The single most helpful thing I could have done to make our Seattle to Boston trip more enjoyable was have a way to carry the dingy on the back of the boat and make it really easy to launch. There were a number of times that the thought of lifting it up in the air and dropping it in the water kept me from doing it. Don't get me wrong, I really like being at sea with it on the boat deck, but I would have done a lot more putting around and fishing had it been on a swim step with a Weaver Davit. I'm sure there were a few times I'd have anchored out rather than taken a dock space as well. The problem is the transom of the Nordhavn 40 has enough curve to it that I would have had to install a swim step and that was cost prohibitive. In summary, an easy to launch dingy is very valuable! Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA