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Weaver makes glue on rings that are used with their snap davits. I suppose
you can buy them separate.
Keith
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at your funeral.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lynch" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: How to swing a dink?
> Yes it is (Hypalon?). Others have suggested the same off list. Now to
> find the rings....
>
> Thanks,
> Jim.
> At 01:29 PM 2/10/2004, Keith wrote:
> >Simplest thing would be to glue some lifting rings to the dink in the
> >appropriate place. Be sure to use the right glue for the material your
dink
> >is made out of. I think Achilles are made from Hypalon?
> >
> >
> >Keith
> >__
> >Don't worry about the world ending today...It's already tomorrow in
> >Australia. (unless you're in Australia -then start worrying)
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim Lynch" <>
> >To: "Live Aboard List" <>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 11:34 AM
> >Subject: lv-ab: How to swing a dink?
> >
> >
> > > I have an Achilles dink hanging from a pair of davits. I don't much
like
> > > the way I've got it attached to the davits. I was looking critically
at
> > > the web site for the dingy lift (advertised in Sail Mag), thinking
> > > erroneously, that it might help me. I realized from looking at the
> > > pictures they had attached to rings mounted on the inside of the
tubes. I
> > > don't have such things on my dink. I'm currently using the small
> > > rings where the mooring/tow lines are fed through. The disadvantage
of
> > > that is when the front tube loses air, the bow of the dink becomes
lower
> > > than the stern and the boat fills up with rain water. Eventually
> >something
> > > breaks, since the system wasn't designed to hold many gallons of
fluid.
> > >
> > > So how do I avoid that problem. I don't mind spending a few bucks on
the
> > > right solution.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim.
> > >
> > >
>
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