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[quote=Deepsees]I sail a 5.7 G-Cat.  I weigh in at 210.  Getting my boat up alone without a righting system is just not happening.  So I started with a one inch dia. stainless steel sch 40 pipe.  Beautiful metal.  Eight feet long.  First time I had to use it, it bent like a hairpin. So, not having sch 80 SS.  I went sch 80 steel.  It works.  A little weighty for those who are exo-fanatics about that extra 1/100th mph.

But.... I am at the ragged edge of having enough body weight to do the job.  Two people can pop this boat up without a pole quickly.  At 210 lbs things are alright till the wave height exceeds 2 feet.  Then, as the mast starts to come up, the wave interval knocks it back down.  An extra thirty pounds would do the job.  So I purchased a rubberized gear bag capable of holding at least four gallons without too much hassle.  Inside it I have a very small sand anchor and 100 feet of 3/8 nylon anchor line.    I tied it underside below the mast so when it is flipped over the bag presents itself.  The anchor stops continued drifting and points the boat in the wind.  It is good for getting back on board too.  The boat behaves itself while one catches one's breath and allows safe time to stow the righting pole.

For those of us who sail alone... [/quote]

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