Hi Dan,Having towed, and hauled a dinghy all over the Pacific NW. I can say that davits are the easiest. I use the spin halyard for hoisting on deck for long passages. For short towing I tow (without the motor) the dinghy pulled up close with the bow as far up on the mothership transom as possible. Least amount of Dinghy in water as possible. I use a stern cleat. Towing with motor attached I tow with a long line so the dinghy is just falling off front side of mothership wake. Hope I explained this right.
Doug Mountjoy Rebecca Leah LF39 Port Orchard Yacht Club, WA. -------- Original message --------From: Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/11/18 09:18 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Dan <dgcorm...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List How do you tow your Dinghy and bring it aboard Hi All, We JUST bought our first dinghy and it's time to figure out how to have it interact with the mothership... No Davits... We have a 1986 C&C44 (with the ridiculously long reversed transom)... There is no obvious towing fitting around the transom other than a couple of rings that the previous owner added but both are only held on by a couple of screws. How do people typically tow their dinghies? - from the aft Cleats? IS it prudent to attempt to raise the dinghy form the water by way of the mast swung out abeam with a couple shackles (like a crane) for deck storage? Thanks guys! Dan Breakaweigh 1986 C&C44 Halifax, NS
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