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Author: | fusioneng [ Sun Dec 01, 2013 7:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
If it are me I would rig a couple slings to wrap around the hull, then mount a couple hooks to the face of the dock that you can hang an aluminum ladder on to get to and from the boat. I would remove the ladder when not using it, otherwise it won't last more than a few months. Alternately a couple ropes to the front and rear lifting cleats will also work but only on an empty boat and only short term ( never leave it dangling) We have a TI that we park at docks once in a while, the barnicles really tear the sides of the boat up, even ten minutes of rubbing against the dock makes the boat a hot mess. Hope this helps Bob |
Author: | flrider [ Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
Thanks for the suggestions Bob! I like the sling idea. How do you envision keeping the kayak from sliding out of the sling once in the kayak is in the water? Remember, I'm going to be up on the dock, cranking the handle to lower it into the water. Any ideas on how to connect the two slings at the far ends of the kayak to the davit hook which, presumably, would be positioned at the center of the kayak? Larry |
Author: | Revo_1756 [ Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:14 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
Just thinking aloud ...... Make a spreader bar with slings or line with clip at the ends. Even though you have a single line davit it would be best to attach the spreader bar to the davit line with a cable attached at two points (each end). A center connection the kayak can turn vertical if weight is not balanced. A bow and stern line will help you control rotation raising and lowering. The question is how to unhook from the davit. I would guess you have to hook and unhook from the ladder with enough slack in the davit cable to shift the kayak forward and aft. Easy enough on the dock but inside the kayak may be a challenge. I would think just a single line and clip to the bow and stern would be easier than a strap/sling you have to get around the kayak in the water to lift it back up. The material for a spreader bar would have to be strong enough to support the weight. Perhaps 3" galvanized metal conduit or galvanized metal fence post 6 to 8 feet long. Attach eyelets to the ends top & bottom. Maybe someone here can recommend a good material for a spreader bar. Some ideas that may get your creative mind working. Revo |
Author: | FishIt [ Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:40 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
What's special about launching a kayak from a dock? Why not just launch from the beach beside the dock? It'd be a whole lot easier getting in/out of the 'yak... |
Author: | flrider [ Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
(censored) wrote: What's special about launching a kayak from a dock? Why not just launch from the beach beside the dock? It'd be a whole lot easier getting in/out of the 'yak... Unfortunately, we aren't on a beach. We are behind a seawall that is shored up with rip rap...hard to launch on that.. |
Author: | Revo_1756 [ Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
nice bay for sailing!!!!! I have only sailed the lake behind my house in Pembroke Pines but want to get to North Biscayne Bay for some extended sailing. I would love to do some nice open water. Your rig looks good and seems to work fine. Clamps on the drill press will hold it steady. I was thinking using the front and rear pad eyes as connections or install new ones. I would not hang it long term by the pad eyes. Let it sit on the dock when not in use or use straps as you have done straps better for long term suspension. However it works to get you in the water. Revo |
Author: | NOHUHU [ Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
Well done. Just needs some carpeted rails now.. |
Author: | pjs [ Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
flrider: Just a cheep suggestion: I have looked at the pictures of your davit, and see that your setup has two supporting cables and a block. Two supporting cables and a block (pulley) arrangement effectively reduces the weight applied to the supporting cables by half - a good thing to have if picking up a heavy load - but also reduces the up and down speed by two. With a Kayak I don't think that is at all necessary. You should be able to pickup one with a single cable and eliminate the block altogether. You would come from the winch over the two stationary pulleys and down to the load with just a single line and a hook to attach to the bridle. Even 1/8" cable should have a load limit of say at least 400 lbs. Your kayak is what: 75# as is? Going to a single cable would increase your vertical speed by a factor of two versus your current configuration. My home is located on the water too. I have a davit to hoist my wife's paddle boat, which is about four times the weight of a kayak. I have, by necessity, the two supporting cables and block arrangement too. And it took forever to hoist the pb from the dock to the water and back with a hand crank winch. So slow that I bought an 800# electric hoist from Harbor Freight for $129 for my davit. Just remember it's free advise - Food for thought ONLY! |
Author: | Ranger908 [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:54 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
It looks good, great job. Only a couple of things to say. Agree with the above post that you may not need the blocks if you use the crank. If it was me I would try removing the cable and replacing it with rope. If you keep the blocks it might be easy to lift by pulling the rope rather than cranking. Also I think you said you screwed the lift down to the dock. I would at some point go back and through bolt it. As above watch out for those barnacles, you may want to wrap those poles with plastic or install bumpers all the way down. |
Author: | Tsackmaster [ Sat Dec 17, 2016 2:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Does anyone launch their kayak from a dock? Using a davi |
Can you repost the pictures of the davit with the straps. I am trying to do the same but the pics are no longer posted. |
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