Eastport Pram as Tender

Posted by Ron Sjolander on Oct 5, 2006

I have a 25 ft C-Dory Ranger on order that won't be available until next spring. It's trailerable so it is only 8.5 feet wide with a 8 foot swimdeck. This seems like a perfect match with the Eastport Pram as a tender - particularly since I've wanted to build one anyway.

It would be easy enough to adapt one of the dinghy davit systems to mount the pram on the swimstep but I'm concerned that pounding and probable flexing would ultimately destroy the finish if not the boat. Alternatively, it could hang either horizontally or verically from some type of hanger. There are fancy systems available that cost twice as much as the pram and will practically lift the mother ship so that's not a good choice.

Here's my question. Does anyone have any experience with some form of mount for the Eastport Pram?

Replies:

• Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by CLC on Oct 9, 2006
  • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by Ron Sjolander on Oct 9, 2006
    • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by CLC on Oct 9, 2006
      • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by Ron Sjolander on Oct 9, 2006
        • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by Leslie W. Hewett, Jr. on Nov 29, 2006
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          • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by CLC on Nov 29, 2006
          • Re: Eastport Pram as Tend by John Pollard on Nov 29, 2006
• Talked to a friend last by Charlie Jones on Oct 10, 2006
  • Re: Talked to a friend la by Ron Sjolander on Oct 10, 2006
    • You are most welcome by Charlie Jones on Oct 11, 2006
      • Re: You are most welcome by Ron Sjolander on Oct 12, 2006
      • Re: You are most welcome by CLC on Oct 12, 2006
        • Re: You are most welcome by Laszlo on Oct 12, 2006
        • Here's the Shearwater by Charlie Jones on Oct 12, 2006