A boat davit apparatus for launching a boat, raft or similar craft, wherein the davit comprises a part mounted for rotation about a vertical axis by means of at least one vertical pivot supported on a bearing mounted by under a cover in the vicinity of the outer edge of said cover, a substantially straight arm of the davit mounted on said rotating part for kneeling about a horizontal axis, said horizontal axis being disposed on the rotating part at a certain distance outside of the vertical geometric axis, said arm being provided at the mentioned end of a sheave and at its other end a sheave or a drum for guiding, or respectively winding, a rope for the boat or the like, the arrangement being such that the arm is straight can make a limited hoisting movement around the horizontal axis between a horizontal position where you can to be oscillated about the vertical geometric axis in an interior position completely below said cover and an inclined position in which the outer sheave is at an appreciable distance above said cover so that the distance of said sheave to the side of the boat is sufficient for the launch of the raft, boat or similar boat. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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