Yo M.J.

[msbhammer]

Yo M.J.,
Bear with me here, just finished up on the night shift. Been looking at your pics. on your anchor davit.
I'm looking at some 1 1/2 starboard to make one.
What size did you make yours ?
Reason for not mounting it flush to bow. See you have a spacer under it ?
Do you have a support plate on the under side ? or just bolts and washers.
Why didnt you add a picture of teh underside on how you mounted it. Damm It !! >:( >:( >:( ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guess you have 4-bolts holding it to the bow ??
Request input, or just ship me yours. ;D ;D ;D
Looking at working on a bigger dive platform or make the davit.

[Airslot]

Hammer, I ain't MJ but the reason it's got the spacer is because the pre '80 boats have a small lip around the bow that he had to clear. You don't have that lip to worry about. Mount flush.

Airslot

[msbhammer]

Thanks Bro ! ;D

[macojoe]

I use two peices of 3/4 starboard as that is what I had.

Air is right, there is a 3/4 lip around the bow of the boat in 1975.

I have 4 bolts mouting thur the deck and there is a 1/4 inch dimond plate alum as a backing plate.


Is there anything else sweet heart??

[msbhammer]

Yes there is Sweetheart. Go clean out CHUMS Garage.
;D ;D ;D

[macojoe]

Only if I can keep all the stuff!!

Then again I have no room here!! I have a 20 X 20 basement and it has 40 X 40 stuff in it now!! :o

[parishht]

I have an 80 X 30 barn.

but the farmer down the road rents it.

[macojoe]

Its a good thing I don't have bigger!! I would just have that much more stuff!!

But then again, You can't ever have anough!!

[msbhammer]

M.J., whats the lenght and width of your davit.........on your boat. Stink might be taking it the wrong way :D

[racerx]

talk to my wife, now she wants to ebay my dvd player. trying to talk me into it as i type. "hey baby, why dont you ebay that mop and dish rag, seeing how you never use 'em?"

that went over like a fart in church. well, i'm outa here. gonna go cut the grass or clean the shed or something

[chumbucket]

Only if I can keep all the stuff!!
You already got a bunch 'o stuff! ::) ;D

[macojoe]

I want more!! :-*

[msbhammer]

:oOulpit. Thats what its called. and I been calling it a davit or whatever. Wheres my damm coffee women !! :o

[macojoe]

Pulpit ::)

Finished is 8 1/2 X 23 1/4

We started with 9 X 24 I belive. But I bolted 2 toghter to get the full thickness, Then after it was bolted toghter we trimed and routered to get the end result.

But as you are using a full 1 1/2 to start you can start smaller and end were ever you want.

[msbhammer]

Thanks M.J.
Brains cells are slowy turning now as i sip on my cooffee now. ;D
Now, do you ever worry about loosing the anchor while in motion ???? I notice the chain simply goes over a steel hook of some kind. Is that the only thing holding the anchor secure ??
Damm, if you start charging a buck a question, you have another motor by now. ;D

[reelapeelin]

Not lookin' at MJ's pic, but there's a "chain-tensioner" that clamps back and holds tension on the chain...it AIN'T comin' off ...he's probably usin' one of those ;) ...

[macojoe]

Nope, I am using a smiple small bungee coard ;D $1.00

[msbhammer]

Thanks REEL. ;)