John,
It only weighs 30.1 lbs. I tie a 'safety line' from the motor to
the stern push pit rail. Either my wife or myself get into the
dinghy and remove the motor from the dink's transom, then pass it to
the person standing on the sugar scoop transom. It's an easy lift
from there. If I needed to do it just by myself, I would lay it onto
the transom, then push it into the cockpit so it was secure enough
for me to board the boat. I purchased the motor on line from Porta
Boat in the Bay area. It had a torn shipping box and because I was
able to pick it up, it saved a bunch. It's quiet, easy to start, a 4
cycle, moves my inflatable along nicely, was reasonably priced, and
light weight.
I did have a bit of a problem during the initial starting and
break in sequence, but that's a long story. Suffice it to say, there
was a very small piece of debris in the spark plug that gave the
local shop fits to diagnose. Rather than checking for spark using
the plug to ground, they used one of their fancy electronic gizzmos
and verified it was getting spark. They needed a 'shade tree
mechanic' who eventually tested the spark using the plug. The
particle was so tiny, he needed to use his feeler gauge to remove
it. We all had a good laugh about it, but the bill was still $100.
Eventually, they made up for it at a later date.
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 3, 2010, at 1:55 PM, John W Emmerich wrote:
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
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
