At Kato Marine, we have always solicited our customer's ideas on the best way to do things; it's how we learn, and how we improve. Below is another fine example:

With Kato davits properly installed, hoisting your davits out of the water is easily done. However stopping the dinghy from moving and possibly chafing is sometimes not that easy.

• A number of our customers suggested using tie down straps but the ratchets involved were usually rusty in just months. Kato's Secure-It' Ratchets address that problem - they are stainless steel for long lasting use.
• We have the thick webbing that is twelve feet long (for those who wish to pass the webbing right around the dinghy).
• Customers have described many methods that they used to secure the dinghy with ratchets and webbing, so we tried several ourselves. The one we liked the most is pictured here - it stabilizes the dinghy fore & aft, horizontally, and holds the dinghy level. 
• Our straps are designed specifically for use with davits; we have a loop sewn into the ratchet portion that is designed to encircle a stanchion.

Simply stated, rather than using multiple ropes to control the dinghy, Secure-It's can make the job a cinch!