Where to store dinghy

With the Hoyt boom on the foredeck, what are offshore cruisers doing for dinghy storage? We have a davit where we store the dinghy but I'm concerned that it is not a good location if we get into very rough weather. With the Hoyt boom, it doesn't seem possible to put the dinghy on the foredeck which is where more other cruisers put theirs on long passages.

If anyone can speak to this from experience, I'd appreciate it.

Blair,
First, congratulations on your Ip445! What a beautiful boat!
All the info I can give you is this. I searched the web and could only find examples of davit hung dingies on your boat. But there are a lot of options including fully inflatables that can be stored below or on the deck. There are also nesting dingies that come in two halves. The main thing is to research it, ask fellow owners, the factory, and take your time in deciding.
Best wishes,
keith

We had the same concerns about keeping a dinghy on davits and decided to store it deflated on deck just behind the mast. For our trip to Bermuda we simply lashed it to the deck on a couple of 4x4's and tied it down to the cabin top railings. This worked well but for us was only a temporary solution. We built a crane to launch it using an old spinnaker pole and made a cradle to secure it up off the deck. For more info on this try this link ( ip42035.blogspot.com/2013/11/derrick-and-dominoes.html ). In actual use it's not a bad setup and the most time consuming part is blowing up the dinghy.

Tom and Cheri Ward
IP420-35
La Vida Dulce

Thanks Tom. I like your website. I have centre cockpit which doesn't give me as much room behind the mast. I'm going to have to do a bit more thinking about this one.....

We have a much smaller boat (350) and this is a concern for us as we are going to BVI with ARC 1500. With the engine off the dinghy, I'm pretty sure the davits will handle the 100 pound weight if properly secured. Pretty sure is not where I'd like to be at this point, but have discussed this with some very experienced WCC people and they have raised my confidence level. Have you talked to the davit supplier?

Lou

Lou - I believe that if you're going to be off shore for any extended period of time, more than 24 hours, you should not carry your dinghy on the davits. In the five days it took us to return from Bermuda we had one full day of bad weather with 15' to 20' seas. Had several instances of waves breaking over the bimini. A dinghy on the davits would have been a disaster but with ours secured deflated on deck we came through with no damage. Once you're in the BVI you would be safe to carry it on the davits for short runs between islands.

Tom
IP 420-35
La Vida Dulce