New davit design (1)

[gbharrington]

My newest davit design, folding boom with sliding extensions. Additional photos follow in separate posts. The dinghy is a Highfield 340, aluminum hull and a mind boggling 7 foot beam!

 

[gbharrington]

photos 4-6

 

[SEVEN]

Does it pivot out to pick up the dinghy or does it drag it across the swim step?

 

[SEVEN]

Now I see. You sent the last set of photos as I sent my first question. How much?

 

[gbharrington]

It depends on the spec. As much as I would like to sell these I want to honor the non-commercial aspect of the forum (at least somewhat). My web site is www.transomdavits.com

 

[Walter P]

Congratulations Greg, I think you have a winner with that design. I would suggest that you give some sort of price range on your web site in order to entice prospective buyers (like me). I presently have a Caribe RIB with a glass window in the bottom to see fish etc and it is mounted on the sun deck of my 1982 Series 1 48 MY. It works OK but I'm not crazy about it up there as it interferes with my rear visibility and launching/retrieving as well as additional weight that high up. Your davit system seems to me to be much easier to use and the folding feature keeps it tidy. I will reach out to you on your web site sometime next week.

Walt

 

[Dan Mapes]

Indeed it does look good. It solves the issue of having to keep the transom off the dock to accommodate the davit. Now if it only acted like a transformer and assumed the positions with the push of a button on a key fob

 

[gbharrington]

Dan: That would certainly be doable but would probably double the cost. In reality, pulling 4 pins takes about 10 seconds (if you're slow). Maybe slightly longer to replace.

 

[gbharrington]

Congratulations Greg, I think you have a winner with that design. I would suggest that you give some sort of price range on your web site in order to entice prospective buyers (like me). I presently have a Caribe RIB with a glass window in the bottom to see fish etc and it is mounted on the sun deck of my 1982 Series 1 48 MY. It works OK but I'm not crazy about it up there as it interferes with my rear visibility and launching/retrieving as well as additional weight that high up. Your davit system seems to me to be much easier to use and the folding feature keeps it tidy. I will reach out to you on your web site sometime next week.

Walt

Walter; thanks for the kind words. I sent you a PM.

Several of my customers have upper deck davits but chose my davit for the reasons you have stated, especially the convenience factor. In less than a minute you're in the water, and less than a minute you are out and stowed away.