I ended up getting a used Catalina 16. This boat has a fixed wing keel and a
small cabin. I sailed it today and what a delight!!!! I rigged it the first time
today with the help of an experinced racer guy and it was somewhat of a pain in
the axx but it sailed so nice Ill get over things. Once again, all feedback
appreciated. What a great afternoon...

sportsfan wrote:

"Walt" wrote in message ...
Seems to me keeping the mast rigged and just dropping it for
the mile drive would make the setup a lot easier.

I bought a 30 year old North American 23 last summer. The previous owner
trailored it a half hour each way with the mast rigged and tied down to the
deck.
He did it alone and had no problem.
I did it only in and out of the ocean last season as I had it on a mooring.
It was very easy, no special equipment at all. It has a centerboard and the
trailor extends for launching so I can do it easily myself.
I know a little about sailboats from the building aspect of new ones (I'm a
carpenter here... http://www.morrisyachts.com/ ) Right now I'm
concentrating on a small boat for us, a 36 foot daysailer. They sell
themselves....

This has little to do with this topic or boatbuilding but here are some
pictures of the lake in Colorado where this sailboat will be used:
http://analogengineering.com/elevenmile/lake_shots/

Beautiful place. Since I've always lived on the ocean, I've never considered
sailing at 8500 feet above sea level. That would be above the clouds here.
kevin