Stella Blue a Mainship 400 Trawler

The Pathfinder Davit

Pathfinder is another Mainship 400 owned by Chris Barlow in Newport, R.I. Chris has built a similar davit to the one on Stella Blue. He has beefed up the design to handle a heavier boat. On the davit below is an 11' RIB with a 9.9 HP engine.

Even with the larger boat on the davit, the transom door is still accessible and the boat sits well on her lines. Having the motor on the starboard side balances the rig well and avoids any list problems.

I will update this page when I can get more detail from chris on the beefed up hardware for those whom would like to build their own.

Email - srcyr@sbcglobal.net