fitting snap davits

[Freebee]

My boat has brackets on the swim platform, I have 2.6 rib and davit pads to fit, do I position the dinghy by the swim plaform, mark the position of the davit brakets on the rib and then glue on the pads. Is there some thing Ive forgotten?

[duncan]

sounds about right given that the davit arms are already fitted - yor options just got limited!

[discovery2]

I would first place the pads on the brackets, offer the dinghy to the platform and draw around the pad with a ball point pen. This would make it easier to abrade the surface of the dinghy and locate the pads accurately.

[Freebee]

thanks will do!

[whisper]

Allegedly a green biro will still show through adhesives giving you a better position reference than other colours, that disappear. Don't know why this is, nor even if it's true, but the "expert" that told me, did so with a straight face.