There are several versions of this device. One of the brokers we worked with during our search (Gene Gammon at Gulf Coast Yacht Sales - you can also look for "the Irwin Guy" on the net, as he specializes in them) repped a company who made them.
Not cheap, but VERY neat. L8R Skip Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it however." (and) "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand. You seek problems because you need their gifts." (Richard Bach, in Illusions - The Reluctant Messiah) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Huddleston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:40 PM Subject: [Liveaboard] Tender platform > While sailing around Antigua I saw a boat (about 45 feet) that had a > platform on the stern that raised and lowered on two tracks attached to > the > transom. I took pictures of it and copied down the information for the > manufacturer, but, of course, do not have that information with me right > now. Other than the possible weight on the stern, it looked like a very > good system. The platform is lowered just below the water surface and the > dinghy is driven over the platform. The platform (presumably with its > occupants) is then raised up to the deck level. If the dinghy were tied > down properly, even a following sea that filled the dinghy with water > would > probably not dislodge the dinghy. Also, when the platform is not in use > for > the dinghy, it would make a great swimming/diving platform. > > If there is interest I will look up the information and send it out. Does > anyone else know of this devise? What have you experienced, read, or > heard > about it? > > Lee Huddleston > s/v Truelove > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
