Davit connection points on tender

aquaman_001 · 20-02-2008, 10:40

Hey fellow sailors,

I just purchased a Walker Bay 8 and would like to modify it to be lifted using my horizontal davit system on the transom. I tried using the gunwhale lip after reinforcing it with starboard but it doesn't lift high enough out of the water. Any ideas or thoughts?

ssullivan · 20-02-2008, 10:42

Passing on what I learned on this board:

Mount some D-rings onto the floor of your dinghy (if possible on the Walker Bay) and lift from there. It will raise the boat up as high as it can possibly go.

aquaman_001 · 20-02-2008, 10:51

Is there a way to do that without drilling holes through the floor?

Vasco · 20-02-2008, 10:57

D rings through the floor. Drilling holes won't hurt it. I did this with my AB rigid inflatable.

SkiprJohn · 20-02-2008, 11:07

Hi Aqua,
Can you use the bow eye and transom plastic gudgeon slot somehow? I like Sean's suggestion but you definitely would have to poke through the plastic and have backing washers. There are already holes in the boat at the drain plug and daggerboard slot but may not be that strategically placed.
If you could find where the bow eye comes through to the interior and use the end of that for one attachment point and then find where the gudgeon system on the stern is bolted through and extend some of those bolts you might be able to use those two places plus the daggerboard slot and have a three part sling. That's it for my suggestions. Good luck in your project.
Kind Regards,
JohnL

aquaman_001 · 20-02-2008, 11:53

Thanks for the quick responses. Would 5200 adhesive work to seal the bolt holes after drilling.

SkiprJohn · 20-02-2008, 22:40

5200 will seal the holes and is better than polysulfied for plastic. Silicone might be just as good and much cheaper. Just apply the silicone before you install the nuts and bolts, finger tighten the nuts and bolts and wait 24 hours, then tighten them a bit harder. Silicone forms a good gasket, 5200 is a permanent adhesive sealant.
JohnL

aquaman_001 · 21-02-2008, 06:05

Thank you, Sir for all the great advice. I found the D-rings on Ebay and they're on the way. Take care and happy cruising!

Steve Pope · 21-02-2008, 08:33

Walker bay have a kit of 4 eyes that replace the nuts on the 4 of the seat bolts, you don't have to drill holes or anything else. I have been using them for a couple of years and found them satisfactory.

20-02-2008, 10:40	#1
aquaman_001 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Boat: Irwin 30, Tropicool Posts: 4	Davit connection points on tender Hey fellow sailors, I just purchased a Walker Bay 8 and would like to modify it to be lifted using my horizontal davit system on the transom. I tried using the gunwhale lip after reinforcing it with starboard but it doesn't lift high enough out of the water. Any ideas or thoughts?

20-02-2008, 10:57	#4
Vasco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Toronto in summer, further south in winter. Boat: CS36Merlin, "La Belle Aurore" Ben393 "Breathless" Posts: 1,891 Images: 34	D rings through the floor. Drilling holes won't hurt it. I did this with my AB rigid inflatable. __________________ Rick I Toronto

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20-02-2008, 10:42	#2
ssullivan Commercial Vendor Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,531 Images: 1	Passing on what I learned on this board: Mount some D-rings onto the floor of your dinghy (if possible on the Walker Bay) and lift from there. It will raise the boat up as high as it can possibly go.

20-02-2008, 10:51	#3
aquaman_001 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Boat: Irwin 30, Tropicool Posts: 4	Is there a way to do that without drilling holes through the floor?

20-02-2008, 11:07	#5
SkiprJohn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kea'au, Big Island, Hawaii Boat: Cascade, Cutter, 42 - "Casual" Posts: 3,922	Hi Aqua, Can you use the bow eye and transom plastic gudgeon slot somehow? I like Sean's suggestion but you definitely would have to poke through the plastic and have backing washers. There are already holes in the boat at the drain plug and daggerboard slot but may not be that strategically placed. If you could find where the bow eye comes through to the interior and use the end of that for one attachment point and then find where the gudgeon system on the stern is bolted through and extend some of those bolts you might be able to use those two places plus the daggerboard slot and have a three part sling. That's it for my suggestions. Good luck in your project. Kind Regards, JohnL

20-02-2008, 11:53	#6
aquaman_001 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Boat: Irwin 30, Tropicool Posts: 4	Thanks for the quick responses. Would 5200 adhesive work to seal the bolt holes after drilling.

20-02-2008, 22:40	#7
SkiprJohn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kea'au, Big Island, Hawaii Boat: Cascade, Cutter, 42 - "Casual" Posts: 3,922	5200 will seal the holes and is better than polysulfied for plastic. Silicone might be just as good and much cheaper. Just apply the silicone before you install the nuts and bolts, finger tighten the nuts and bolts and wait 24 hours, then tighten them a bit harder. Silicone forms a good gasket, 5200 is a permanent adhesive sealant. JohnL

21-02-2008, 06:05	#8
aquaman_001 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Boat: Irwin 30, Tropicool Posts: 4	Thank you, Sir for all the great advice. I found the D-rings on Ebay and they're on the way. Take care and happy cruising!

21-02-2008, 08:33	#9
Steve Pope Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maungaturoto, New Zealand only 10 minutes from the Kaipara harbour, it is a tidal harbour with one of the largest shore lines in the Southern hemisphere, no shortage of sand banks though. Boat: Trismus 37 (alloy) built in 1976 or 1986 depending on who you talk to! Posts: 452	Walker bay have a kit of 4 eyes that replace the nuts on the 4 of the seat bolts, you don't have to drill holes or anything else. I have been using them for a couple of years and found them satisfactory.