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davitts for b 38

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trapperjohn:
Hi am thinking of fitting davitts to my bavaria 38, has anyone done this.
Would be gratful for any hints or tips.
Any photos would also help.

Anthony:
I have fitted a very successful dinghy gantry to the rear of a simple ladder frame targa mounted over the sugar scoop stern of a Bavaria 40.
The targa is bolted in place at two pads onto the stern of the yacht.
The horizontal top section of the targa supports solar panels, communications and wind generator, the wiring being fed through the hollow stainless steel tubing.
Another hoop of stainless hinged half way down the targa forms the gantry under which the dinghy is suspended.
Launching and retrieval is simply a matter of lowering the gantry to the horizontal or until the dinghy floats.
The advantage of a solid bar holding the dinghy in the water fore and aft makes for much easier boarding and control of the dinghy in most seas, especially for children or elderly crew.
The entire unit was designed and made by a stainless steel fabricator here in Brisbane Australia.
I can supply photos.

Sweet As:
Photos would be great. Sounds like a good setup.

Anthony:
I need some advice from the moderator as to how I get photos to you.
I see you are also in Oz so why not send me your email address and I can email pics directly to you, if its not easy to do it thru this forum.
Cheers
Anthony

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