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Old 03-12-2015, 07:26   #1
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400 | Dinghy Size

Greetings All,

I'm finishing a deal on a new Lagoon 400S2 (at last ).

The recommend dinghy size from Lagoon is 3.40m.

I've a dinghy cheaper option but the size is 3.60m.

It will fit between the hulls?
Is it practical to pull from the water?

Many thanks for your help.

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Old 03-12-2015, 13:09   #2
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Re: 400 | Dinghy Size

I seriously doubt a few in/cm will make any difference. The dinghy situation on a Cat with a hoist is about as good as it can get. A 15hp dinghy does not seem like any trouble for them.
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Old 03-12-2015, 13:36   #3
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Re: 400 | Dinghy Size

Should be fine. Ours is 3.1 and there's quite a bit of room to spare. It's likely with a 3.6 you will need to lift the bow first to clear the transom before lifting the stern. Once up it shouldn't encroach much on the transom steps. Often lagoon will do a boat show deal and include a dinghy and outboard at no extra cost, so try order during a boat show...
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Old 04-12-2015, 08:43   #5
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Re: 400 | Dinghy Size

Sorry to barge in on this conversation. I have a L400 2012 and want to replace the tender with a 10'6 AB and a 20HP - But I want the electric start and the sit down seat with steering wheel etc.

Has anyone got this and what should I look out for? Does the center console fit between the davits?

Anyone got some pictures?

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Old 04-12-2015, 17:17   #6
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Re: 400 | Dinghy Size

I have a Lagoon 400 S2 with a 3.4m Highfield RIB and a 15 HP Honda. It all works fine. No problems in hoisting or lowering.
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I had a look as I lowered the dink tonight and there appears to be about 30cm spare between the hulls, so a 3.4 would just fit. A3.6 would be doable but pushing it, maybe slightly in the way to walk around the bow on the starboard steps. The lagoon highfield dinghies are very good and very light. Ours is a 3.1 ultralight at around 50kg, with a 36kg 9.9 2 banger OB it very manageable and easy to pull up on the beach single handed. It planes at 16kn with 3 humans on board (around 200kg total passenger weight) Personally I'd hesitate to add much more weight, even though a larger dink and OB with console would be pretty cool at times, I'd reserve it for a larger cat such as a l450. Ideal setup would be the highfield with foreword tank/anchor locker and a 15hp 2 stroke yammy.
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We cruise with a 12 foot wooden dinghy on a 36 foot monohull, and we are old. We do remove the 6 hp propane outboard before we hoist it aboard, unless we are using it tomorrow in the same place. Then we lift it out of the water to just above deck level using 2 halyards and let it rest against the gunnels.
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Thanks Monte. That's cut through all the technical dilemmas.
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