INNOVATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

drbbqking · Post by **drbbqking** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:01 pm

putting davits on a f32??? have a small dingy 8'ish its an old Pearson and would love to have it with the Trojan but where????

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:42 pm

I would put it on the swim platform, I had horizontal style...
NOTE because of the length of my combo I was limited to port side docking.

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:35 pm

Ready, You have a great looking boat. I can only dock on my stbd side when carrying the dink, as it sticks out also.

My question for you is your boot stripe. Mine are much closer to the water. Have you or your po moved them higher up the hull?

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:47 pm

Not nearly as much of a feno as you guys, but my dinghy mount was a bit of a job.

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:52 pm

Whatcha got there Roy? Some Weaver Snap Davits?

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:00 pm

foofer b wrote:My question for you is your boot stripe. Mine are much closer to the water. Have you or your po moved them higher up the hull?

I don't think so... most f32's and tricabins around here look the same.... though mine is lacking the additional thin gold stripe that I believe was original.

and

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:14 pm

How about This?

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:32 am

Commissionpoint wrote:Whatcha got there Roy? Some Weaver Snap Davits?

Yes, I found a pair last year online for a song. Then I fabricated aluminum plate brackets to attach to the top and bottom of the swim platform to help spread the load uniformly.

Did the same thing on my telescoping ladder- a four rung one that goes far enuff in the water for non gymnasts to use!

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:21 am

And this...

Sits flat in the water still connected to the swim platform....Easy to board/load the dink this way - fire up the outboard, quick disconnect.

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:48 am

foofer b wrote: Yes, I found a pair last year online for a song. Then I fabricated aluminum plate brackets to attach to the top and bottom of the swim platform to help spread the load uniformly.

Very cool. Nice work!

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:02 pm

[quote="Paul - SW Ontario"]And this...

That IS NICE, being able to walk on your s/p with the dink aboard. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:09 am

foofer b wrote:
Paul - SW Ontario wrote:And this...

That IS NICE, being able to walk on your s/p with the dink aboard. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Your welcome foofer b...

ready123 is definately the way to go in the Georgian Bay boating world...hard bottom Walker Bay & cradle on the swim platform with the outboard still affixed...

we spend 90% of our time on sandy bottoms and shores in Erie...which means alot of time spent on the platform and in the water.

So the set up we use is to our benefit.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:34 am

Paul - SW Ontario wrote:ready123 is definately the way to go in the Georgian Bay boating world...hard bottom Walker Bay & cradle on the swim platform with the outboard still affixed...

Or what I moved on to now, towed whaler
http://flic.kr/p/8ehFxC

I must say your larger platform really looks nice.

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:17 pm

ready123 wrote:
Paul - SW Ontario wrote:ready123 is definately the way to go in the Georgian Bay boating world...hard bottom Walker Bay & cradle on the swim platform with the outboard still affixed...
Or what I moved on to now, towed whaler
http://flic.kr/p/8ehFxC

I must say your larger platform really looks nice.

Thanks ready...it makes a great "back porch"...

Nice vid...
have a couple of vids of ours surfing along too, but the photo account don't support my particular video files.

For any who might get the chance to boat in Canada's (ready's) Georgian Bay....it is an absolute boaters dream! We spent a week up there this past August with our Trojan, and it truly is another world.

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:57 pm

Paul - SW Ontario wrote:Nice vid...
have a couple of vids of ours surfing along too, but the photo account don't support my particular video files.

Open a free flickr account and put them there... or send them to me & I'll put them on mine.
or are the video files unusual?
http://www.flickr.com/help/video/#1906
Limits display to 90 secs....