Seawise Davits and oars

[JackConnick]

Our Grand Banks 36 came with an Avon Cadet 0' dinghy and a Seawise davit system. The davit hinges weren't installed well and we replaced them so it works better.
But one problem arose in that the dinghy "hinge sockets" blocks the use of the oar on that side. The oarlock is too short to clear. Sometimes we want to just row a short way to take a line to shore, etc. About the best we can do is to take it off (slowly unscrewing the knob) and moving it outside the hinge.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix/workaround this?
TIA,
Jack

 

[firehoser75]

I had a manual Seawise system and a Titan brand rigid inflatable dinghy (aluminum hull) and never experienced that problem. Maybe you are having issues with a poor installation (based on your other comments about the hinges)???
My experience was basically flawless operation, and I really liked this system despite the issue of some limitation on vision aft and the column blocking exit off one side of the swim grid. We never found either of those "issues" to be a real problem for us.
Other than reinstalling/relocating the components on your inflatable, I don't have any other suggestions. Sorry.