Did a search on this site with zero posts on the topic, so here it is.
This will be the 1st season on my new to me '88 NS U 30 and Dyer sailing Midget.
Having always used an AVON inflatable during the 25+ years I had the use of my past employers vintage O’Day 30. As such doing a lot of rowing I decided to splurge and get the Dyer. With the AVON we normally traveled with it stored upside down on the forward deck. However, this is not an option with the 90lb Dyer, lifting or launching would be very problematic as I expect many times I will be going out solo since my 33 year long life partner passed last September. Add to that it would reduce visibility too much.
So far I am inclined to go with a Davit dingy system even though I expect one is likely to be pricy. Towing is the obvious alternative but this has it’s own drawbacks as outlined in the article I am sharing below. https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/how-to/dinghy-storage-on-a-sailboat/
Any suggestions and/or advice will be most helpful, especially recommendations on a suitable davit system.
Last question, what is the number I am supposed to be including on my signature line?
Thanks!
Dan Dudley
Flashcat 30 NS U 30
Home Port: Safe Harbor Greenwich, Warrick, RI
I got my davits from SS Outfitters in Ontario for my NS 26U. I carry a Trinka 8ft dinghy on them and have been very happy with system. Not cheap but at lot better than dragging behind or up on deck.
David Darmstadter
Jade NS26U #198
Boothbay Harbor, ME
First off, sorry to hear about your partner. I think that you’ll find it much cheaper to order products built and shipped from Canada than the same products that come from the US. Additionally, it’s likely that you won’t have to pay the usual 13% sales tax that we poor suckers have to fork out. That can be researched by phoning or emailing them.
We Canadians are paying around $1.37 CAD for one US dollar. Ouch …
And, I think that members of the INA get a discount, to boot, with Stainless Outfitters. They make these products up here in Canada, just north of Toronto. They are the best outfit doing stainless steel fittings for Nonsuches - they’ve done it all.
Regarding your last question, "… what is the number I am supposed to be including on my signature line? "
We encourage people to post their boat’s hull number – the order in which it came off of the production line for that model.
You should find on your boat registration paperwork, and in a small molded in label on the upper starboard side of your transom just below the rubrail, a Hull Identification Number or H.I.N. (the boat equivalent of a VIN on your car).
You indicated that you had a 1988 Nonsuch 30 Ultra. Your Hull Identification Number should look something like ZHYN3xxxyy88. The ZHYN indicates the manufacturer, Hinterhoeller. The 3 indicates a 30 foot boat. The xxx is your hull number, which for a 1988 Nonsuch 30 is probably something in the neighborhood between 434 and 472. The yy is a code that indicates the month your hull was started. The final 88 is what indicates that it’s a 1988 model year boat.
– Bob
Me Gusta
Nonsuch e26U #233
(The “e” being an unofficial indicator that some of us with electric propulsion made up and throw in)
Dan - You might want to survey other NS30 owners before hanging davits off the back of the boat. I don’t think they would work on my 30 because the main sheet gets wrapped on anything hanging back there. I lost 2 teak flag poles and one stainless one, and the sheet often gets wrapped on the ladder pegs. I would imagine davits could be a constant PITA.
Bob Gehrman
NS30U #396 “Quickbeam”
Baltimore, Maryland
Bob, Ok, I’ll do mote research. My only other alternative is to tow the dinghy. I could never successfully pull the Dyer up onto the forward deck, lower it over the side with much success ether. If I take a long trip with possible heavy seas I will probably take my AVON and deflate it to store below decks.
Thanks,
Dan
I added the swim platform to the back of my boat. I have a pair of blocks and a 1/2 line that I attach to the end of the wishbone and use it to haul the motor aboard and then pull the dingy up on the swim platform. I pull it up on its side and push it up flat against the swim platform racket strap it againts the transome. When we get to our nest stop I lower back in the water and tie it off on the swim platform. I have a 10 foot inflatable weights about 75 pounds and 4 HP two cycle motor about 50 pounds.Takes maybe 10 minutes for the whole process.
Peter Farley.
Knot in a Hurry u30 #328
Keyport NJ.
Hi Peter, Do you have any photos of your rig utilizing the swim platform with your dinghy? Sounds like something I’d possibly be interested in doing.
Thanks,
Dan
My boat has dinghy mounted on the swim-grid. The boat came with 8’ Walker Bay dinghy and Weaver davits. I later switched to an inflatable dinghy. I also switched davits. I attach the dinghy to swim-grid, then use a block and tackle connected to far side of dinghy and the end of the boom to flip it up. See photos.
No, I sheet in as I gybe to keep as much excess mainsheet as possible out of the mix. If it’s going to hang up, it’s on the stern rail items rather than the davits.
