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[quote=schoen.steve]I love my I20. Buoyant hulls and lots of room on the tramp.  I often sail with 3-4 150-200Lbs adults or three adults and a couple of tweens. Mainly inland lakes so not much wave action. In a blow...three adults is perfect. It's a very fast boat so you have to look ahead and plan your route. That being said it is super maneuverable and self tacking jib means crew doesn't have to do much, unless flying spin.

Rigging...until you know what you are doing give yourself an hour and a half. Once you get the hang of it it still takes 45 minutes min.. Could probably do it faster if I had some experienced help. Sucks to put the mast up and find you have a spin halyard not run correctly so I take my time double checking. Leave the spin off and you'll save some time.

Beaching: I wouldn't drag my cat on rocks or many hard shells. Sand ok, still try to pick up the bows and float the rear as much as possible (great lakes and inland lakes = no tide worries). @ 400Lbs with enough adults you can pick it up and carry it.

Spin or not...Flying it is a gas, even in light breeze. Adds a whole new dimension. Lots of fun in a blow if you have a crew that knows what they are doing. It's great to have and you don't have to use it if you don't want to.[/quote]

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