Jim Turner, Makana Kai, 2000 C380 #227 Mainsheet February 2011 When we moved up from our Catalina 30 to a 380, the extra room and ease of boarding certainly made life easier for us, especially given our crew includes a … Continue reading →
Dinghies and Davits Go Together Bob Bierly February, 2008 Hull #: C380 #255 Recently, on the C380 sailnet site there have been several sessions devoted to the proper choice of dinghy and motor and the pros and cons of mounting … Continue reading →
Caution- Davit Stress Corrosion Richard Herbst February, 2008 Hull #: C380 #93 According to Keith at Kato Marine (katomarine.com, 410-269-1218), earlier models of their davits were built using 304 stainless steel (including early 1998 when my boat, hull #93, was … Continue reading →
Davits Alternative Craig Spear February, 2008 Hull #: C-380 #273 A much simpler and much less expensive alternative are “Weaver” davits, whose description is included here to present a more complete picture of dingy storage. For a much more detailed … Continue reading →
Weaver Davits Rick Beauregard November, 2005 Hull #: 160 What To Do With The Dink After another great weekend of sailing, snorkeling, barbequing, and general partying at Emerald Bay at Catalina Island, getting ready to go home is a drag. … Continue reading →
Davits Ed and Sharyn Dahn 2/1/2002 Hull #: 111 We required davits for our Quicksilver 300 inflatable powered by a 15 HP Merc. After reading the C380 mail on Sailnet we ordered davits from Ocean Engineering. We had the same … Continue reading →
Davits Follow-up Marcia Ayres 5/1/2002 Hull #: 282 This is a follow-up on the February issue, which included an article by Ed and Sharyn Dahn describing their davits installation, among other things. They had found that additional bracing was needed, … Continue reading →
