INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi Guys, the owner to the boat I am looking at seems to think that you need 2 adults to rig (put the mast up) on the investigator 563.

Any comments .... As I would be mostly on my own (being and and reasonably fit)

Would a Sunmaid 20 be easier to rig on my own???



Laurent

With two adults it's a breeze. Many of us also do it single handed. Young uns just push it up. Oldies like me need a little mechanical viagra- see http://www.investigator563.com/forum/vi ... p?f=4&t=98

With the right gear, the Sunmaid would be similar.

Hi Laurent:

I'm a pretty fit 54 year old and have no trouble rigging my boat single-handed; indeed, I have no option as I mostly sail solo on it.

I take a few precautions, using baby-stays to steady to mast in a cross wind, and a block and line on the pulpit to help pull up the mast, or hold it temporarily midway as I change my footing from cockpit seats to cabin top.

But really, it's a one person job - just like an Ultimate. It's one of the many attractions of owning and rigging an 18-footer, as opposed to a much larger TY.

Cheers,

or hold it temporarily midway as I change my footing from cockpit seats to cabin top.

This is the real issue, rather than the weight.