Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

[Big Lollybob]

John,

I just was noticing, are your life lines running outside of the rigging?  It
looks to me like your stanchions are straight.  Mine have a slight bend in
them which takes the life line inbetween the stays - unfortunately though,
that allows the lifeline to rub on the rigging.  Although I do not see any
damage, anything that rubs will eventually cause damage.  

Todd
Strathgowan #400 

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Subject: Dinghy stowage - was [Public-list] Propane

I have had success using a nesting dinghy (hard dinghy) on my A-30. It takes
5-10 minutes to stow and launch, has no detrimental effects on visibility,
and leaves sufficient room for deck manouvers. I can launch and retrieve the
dinghy by myself without a halyard or lifting device because the dinghy is
handled in halves.

Here are some pictures:

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/launched.jpg

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/ondeck1.jpg

http://www.roundthecorner.com/dinghy/ondeck2.jpg



On 8/11/05, p.a.amos at tesco.net <p.a.amos at tesco.net> wrote:
> My last tender was a 7.5ft Mercury pvc inflateable.The sun here in Florida
and Bahamas melted the adhesive and it literaly fell apart.Storing it on the
foredeck was o.k if the front chamber was deflated,but there was no access
in or out via the hatch and it was a dancing exercise to get to the bow when
it was lashed down.The easiest way to get it aboard was to remove the
forward stanchion and drop the lifelines then use a halyard to winch it up
(singlhanded).
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