At 11:32 PM 4/25/01 -0700, you wrote: >Thanks for the pics. This looks like the 'vessel in port' position. What is >the 'at sea' position. A good following sea would play hell with those >dinghy brackets I would think. Do you bring it right up so the top gun'l >rests on the transom? =============================================================== That is the all the time position, the weight of the boat and motor hold it away from the transom. I've been out in 15' following seas in the stream but never in anthing that broke over my stern, I'm not crossing oceans and don't have a schedule so it's almost always fair weather and tide when I cruise. The dingy was hung the same way on my previous boat for 22 years before this boat. By the way those brackets are made of 1/2" stainless, pretty tough. You could make a standoff to hold in position or after the water is drained from the engine lay it cushioned against the transom if liked to carry it that way, which I tried once and never needed to again. The weight of the dink helps for a quick launch. http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain/pics.html . Captain Al Pilvinis "M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47 2630 N.E. 41st Street Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064 Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666 Email yourcaptain@earthlink.net Website http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain