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LA Licata

Sun, Aug 23, 2009 8:36 AM

I need some advice. I am building a 50' steel RPH trawler (full width
salon, no side decks) here in Turkey and will store the tender on the
boat deck above the salon.

I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a
boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard
bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80
kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs.

I believe that the boat will have to be lowered about 15 feet from
the boat deck into the water.

The question is how to I load and or offload the tender without
banging the side of the trawler.

Does someone have a fool proof way of doing this?

And, while the fiberglass tender appears to be the better choice for
indestructibility, am I messing up here by not picking the hard
bottom inflatable?

Or, is their a third choice?

I need to make this decision real soon as Turkey just lowered the 2
"sales taxes" on tenders from 15% and 18% to 1% total, to end at the
end of November.

yes, I know, 15% and 18% tax ...... wow....

Guidance, Suggestions, advice...

Thanks
Lee
Turkey

I need some advice. I am building a 50' steel RPH trawler (full width salon, no side decks) here in Turkey and will store the tender on the boat deck above the salon. I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80 kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs. I believe that the boat will have to be lowered about 15 feet from the boat deck into the water. The question is how to I load and or offload the tender without banging the side of the trawler. Does someone have a fool proof way of doing this? And, while the fiberglass tender appears to be the better choice for indestructibility, am I messing up here by not picking the hard bottom inflatable? Or, is their a third choice? I need to make this decision real soon as Turkey just lowered the 2 "sales taxes" on tenders from 15% and 18% to 1% total, to end at the end of November. yes, I know, 15% and 18% tax ...... wow.... Guidance, Suggestions, advice... Thanks Lee Turkey

Mark

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 4:42 PM

I must say I've never understood the popularity of the whaler other than for completely flat water. A heavy flat botton boat? I've gotten beat up once too often in whalers.

I'd had a few good experiences with Livingstons (http://www.livingstonboats.com/) which are popular in the PNW. As others have said you can use a line of fenders of you want protection in addition to the rub rail, (e.g. http://setsail.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tobermory-scotland-639.jpg).

Mark
Marina del Rey, CA

----- Original Message ----
From: LA Licata lazilicata@gmail.com
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Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 1:36:57 AM
Subject: [PUP] Tender choices

I need some advice. I am building a 50' steel RPH trawler (full width salon, no side decks) here in Turkey and will store the tender on the boat deck above the salon.

I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80 kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs.

I believe that the boat will have to be lowered about 15 feet from the boat deck into the water.

The question is how to I load and or offload the tender without banging the side of the trawler.

Does someone have a fool proof way of doing this?

And, while the fiberglass tender appears to be the better choice for indestructibility, am I messing up here by not picking the hard bottom inflatable?

Or, is their a third choice?

I need to make this decision real soon as Turkey just lowered the 2 "sales taxes" on tenders from 15% and 18% to 1% total, to end at the end of November.

yes, I know, 15% and 18% tax ...... wow....

Guidance, Suggestions, advice...

Thanks
Lee
Turkey

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I must say I've never understood the popularity of the whaler other than for completely flat water. A heavy flat botton boat? I've gotten beat up once too often in whalers. I'd had a few good experiences with Livingstons (http://www.livingstonboats.com/) which are popular in the PNW. As others have said you can use a line of fenders of you want protection in addition to the rub rail, (e.g. http://setsail.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tobermory-scotland-639.jpg). Mark Marina del Rey, CA ----- Original Message ---- From: LA Licata <lazilicata@gmail.com> To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 1:36:57 AM Subject: [PUP] Tender choices I need some advice. I am building a 50' steel RPH trawler (full width salon, no side decks) here in Turkey and will store the tender on the boat deck above the salon. I have a choice to buy either a 14' all fiberglass tender (like a boston whaler) that weighs about 180 kgs empty or a Walker Bay hard bottom inflatable, about 12 feet long, that weighs empty about 80 kgs. The winch and boom can support about 300 kgs. I believe that the boat will have to be lowered about 15 feet from the boat deck into the water. The question is how to I load and or offload the tender without banging the side of the trawler. Does someone have a fool proof way of doing this? And, while the fiberglass tender appears to be the better choice for indestructibility, am I messing up here by not picking the hard bottom inflatable? Or, is their a third choice? I need to make this decision real soon as Turkey just lowered the 2 "sales taxes" on tenders from 15% and 18% to 1% total, to end at the end of November. yes, I know, 15% and 18% tax ...... wow.... Guidance, Suggestions, advice... Thanks Lee Turkey _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power To unsubscribe send email to passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.