I am considering a 1966 DS1 that I am looking at on craigslist. I am confused about the mast step. The owner says that on this boat the mast steps on top of the cuddy. The 1966 DS Manual on this site makes no mention of that setup and instead shows the pass through keel stepped setup. Was this the year of a change? The pass through keel step looks like a pain single-handed. I have looked at the various ingenious solo stepping rigs in this forum. The owner of this boat says that even though his is stepped on top he has still always had help to put it up. I want to be sure that I can do this by myself. Thanks for any thoughts.
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