What started out looking like a relatively easy task of replacing our Achilles soft bottom, boat in a bag with a Carib 9.6 C9 with a Honda 9.9HP 4 stroke turned ito somewhat of a mess.

Problem # 1, the Carib is a bit longer and much heavier than the Achilles so the length of line on the davit’s 2 wheel pulley system were sized for the Achilles and not the Caribe.  Solution# 1, add more line.  We bought 2 - 36 ft 3/8 inch lines and rerigged the pulley system.

Problem #2, Weight of the dingy plus outboard plus 12V battery plus 5 gallon gas tank (full) proved to be too much for the 2 pulley blocks to handle.  Solution #2, buy a set of 3 pulley blocks (expensive).

Problem #3, 36 ft of line not enough to feed 3 pulleys instead of two.  Solution # 3, Back to West Marine and buy 2 - 50 ft 3/8inch lines and another set of 3 pulley blocks.  I will rig the new blocks tonight and take them to the marina on the 22nd.,

Carib Dingy