YADST (Yet Another Dinghy Stowage Thread)

[centerisland]

I picked up my Avon R2.81 Rollaway from our cabin on my way back from the FHCBGT. I had thought it would fit with the rear tubes inside the radar arch, but it didn't so I turned it around. It fits bass-ackwards, and there's even clearance for the anchor light. I suppose I could flip it rightside up. I dunno - it doesn't look great to me but I'd really rather not buy another dinghy. Any suggestions?

 

[hardee]

Yeh, it works. If the clearance for the anchor lite does too, It's OK with me if you run it that way. I don't know that there is any particular rule, 'cept "Just Be Nice". Seems that upside down would be good, keeps it dry inside at least. I don't think that the C-Dory is going to go fast enough to make a huge difference in the wind resistance whether the dingy is pointing to bow or stern. There will be others with far more weighty opinions and maybe better reasons too.

What was it the cable guy said, ahh, "get 'er done".

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

 

[thataway]

Why not? It looks as if it would work fine. You have carpet under the transom--which is important. You might have to get a longer pole for the anchor/steaming light, to get it above the radar and dinghy--unless you already have one that long.

 

[rogerbum]

I picked up my Avon R2.81 Rollaway from our cabin on my way back from the FHCBGT. I had thought it would fit with the rear tubes inside the radar arch, but it didn't so I turned it around. It fits bass-ackwards, and there's even clearance for the anchor light. I suppose I could flip it rightside up. I dunno - it doesn't look great to me but I'd really rather not buy another dinghy. Any suggestions?

Just run the C-Dory in reverse all the time. :lol:

 

[Sea Wolf]

I picked up my Avon R2.81 Rollaway from our cabin on my way back from the FHCBGT. I had thought it would fit with the rear tubes inside the radar arch, but it didn't so I turned it around. It fits bass-ackwards, and there's even clearance for the anchor light. I suppose I could flip it rightside up. I dunno - it doesn't look great to me but I'd really rather not buy another dinghy. Any suggestions?

Just run the C-Dory in reverse all the time. :lol:

Ok, so you want to be funny, eh? :smile

Paint the ends of the rear tips of the dinghy that stick forward two-tone pink to look like a pair of boobs! That way it won't look like a backwards dingy, anyway!

Joe. :teeth :thup

 

[centerisland]

Paint the ends of the rear tips of the dinghy that stick forward two-tone pink to look like a pair of boobs!

Yeah, I already noticed that they look like horns or boobs. I did notice a couple of other boats in the rotating photos on this site have "wrong-way" dinghies.

@thataway - Fortunately, Roger put a very tall light on the cabin top - it's higher than the radar! I do intend to get that relocated (and that hugely inconvenient VHF antenna) but that might have to wait until I drag the boat home sometime this summer to get some serious project time with her. I also have a sheet of white food-grade rubber (from International Belt and Rubber) that will replace that temporary padding, and some better lashings.

 

[Aurelia]

Would just partially deflating the boat allow you to slide those boobs under the arch? Just a thought and it might not require that much air loss. Otherwise, as long as you can get it down and back up to the roof, it works!

Greg

 

[centerisland]

Would just partially deflating the boat allow you to slide those boobs under the arch?

They'd have to _really_ deflate - and the top of the transom (see the picture) being so tall is may run into a clearance problem getting the transom under the arch. I could see cutting down the transom a bit to get it to sit on the cabin top better. Right now I can get about 1/2 of the...um boobs...under the radar...um brassiere.

 

[thataway]

I would not cut down the transom....will not power as well. However, it does not take as much deflation as you might think to get the transom oblique and under the arch--but then you don't have as much of a "life raft" function.

 

[lloyds]

I have possibly the same dinghy, which I feel is pretty heavy for hauling up top. As I recall it weighs close to 90 pounds. Looking at this thread, and the previous one for pulling the Portland Pudgy up there, I was curious as to the thought of putting a couple rollers up on the bow rail and hauling it up stern first, right side up. Seems like with the rollers, and possibly a line through a block on the arch with it anchored to the stern of the dinghy you could really get good control for bringing it up. Any comments? I wouldn't try pulling it up there alone, and I doubt my wife would have the strength to be a lot of help.

 

[Aurelia]

A good anchor point near the arch is required but I would not recommend using the arch itself without any additional bracing. To haul our pudgy up the slide rails (not vertically) it takes a at least a 3-5 to-one mechanical advantage to perform the task solo. I have not measured, but would guess at 150-250 lbs of lateral pull acting against the anchor in pulsing action with peak loads up to 350 lbs. That is too much for an elevated arch in my option and thats why you can see an anchor point under the stern of the pudgy in this shot:

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I put two 5/16 bolts with large washers through the roof on a solid padeye and sealed it up. The shear strength on that unit is well beyond my needs but I will admit I wanted to use the arch at first before I considered the final loads of the design with friction in play. Also consider the load on the Bow rail itself based on the forward point being un-supported vertically. I added two addtional supports for that load.

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This would be hard with our current stern load but I love this stern rack design.

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