The
photo you posted, I should do the same, is not the same bracket. I quizzed one of my friends with a cruising background and he suggested that the brackets may be designed to carry the dink on the swim platform of a
motoryacht. The
hardware is thru bolted and appears to be able to carry the weight and stress of a large
tender, the whaler weighs 165 lbs. and I'm more concerned about the stress on the
davits than the brackets. It looks like the I.D. of 7/8" stainless tubing will fit the pins nicely so if I can figure out how to use
bimini or pulpit fittings correctly I may be able to utilize the brackets to stabilize the dink underway.
Offshore in moderate
weather the stress on the
gear over a period of even a few days can cause a failure. The real challenge will be the
anchor points on the stern of my
boat and the angle from the those to the brackets on the dink. Thanks for the reply and if you have any input let me know.