[C38] Dinghy towing

[Max Soto]

Craig, please send pics of your davits. I want to see how they look on a C38 and how are they attached to your stern pulpit. ....
Regards,
Max

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On Mar 12, 2011, at 9:54, "Craig Steinkraus" <Navion at Charter.net> wrote:

> I also looked at this system, but like so many, had a bad experience towing. Also when the dink is in the stowed position, it would interfere with the Bimini . I ended up going with traditional stern davits and am happy with that arrangment.
> 
> Craig #280
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Strong" <drstrong at ucdavis.edu>
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [C38] Dinghy towing
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> 
>> Tom:
>> I'm with you. After losing a beaut dingy one night in the Gulf of Mexico (it was there on the line when the sun set, and it was gone when the watch changed), I vowed to avoid towing. Our inflatable fits great on the fore deck.
>> Don
>> 
>> On 3/12/11 7:12 AM, david at dlrfilms.com wrote:
>>> Call me a grumpy old cheapskate, but any time I thought it was a bad idea
>>> to be towing our dinghy, the right place for it to be was lashed down on
>>> the foredeck.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I've looked at these too, but I'm not sure the cute little butts of our
>>>> 38's are compatible:
>>>>  II. On the stern of the main vessel, find two points that are the same
>>>> distance apart and the same height from the water as the transom brackets
>>>> on the dinghy (measured from the center line of the stern).  (From web
>>>> site.)
>>>>  Before buying I would e-mail them and see what they think, might send some
>>>> picts to them, too.
>>>>  Tom Yost
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --- On Fri, 3/11/11, PAUL NOTTE<panotte at shaw.ca>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: PAUL NOTTE<panotte at shaw.ca>
>>>> Subject: [C38] Dinghy towing
>>>> To: listserve at catalina38.org
>>>> Date: Friday, March 11, 2011, 8:33 PM
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Does anyone have any experience with this product ? or has anyone come
>>>> across any independent product reviews for this ? It looks really cool,
>>>> price is 1,400 for the 38.
>>>> http://www.dinghy-tow.com/
>>>>  Thanx paul
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