Hey all,
Im looking at a capri 25 for sale in my area. One of my biggest concerns is the ease of raising the mast. At my local sailing area there is no crane, and at the moment no way to store the boat at the lake with the mast up. So im forced to rig it when i go sail it. With my current boat, a hunter 22, I can step and lower the mast myself by just heaving it up, with momentary help from someone else to hold it while i step from the cockpit to the cabin top. Has anyone been able to do this with a capri 25? Sailboat Data shows the capri mast being 3' taller than my hunter mast, 27' vs 30'
I'm a fairly young guy, with young friends, so if i had another 6' guy with me, what are the chances we can heave this thing up without a gin pole? My only aversion to the pole is that i dont want to make an already lengthy process even longer.
Has anyone done this? or know somone that has been able to do this with a capri mast? Im assuming the weight per foot of mast is similar to the hunter 22?
Im looking at a capri 25 for sale in my area. One of my biggest concerns is the ease of raising the mast. At my local sailing area there is no crane, and at the moment no way to store the boat at the lake with the mast up. So im forced to rig it when i go sail it. With my current boat, a hunter 22, I can step and lower the mast myself by just heaving it up, with momentary help from someone else to hold it while i step from the cockpit to the cabin top. Has anyone been able to do this with a capri 25? Sailboat Data shows the capri mast being 3' taller than my hunter mast, 27' vs 30'
I'm a fairly young guy, with young friends, so if i had another 6' guy with me, what are the chances we can heave this thing up without a gin pole? My only aversion to the pole is that i dont want to make an already lengthy process even longer.
Has anyone done this? or know somone that has been able to do this with a capri mast? Im assuming the weight per foot of mast is similar to the hunter 22?