We have a decked out 14 foot Caribe RIB with a 60 HP Yamaha weighing about 1100 lb on the boat deck of a Nordhavn 55. Do to boat design it is mounted on the starboard side and must be lowered on the aft port side. With a bow and aft line my wife and I have no problem lowering it a similar distance to the water except in rough seas which we try to avoid. The 14 feet fills the boat deck and I wish I had gone for the 13 footer with a smaller engine to allow me to walk around the boat rather than over or under to get to the other side. I think that a RIB--hypalon is the only way to go--good ride and resilent to bumping into things. I've had 2 Zodiac PVC Ribs fail on me previously. Lee--where are you in Turkey? I am currently in Marmaris for a few days of boat maintenance and we have been cruising the Turquoise Coast this summer having wintered last season in Kemer and this winter will be in Alanya. David Bock MY Salty Dawg (Tuzlu Kopek in Turkish) Nordhavn 5504 > From: passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > Subject: Passagemaking-Under-Power Digest, Vol 57, Issue 3 > To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:01 -0400 > > Send Passagemaking-Under-Power mailing list submissions to > passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > passagemaking-under-power-owner@lists.samurai.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Passagemaking-Under-Power digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tender choices (LA Licata) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:36:57 +0300 > From: LA Licata <lazilicata@gmail.com> > To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > Subject: [PUP] Tender choices > Message-ID: <918E7C8A-BD04-4EA8-ADCF-3D84B790475C@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > End of Passagemaking-Under-Power Digest, Vol 57, Issue 3 > ******************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackTo School_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1