Hello,

Just looking into buying an old (cheap) trailer sailor, less than 5.5m. It'll be on a mooring for a couple of months (a mate has one and needs it kept whilst he overseas) but then I'll need to keep it on a trailer.

With some of the old sailing boats, from the late 70's/early 80's (eg Endeavour 24), how hard is it to get the mast up and launch the thing? I am used to dingy sailing which of course is easy to do single handed but can I launch something like this on my own? Is the mast a nightmare to put up?

The plan is to have something in the water for a weekend, then anchor it in a safe spot around Manly on Saturday night. Would I get fed up with something like this?

Other option would be an open boat with no cabin, so much lighter.

Does anyone rig and launch a boat like this on their own or am I dreaming?

Any ideas gratefully received!

Do a search for Investigator 563 for sale. Can rig and launch single handed. www.investigator563.com

OK to leave on a mooring. Sails like a keelboat that it is. Prices around $6k including trailer. Getting the trailer with the boat is a must, as trailers are expensive on their own, and virtually nobody makes tilt trailers for sailboats any more.

Yara said..
Do a search for Investigator 563 for sale. Can rig and launch single handed. www.investigator563.com

OK to leave on a mooring. Sails like a keelboat that it is. Prices around $6k including trailer. Getting the trailer with the boat is a must, as trailers are expensive on their own, and virtually nobody makes tilt trailers for sailboats any more.

thanks for the advice will definitely check them out, and spongeblob thanks for the PM.