Are these the BEST DINGHY DAVITS in the World for $50? (Ep63)

This episode is part 2 of my series on installing dinghy davits for my Albin 27 pocket trawler restoration. Dinghy davits are used to raise and lower a small rowboat or dinghy from your trawler or sailboat. This episode I restore and install Bremer 300 Aluminum Dinghy Davits.
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[@davetowz]

Concur-Swarf. Drilling... Consult the machinists handbook for correct speeds and feeds and drill angles. Correct lubes help also, like ..well..

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks Dave 😎it’s the Swarf!

[@davidbauerdorf1324]

Learn something new every day! Swarf. Great job on the fabrication and I appreciate the tips and tricks.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks David. That’s kind of how I feel. 😁I try to pass on a tip or two each episode and it over time it becomes a nice body of work. Please join the free Werkers and send me a pic of your boat. Thanks again

[@curtishyde1842]

Most outstanding that's how you, improvise, adapt and overcome!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks Curtis!😁

[@russellmurphy8111]

Very interesting and fun project!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thank you 😊 Russell. I always appreciate your comments

[@vincentdsnt]

What a deal you got on those!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

😁I love a good deal !

[@Bill-wz6tw]

The aluminum shavings are called swarth by machinists some people call them filings also and you can locate hole to drill thru multiple materials with transfer punches

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Swarth is a crop of hay.🐙Swarf are metal shavings. But thank you Bill 😊

[@Bill-wz6tw]

Oh yes perhaps you are right maybe the proper terminology is swarf haha @@motorcityboatwerks

[@Bill-wz6tw]

Was like a misheard lyric

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😀

[@kenthobbs9920]

Outstanding purchase well done.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks Kent 👍😁

[@eggs712]

When drilling stainless steel, low RPM and lots of downward pressure is needed. Keep cutting fluid on the bit at all times; heat is what dulls drill bits. If the drill bit gets hot enough to not hold comfortably in your fingers for a few seconds, it's too hot.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

😁👍thanks for the comment

[@aaronhaney9509]

Devil Dog that looks nautical as shit!! Love it!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Love it! Thank you sir 🫡.

[@David-nt3xv]

It's beautiful.. very nice.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks a lot 😊 be sure to subscribe, David

[@David-nt3xv]

Been with you and Andy for a bit now.😊 Subscribed

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Wonderful! Thanks for the support David 👍

[@907T]

Good going Joe! I was glad to see you used etching primer--otherwise that paint would come right off. (You know how I know that.) It may not matter because the davit bases look pretty substantial, but are they marine grade aluminum (e.g. 5086)? You probably don't have to worry about electrolysis in that application, but you may want to consider using silicone or plastic washers to isolate the SS bolts, washers and nuts from the aluminum. Good going on the SS backing plates. On another note, is that peeling paint on the shop door jam? You may have a moisture issue. I'm with you on the Craigslist bargains: I got a nice shiny Fortress anchor for $50. And I get most of my fenders there. (Who cares if they look like !@$%? You can clean and paint them. And if you don't they're boat fenders! They're supposed to get beat up and if they are no one will steal them.) Anyway, I hope you don't mind my nitpicking because it was another great project.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Thanks for the comment Joe. 😁 I’m all over it and no need to worry. Thanks again 👍😁

[@brentchalmers1436]

Swarf. ….and then you told us!!!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

That’s what we do on a how-to channel. 👍😁Be sure to subscribe Brent!

[@Bill-wz6tw]

Drilling aluminum and cutting aluminum can be done with simple wood working blades and practically any drill bit but steel is a different animal you need high quality hard and sharp bits to get that job done turning them slow and using a cutting fluid or a coolant preserves the life and hardness of your bits it doesn't hurt to use the peck drill method and allow the bit to cool off a little as you are working with it also what destroys the bits is forcing them to get so hot that the oil is smoking by trying to make it all the way thru a material without allowing them time to cool off at all.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Exactly. Thanks for the comment Bill Welcome aboard ! 😎

[@Bill-wz6tw]

The hardest thing I ever drilled through was a leaf spring and that was a pain in the A .@@motorcityboatwerks

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😬

[@Gone2TxInspect]

I’ve stepped on a lot of swarf

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Got to wear shoes in the Boat Werks 😁

[@Gone2TxInspect]

@@motorcityboatwerks i tracked it in. Got up from the couch. Ouch!

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Right on I feel your pain 🥹I probably should discuss this in an episode down the road again. This is why I wear same ratty shop clothes and leave them behind in a staging area. The contaminates from grinding or cutting fiberglass and metal and plastic just track everywhere. 😁👍thanks for the comment

[@brentchalmers1436]

I used to wear Redwing Irish Setters to work. As soon as you walked anywhere NEAR swarf, the soft soles picked up all the needle-ish bits they could.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

😂

[@dannyjones3840]

The stuff coming off your drill is called shavings, no matter what material is being drilled

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Look it up. It’s called swarf. 🤓 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarf#:~:text=Swarf%2C%20also%20known%20as%20chips,material%2Dremoving)%20manufacturing%20processes.

[@animapulcra9205]

Throw away drillbits? When did the skill die resharpen and harden drillbits?

[@motorcityboatwerks]

About when the internet was invented and global supply became available through Amazon. 🤔it’s not 1952 anymore. 🐙My time is too valuable compared to the price of a 10 pack of drill bits. 😊thanks for the comment

[@brentchalmers1436]

About the time drill bits got coated with titanium, or plutonium. I have used coated drill bits with AMAZING success drilling heavy steel truck frames. Then suddenly the coating is worn off and the rest of the drill bit is made from red-licorice!!!

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😀

[@romeowhiskey1146]

Coudda BEAD BLASTED the Aluminum DAVITS?

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Sure. 😁But I don’t have a bead blaster. And why? Be sure to like and subscribe to the channel, Romeo

[@calvinb.ainsworth200]

Why would you ever have to be ( or want to be ) in the dingy when raising or lowering in and out of the water? Seems very unstable. Why not just secure to the Albin and step in and out of.

[@motorcityboatwerks]

😂 Lol. 😳You don’t sit in the dinghy when using the davits! 😂😆 I appreciate the comment but I think you missed the joke Calvin. 🐙 The purpose of the swing test is to demonstrate that the davits can hold a certain weight. Please watch the prior videos and take a moment to understand what I’m doing in the Boat Werks. Be sure to like and subscribe 👍😁