05 03:41:15	I have an 9' Avon inflatible floor and a Walker Bay 10'. I use the spinnaker halyard "cross winched" to my electric main halyard winch. Takes 2 people (one on the winch, one on the foredeck) but doesn't require any re-rigging. OBTW, rolled up Avon fits under the Walker Bay. I can take the kid's sailing WB 10 and the all purpose inflatible without dragging either. Wichard folding padeyes on the cabin sides make it easy to secure them. Larry Melelana Catalina 42 #175 3cbn, wk
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royalserf	Re: RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 53 10/17/05 05:32:42	Thank you all! Folding padeyes I will need to get!!! Since my dingy only weighs about 50 lbs, I can probably winch it up by using the manual winch on the cabin top. All my lines are led aft to the cockpit. I would have to use my spare jib halyard and was wondering if the halyard will slip (or jump) the masthead sheave. Has anyone experienced this? Fred Drummond Royal Serf #855 2 cabin centerline
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melelana	Re: RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 391 10/17/05 05:40:54	Fred, Masthead sheaves are well seated and you shouldn't have any problems. Larry
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countferrari	Re: RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 103 10/17/05 07:30:13	Fred, I just 'jump' (haul down on the halyard where it exits the mast) the spinaker halyard and use the folding maststep I have for covering the main as a temporary cleat. This a one man show and easy to do. Count Enrico Ferrari S/V Jah Mon, 1994, Mark I, Hull #428, Two Cabin, Fin Keel, Anacortes, WA, Puget Sound PHRF 122
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cathyinct	Re: RE: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 310 10/17/05 13:07:15	I had a 65 lb Achilles for 10 yrs on my last boat and all I did was haul it up and over the life lines and then put it sideways, then flipped it. Did it for 10 yrs, and the boat was a 30 footer, so no near the deck space that I have on our 42. That was the beauty of having a light weight dink !! No problem. But I worried about the strain on the lifelines. The dingy was then tied to the bow, and then to port and starboard when being stored at the marina. Otherwise it was always dragged. We sported a 2 hp back then before kids. Never used a halyard. It was a "one woman" operation. Best of luck. CAthy
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jbmason	Re: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 246 10/17/05 19:21:43	Spare halyard with a make shift harness on my 10 ft. Aqua Dutch inflatable lets me lift from the deck and lower to the water over the lifelines. I do have to guide it up and out over the life lines. Reverse procedure to extract from the water; however I use the winch to aid in the lift from the water. With the HP inflatable floor, the unit weighs less than 100 pounds. I have launched by myself but extraction from the water sinlge handed requires a different run of the halyard to snatch blocks. Usually I simply tow the dink on the return trip.
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dbnonsense	lifting dingy	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 146 10/18/05 11:05:59	I can launch and retrieve our 10'2" inflatable with the HP floor over the lifelines without using the spinaker haylard, but if it is windy or rough will use the haylard but it is still a one man job. we store on the fore deck, if we had an RIB it would sit too high and block visability forward unless we deflated it. on the other hand the RIB gives a much dryer ride than the HP. Dave Common Sense #810
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stevesnyder	Storing Inflatable	#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 96 10/18/05 13:32:27	We store our Apex 10' RIB on the foredeck for longer trips over say...50 miles. We use the spin halyard via the windlass. it's a two person job, and not very difficult. It takes less than 15 min. There is a bridle that attaches to the inside of the dinghy, and the halyard attaches to that. We don't mind the increased height. It's very secure.
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oscar	Re: Storing Inflatable	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 477 10/18/05 15:35:16	One additional point, hoisting by the bow allows rotating along the long axis, and then standing upright in front of the mast and lowering upside down....I'm wondering if some of you store right side up....the visibility is not impaired much this way..... picture here: www.woodenshoemusic.com/I...dyKay3.JPG Captain Oscar, USCG/OUPV C-42 #76 Lady Kay 3C/WK Chesapeake/Fort Lauderdale
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jackwalkey	Re: Storing Inflatable	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13 10/19/05 16:34:15	Having bought (over $200)a four point lifting bridle to hoist a new AB 9'6" RIB weighing 149 lbs, which I have yet to use I am concerned whether my wife will be able to pull up the dingy using the main non-electric winch, while I guide the dingy over the life lines. Is this true? Having to rig up something to use the windlass seems difficult, especially as the chain holding the anchor runs through the windlass? Do you first tie off the chain to a cleat? What is the procedure in turning over the RIB before it hits and scars the deck? Any helpful pictures? Jack Tideacres No.910
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azure42	re: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 391 10/19/05 17:17:56	Jack, As I mentioned earlier in this thread -- we use the windlass. No big deal, only takes two minutes to rig and start hauling...the dink is aboard seconds after that. My spare spinnaker halyard isn't led back to the cockpit, so mine may be simpler to rig than others. I take the chain off the gypsy while I'm using the windlass and the anchor rode is still held by the hook on the snubber. Even when we hauled the dinghy aboard using the manual winches (before we figured out our windlass arrangement), my wife would guide the RIB and I would do the cranking. Since the weight of the dinghy is held by the halyard, it is just easier to have my smaller wife push or pull the dinghy while I sweated over the winch handle. She just has to watch out for "swings" if the sea is rolling us. My dinghy sits upright on rails on the cabin top. I can see over (and under) it from the helm by moving slightly, and seeing forward has never been a problem, even in crowded harbors and marinas. www.catalina42.org/photos/rod-61ee.jpg www.catalina42.org/photos/rod-26.jpg Rod Williams Azure, #343, 2-cabin Alameda/San Francisco Bay, CA.
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oscar	Re: How do I lift my dingy aboard the boat?	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 477 10/20/05 06:21:06	*Quote:* Do you first tie off the chain to a cleat? I have a short piece of thin line on the cleat that I tie to the chain so I can take it off the windlass.....no problem. *Quote:* What is the procedure in turning over the RIB before it hits and scars the deck? As I mentioned earlier, I pull the dink out by the bow, so it hangs vertical....turning it over is a matter of spinning it around its longitudinal axis.....then setting it down in front of the mast with the bottom facing aft, and lowering the bow down while the stern "sits" against the foot of the mast. To avoid scarring I bought some very small, 10" or so, fenders that I jam between dink and deck after I tie it down. Also makes things nice and tight. (I tie a thin line to the fenders and attach them to the dink so I don't loose them if they accidentally escape....) Captain Oscar, USCG/OUPV C-42 #76 Lady Kay 3C/WK Chesapeake/Fort Lauderdale
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