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4E: Dinghy, Davit & Outboard
4E1: Davit
This boat has a high-quality electric davit supporting the dinghy.
To use it,
1. Release any dinghy tie-downs and raise the engine so that it clears the
stantions.
Be sure drain plug is in place.
2. Insert the davit remote control’s plug in the receptacle on the davit at the
“elbow”.
3. Being sure the sling is properly clear of the dinghy seat and attach the hoist
cable to the snap-hook on the dinghy’s sling chain.
4. Hoist the dingy carefully by operating the remote control until it clears the
handrails.
5. Rotate the dinghy so that the bow faces the stern of the main boat.
6. Manually swing the dinghy to the starboard side of the boat while steadying
it so that it is parallel to the boat’s hull.
7. Then pay out cable from the davit, with a crew member “walking”
the dinghy to the aft swim step for boarding when it reaches the
water’s surface and floats.
8. The crew member then release the dinghy sling from the davit.
Then keep tension on the cable while securing the sling to a point
on the vessel as the davit control is operated to take in the excess
cable so that it is lightly tensioned until the dinghy is returned to
the boat.
4E2: Dinghy
The dinghy aboard this boat is an 11’ Rendova hard bottom rigid inflatable
dinghy.
For safety, and compliance with U.S. rules, there should be a life
jacket aboard the dinghy for each passenger aboard whenever the
dinghy is at sea.
The dinghy is equipped with running lights, fuel tank and gauge and bilge pump.
Be sure all equipment is “Off” when stowing the dinghy! Open the drain plug in rainy
weather so the pump doesn’t run.
Please be careful when pulling the dinghy ashore on beaches to minimize damage
and scratches to the bottom. Don’t “Ram” the beach; you can bump up to the beach
gently and step ashore over the bow, pulling the dinghy a little more ashore as each
person off-loads. Don’t forget to raise the outboard!
The dinghy has a built-in trickle battery charger. If the battery is low, connect the AC
cable (stowed in the aft seat of the flybridge L-settee) to the receptacle at flybridge helm
starboard. The cable may also stay connected while the dinghy is onboard. Just remember
to disconnect before lowering the dinghy.
Dinghy at rest atop the sundeck.
The position of the large snap hook on the dinghy’s
sling chain is positioned so the dinghy balances on
its fore-aft axis. Do not disconnect it once it’s
positioned; instead, disconnect the hoist cable
hook from the chain hook.
The davit control plugs in
on the rear of the
structure.
The davit controller. Found
in the step starboard
side pilot house.
Here an AC cable is connected to the battery
charger receptacle (green arrow) and you
can see the charger in the seat (red arrow).
Dinghy at rest atop the sundeck.
