Good post Tom. Yeah, I put davits on my last boat right after we almost lost our hard dinghy on a windy day with down wind sailing. So now I wouldn't be without them on the new boat. I often watch guys going through the rigamarole of shipping and unshipping an outboard. It's ok if the ob is 2-4 hp, but with anything in the range 6-15 hp, they have a real struggle that takes quite a while in time due to the weight and the awkwardness of handling the ob in any wind at all. On my boat now I have an AB 10.6 with a 15 hp Yamaha. The davits lift the entire rig with ease. I need this size dink primarily for the dogs but it also provides a degree of comfort. And it sure ain't pretty, but as the song goes "....if you want to be happy, marry an ugly wife....".