[C38] Dinghy towing

[Craig Steinkraus]

Max....These are the only pics I have now, but they give the general view. 
In a few weeks when the weather warms up a bit, I'll try to remember to get 
better ones of the davits.

Craig


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Max Soto" <maxsoto at gmail.com>
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [C38] Dinghy towing


> 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
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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