One thing I forgot. The Seawise is the only system I know which allows you to continue to exit and enter from the swim step - at least on one side. This has been a great help to my crew (wife) who can stand on the swimstep when we come into one of the newer low riding concrete docks. I also had a bow thruster installed which helps me stay next to the dock while she leisurely ties us up. I only use it when I have to since I consider it a cop out to good seamanship. Incredibly helpful sometime however. Good luck.
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Doug Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > You're correct, Hurley.**** > > ** ** > > Good suggestions. I'll look into the resources link.**** > > ** ** > > Yes, my 46 Unifilite afterdeck resembles the Pacemaker 46, except that it > is a hard enclosed pilothouse. But the davit mounting challenges would be > similar - no aft rail to mount the davit.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John Strong > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:50 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [UnifliteWorld] davits**** > > ** ** > > Did you mean Hurley?**** > > ** ** > > http://www.hurleymarine.com/**** > > ** ** > > It looks like it carries the dinghy right on the swimstep, which is pretty > close to water level. You might have to tilt the motor up to keep its > lower unit out of the water when underway. Having it that close to the > water would make me nervous in any kind of following sea. **** > > ** ** > > I chose a system that keeps the dinghy in its normal attitude, with the > motor down. Mine is a lightweight system from Forespar because my boat & > motor weigh less than 300 pounds. The whole setup is mounted to the > transom, and the davits can be rotated or removed when the dinghy's in the > water.**** > > ** ** > > http://www.forespar.com/products/boat-nova-davit-lift.shtml**** > > ** ** > > Your 46 is an aft cabin sundeck boat, right? Just like the Pacemaker 46? > Davits that mount to the afterdeck would get the dinghy well out of the > water. I searched Yachtworld and found just one pic of a 46 Pacemaker with > a dinghy - it's the last pic in this listing:**** > > ** ** > > > http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/PacemakerTricabin-Moto...--2547129/Seattle/WA/United-States#.UkIxYtLrxFs > **** > > ** ** > > The total weight of the boat, motor & gear will be the determining factor, > regardless of what type of davit you decide on. If it's fairly light, > maybe this would work:**** > > ** ** > > http://www.davit.com/removabl.html**** > > ** ** > > There are lots of choices, and lots of vendors. Here's a resource:**** > > ** ** > > http://www.top20sites.com/top-davits-sites**** > > ** ** > > Good luck!**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Doug Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Looking to install a dinghy davit system to the swim platform of my 46' > Uniflite. Any recommendations from happy satisfied owners?**** > > **** > > Does anyone have the Harley Davit system? It looks nice, but I don't know > anyone with experience with this system. I like the fact that the engine > stays on the dinghy. Removes the hassle of wrestling with my 9.9 HP O/B.** > ** > > **** > > Any help greatly appreciated.**** > > **** > > Doug Thomas**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.**** > > ** ** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
