Since I got no replies I thought I would answer my own mail so to speak. The short answer is no, this is not a solo righting system. A friend of mine got the power righting system with his F18 and wanted to sell it. Before spending the money I wanted to see if a 200 lb person (me) could solo right the boat. We installed it on the Hobie 16, pushed the boat into the water and flipped it. Try as I might I couldn't right the boat. Asked and answered.