Hi Capt’n,...when in Venezuela I’m Miguel, when along with English speaking people it’s usually Mike, so I’ll answer both calls.
No, I lift and lower the whole thing up and down as a complete package battery and full tank totaling close to 1000 lbs. The davit was VERY modified and the “contraption” ,as I call it, to mantain the dinghy level with different gas on it I think it is quite simple and effective. Inside the vertical part of the davit that eventually goes into the deck there is a solid shaft of higrade steel taken from a rear truck axle. Then, the aluminum tube giong to the bottom is encased with a heavy duty steel tube to prevent flexing. The winch was rated at 1200 lbs so I am ok there.
I can provide pictures and drawings if someone is interested.
So you liked my sandbar.....Mmmmm, then maybe you will like my beach.
Only thing, I am not posting the coordinates on this one...want to see it? You’ll have to come and I’ll take you gladly...blindfolded of course.
There you go, another sandbar, my beach and my boat with the davit clearly showing. Dinghy and davit sunbrella covers are tied somehow untidy, the bucket is still full of sand as we used it to shoot the fireworks on the New Year Eve. We had a FOUR inch launch tube. No the Coast Guard didn’t show, they were busy celebrating.
