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What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - Norm - 01-28-2021
I'm looking for suggestions on what type of davit to use on my 3500 Express with the 4' swimstep.
I want to keep the engine on the dinghy when it's out of the water.
Complicating matters, I am 76 years old and don't have the strength that I used to for dragging the boat onto the swim step. I currently use a soft bottom dinghy and a 6 hp outboard.
Does anyone have history/suggestions?
Thanks.
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - Maxwell - 01-28-2021
Here is an old thread on the setup we had on our 39 Sovran... The block and tackle made retrieving the dinghy a lot easier. You could probably find a portable electric winch in place of the block and tackle to further automate the process...
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - August Rush - 01-28-2021
I am in the process of installing the Hurley H3O setup with power winch. Same platform as yours...
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - Norm - 01-28-2021
August, what led you to choose this option?
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - August Rush - 01-29-2021
(01-28-2021, 03:09 PM)Norm Wrote: August, what led you to choose this option?
I have had smaller ribs, most recently a Mercury 280 Dynamic with a Mercury 9.9. For that I was using the Nautley Dingy Ramp HD's. Worked great but still a manual load process which wasn't an issue since the boat and motor probably weighed around 2020 lbs or so.
New RIB is a 11' Inmar with a 25HP Suzuki- Full console boat, so over double the weight of the previous RIB. The H3O plus handles up to 750 lbs. It comes with a winch to load and unload. They make a standard H3O that handles less weight. This seemed like the best option compared to other major projects like Freedom lifts that can cost north of $25k. Although I bought my H3O setup slightly used, the new set ups are around $4k or so. There are a few models...
So in short, if you are looking at manual pull on Davits I would highly suggest the Nautley Dingy Ramp HD's. If you want something more automated and are going with a larger RIB, I would say Hurley H3O.
I just re-read your post. Sounds like you have a smaller inflatable. If that is what you are planning to keep, you should be fine with normal manual load davits from Nautley.
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - Norm - 01-29-2021
Thank you for the information August. Now I have two good choices.
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - dbriceno - 01-30-2021
On a previous bridge boat I had the original Hurley Davit and a pretty heavy RIB with a 15hp outboard. I used a block and tackle (purchased from Hurley Marine) that I attached to the bridge that helped me load the dink. The H3O is really nice if you have the room although I like the Nautley DinghyRamp HD+. If you have questions about the block & tackle let me know. I think I still have mine if you are interested.
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - Mark DeJoie - 02-06-2021
(01-28-2021, 11:34 AM)Norm Wrote: I'm looking for suggestions on what type of davit to use on my 3500 Express with the 4' swimstep.
I want to keep the engine on the dinghy when it's out of the water.
Complicating matters, I am 76 years old and don't have the strength that I used to for dragging the boat onto the swim step. I currently use a soft bottom dinghy and a 6 hp outboard.
Does anyone have history/suggestions?
Thanks.
I am in the process of buying a Hurley Marine System. I have a 9 foot dinghy, hard botton, with a 9.9 hp. My swimplatorm is 24" and 9 feet wide hurley marine was very helpful when I called them. There are you tube videos on showing people how to pull it on. Seems easy, but I am not sure of the strength needed to pull it up, mine is 160 lbs. with engine.
RE: What kind of dinghy davit for 3500 Express - emarrero - 03-26-2021
I'm in a 4000 Express and just getting into the dinghy game. I bought a Zodiac Wave Areo (10'2, PVC, air floor) from Defender.com and a Torqueedo 1103 electric 3HP. The dinghy weighs in at about 60lbs so I opted for the Weaver Snap Davit (here: )
The advantage for me is the snaps keep the dinghy in place while loading & unloading and it's low cost and not intrusive. I don't need it with an electric motor but they offer a swivel mount for your transom that keeps the motor straight when you tilt the boat up.
Good luck and let us know what you decided!