Herb, How do lift the OB up on the rail? Do lift it yourself or use a bridle and block and tackle. I have a 5 HP Nissan and its a little too much to handle from an unstable dinghy to the stern pulpit.
I usually leave the motor on. We don't have of waves or chop on the river. When one of those 50 or 60 ft houseboats goes by at hull speed I just turn directly into the wake. Thanks, John Emmerich C27 TR Louisville, KY ----- Original Message ----- From: Herb Clark <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010 3:46 pm Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Dinghy To: [email protected] > I sure appreciate your 'engineer's' approach to solving > problems > Phil. We usually tow our inflatable dinghy up close to the > stern of > our Catalina 270 with a bridle. I pull the nose up > high so only the > rear pontoon tubes and a bit of the rear floor are in the > water. > This makes for reduced drag. I think I tested it with the > knot meter > showing around a .1 knts drop, something I can live with. > I usually > remove my 2.5 hp 4 cycle Susuki outboard and put it on the > stern > rail. Last thing I need is for some power boat's wake to > flip my > dinghy with the outboard on it! > > If I expect heavy weather, I deflate the dink, put the cover on, > and > stow it below. We also carry one, and sometimes two kayaks > between > our shrouds and life lines. I made two kayak out board > holders from > 1" copper pipe for my Catalina 25 a number of years ago. > The kayak > racks slip over the stanchions. This summer, I will borrow > one set > for use on the Cat. 270 so we can move one kayak to the > out board > rack when needing a clear deck to facilitate docking. > Another trick > I have employed during rain, is to put the dink upside down on > the > bow. This keeps it from filling with water and needing to > get in an > pump the water out the next day. It also covers the front > hatch so > it can be opened during rain to promote air circulation. > > Another trick I employed with my Catalina 25, when towing my > Fatty > Knees hard shell dink, was putting snap shackles at my bow > pulpit so > I could release my forward life lines easily. This allowed > me to > drop the life lines quickly, pull the dink up on the bow, > and lash > it down while underway. I was younger then and > stronger. Now, I > might need to use a lifting bridle and a halyard to help hoist > it. > It's why I know prefer my kayak over the Fatty Knees, and use > the > inflatable when visiting other boats or making a trip to shore > for > supplies. > > We leave June 15th for Desolation Sound and the Discovery > Islands in > British Columbia. I will have a better idea of how the > above > suggestions work when we are finished. > Cheers! > > Herb Clark > [email protected] > > Chico Yacht Club > s/v Imagine - Catalina 270 > s/v Hotel Charlie - Catalina 25' > d/s Coyote - Coronado 15' > > "Why sail a blow when I can tow?" > > > > > > On Jun 2, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Phil Agur wrote: > > > > > A spinnaker halyard in good condition would be the same as the > main > > and you’d lift a main up the mast or hoist the engine > and > > transmission out with it. I didn’t double check but it’s a > 1200 to > > 1500 lbs SWL line with an excess of a 4000 lbs breaking strength. > > > > > > > > The tricky part is how do you make it so simple to raise > that > > you’ll tackle it ever time without question. > > > > > > > > I would suggest a clip on 3 point bridle to a single ring. > Then > > attached to the ring I would clip on my man overboard 4:1 > tackle > > and attach it to the horse bit* looking device I use in > hoisting > > the mast. Then clip that in the whisker pole and lift with > the > > halyard. What this should do for you is give you a 12 foot arm > to > > reach out past the beam of the boat to the center of the > dingy. How > > far out you reach is controlled by the angle of the whisker > pole. > > We carry our vertical on the front of the mast so it’s > always > > there. That makes straight up 6 inches and out flat 12 feet. > When > > you start the lift you raise the pole tip and she’ll come > inboard. > > When the distance away from the mast is about 6 feet you swing > it > > aboard and lower with the 4:1 tackle and it should remain > centered > > in the foredeck. Unclip one of the bridle connections and it > will > > help you flip it. > > > > > > > > Phil > Agur s/v Wing Tip > > C270 LE > #184 MMSI 366901790 > > > > > > *The horse bit device is just two vang bails with a bolt > through > > the center I latch in the spinnaker pole end so the pole only > sees > > a compression load and the vang bails carry the lifting > force > > around the pole fitting. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > Behalf Of mkeller23173 > > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:46 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [IC27A] Re: Dinghy > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the responses. > > > > I think I will try heaving it up on the foredeck this > afternoon > > when I get out there. See if it fits when inflated. > > > > How many pounds do you all think a spinnaker halyard is good > to lift? > > > > --- In [email protected], Derek Atkin <atkin...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Here is a shot of my Achilles on the foredeck. > > > > > > http://www.opus45.com/c27_pics/DSCN3827.jpg > > > > > > My plan was to get a sunbrella cover made for it - so that > people > > could sit/lay on it when not in use. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: "captain...@..." <captain...@...> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 12:06:39 PM > > > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Dinghy > > > > > > > > > I travel with my dingy deflated and covered on the foredeck. > When I > > > arrive at an anchorage I inflate it and use my whisker pole > to > > crane it > > > overboard. I toe it on short hops to new coves, but for > longer > > passages, I > > > crane it aboard and overturn it on the foredeck. > > > > > > David Hoyt > > > Sovereignty > > > Catalina 27 #65 > > > ahsovereignty. com > > > > > > In a message dated 6/2/2010 7:01:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > mkel...@michaelkell er.org writes: > > > > > > >Hey folks, > > > > > > > >Looking for some creative dinghy transport solutions for > > > > our C270. We sailed to Oxford, MD this weekend with our > 7'6" > > dinghy deflated > > > > on deck. Once at anchor, I dragged it to the stern and > blew it > > up. It worked > > > > ok, but was not the smoothest solution. And forget > about > > getting it back up on > > > > deck (it sat forward of the companionway on the trip over) > it's > > too heavy to > > > > heave back up there. So it ended up being deflated and not- > so- > > elegantly tied > > > > to the stern, but that was roughly a 50 minute process > > > > > > > >I don't want to > > > > drag it, my guess is we'll loose 1 to 1.5 knots. > Don't > > particularly want > > > > davits as the boat budget has been blown on the autopilot > this > > year and I feel > > > > that might be overkill for our 27 foot boat. > > > > > > > >I know there's only so > > > > many ways to bring a dinghy with you, but aside from > deflating > > it or davits, > > > > am I missing some creative solution? > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > > > >Mike > > > >C270 - > > > > Detente - #313 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
