Anonymous wrote:
Bruno. So lovely to hear from you! Thank you for your good advice: I shall remember to put a plug in the dinghy and to take it out when I put the dinghy in the davits. I just hope I remember to out it back in before I launch it! :-D
I have forgotten to put the bung back in, more than once. The first time it happened, I looked down and thought, "Why is there all that water in the dinghy?" After that, I would just curse and haul the dinghy back up, drain the water out and put in the bung. It always seemed to happen when I was in a hurry, adding insult to the injury. I have two bungs in Blue Moon's dinghy. I don't have davits on Blue Moon, as the stern is too narrow and I have a servo pendulum windvane mounted on the transom, but I intend to hang the dinghy from a halyard in sheltered anchorages at night. I envy you your davits, Annie. On Arion, I always snugged the dinghy up in the davits, ready to go, if the weather was unstable, yet it was available in a moment the next morning if I had not made a midnight escape. On Blue Moon, if I fear I might need to make a quick departure, I will have to haul the dinghy up and invert it on the cabin top. Davits are brilliant for coastal cruising.