[quote=Edchris177]I have a 5.7, the larger brother of the 5.0. I weigh 170 lb & solo it more often than not. Solo is a bit of a handicap because I can't hold it down once the wind gets up past 15 mph. In those case I have to power down, &/or point more, as opposed to full reaches.
I have dumped mine 5 times. With two people & a line, righting is a couple of minutes. I have righted it 3 times solo. Twice I used the aid of a bag, once just myself,(on a windy day) It is very easy to swim the mast around into the wind. With 15-20 mph I righted it solo by just hiking out on the line.
This is my first cat, so I can't compare it directly to others, but I like it a lot.
You can determine your model year by the hull number.
It will look something like this, mine is an '84.
[img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=71728&g2_serialNumber=4&g2_GALLERYSID=0a72a97094b44fab52b4e00e40a0751b[/img]<!-- editby --><em>edited by: Edchris177, Sep 05, 2010 - 11:34 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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