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Hey All,
Heres the link to Sula selling on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Chr ... 3a580d9723

Zak

Hey All, I'm just letting everyone know that Ive lowered the price of Sula to $4000 for a quick sale. She still has all the gear used for my Mexico expedition for the next owner. I'm leaving Arizona now that I'm done with school and she needs to go. http://www.chryslersailors.com/discussion/viewtopi...

Our last in the Sea of Cortez we had 20+ Kts wind from our stern with tall and steep wind waves... We hit 9 Kts surfing down the face of several of the waves. There were only a few times I was scared enough to hand steer, the rest of the time the autopilot steered us true. I was pretty impressed wit...

26ft 1978 Chrysler Sail boat - $2000 (Millerton Lake) Date: 2010-01-05, 1:35PM PST Reply to: sale-synkz-1538917958@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] 26 foot 1978 Chrysler sail boat for sale. Docked at Millerton Lake D-10, Fresno, California. No trailer. Estate sale without warranty excep...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/boa/1555704312.html


Diesel huh?

Hello All, My Sea of Cortez project was a total success, we arrived safely back in the States on December 9th. Sula saw us through some rough weather safely and in relative comfort. Unfortunately I now need to pay off student loans and hopefully recover some of the money from my senior project. Im p...

Sula is up for sale after her epic 6 week journey to the Sea of Cortez. Please see my Flickr page for pictures of the process of making her ready for the journey. http://www.flickr.com/zakrobinson (Click on the Sula! icon at the right.) All the difficult projects are finished all Sula needs is some ...

I used the style E base and the 2550 spreader on my C22. I could not be happier with the fit. Put the money that you would pay someone to glob some weld on there into the dwyer setup, you will not be disappointed. I used heavy stainless rivets to mount them. Just be super aware of the angles involve...

Hello All, Ive been planning my Sea of Cortez trip for over a year now and its finally becoming a reality. Im a student at Prescott College in Arizona and for my senior project I decided to study the marine biology in the Sea of Cortez (Ive spent four months here in the past studying for school but ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakrobinso ... 494954386/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakrobinso ... 494954386/

I just replaced my hardware last week, it takes 29 inches vertical clearance from the bottom of the keel to the bottom of the hull. Keep in mind thats a minimum... We did it with the boat on the trailer with block and tackle stabilization systems with a floor jack. I cant recommend that method, a li...

I second Pete,
They're only for the tack of the sail, and either a jiffy reefing system or just a piece of line left in the grommet for the clew.

also check here for full jiffy reefing system info.
http://www.chryslersailors.com/discussi ... php?t=1301

Z

Its funny, Ive been thinking about exactly that for the past few weeks. I think welding up an aptly sized keel, filling it with concrete or led, possibly adding a wing or fatty bulb on the bottom of the keel?!?!? I think using the existing keel pin or ripping that out and putting a good sized throug...

Having a sailshop sew in a boltrope would be a quick job if you feel its spilling too much air.
Good luck.

Mine leaked like a sieve, for a quick repair I went to the hardware store and bought a sink plugger http://www.decorisland.com/product/mountain-plumbing/btaps50-and-pw/sink-hole-cover/universal/polar-white , added some 3200 to the mix and left that in place until I had the time to grind and re-glass...

Hot Damn! The straight white looks sharp. The vinyl lettering looks great. Was there a possibility of using larger ports to avoid needing the extra material? Did you need to shim that compass to get the lubber line set with the stem? Does the compass poke through the bulkhead to see that backside fr...

A half decent digital multimeter from radioshack will make your electrical endeavors much more enjoyable. Make sure they have sharp ends to poke through the wire sheath, that way you can test wires midway through, not just at the ends. check for power with the multimeter at the connection at the mas...

I replaced the original ports on my c-22 with opening ports from a company called New Found Metals. I didn't destroy the frames when I took them off and I think that I still have them for anyone that would want them. Mike Hey Mike, which ports did you use? Do you have any pics? Sorry for the hijack...

Are there threaded posts on the outside to attach a zinc to? A zinc plate would be my first thought, in which case it would be connected to the ground side of the electrical system.

Heres how I set up my Sula. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakrobinson/sets/72157613494954386/ The photos are towards the bottom. click to enlarge. In hindsight I would have explored the possibility of riveting the mast base blocks as low on the mast as possible using heavy stainless rivets. Doing th...

Heres how I set up my Sula. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakrobinson/sets/72157613494954386/ The photos are towards the bottom. click to enlarge. In hindsight I would have explored the possibility of riveting the mast base blocks as low on the mast as possible using heavy stainless rivets. Doing tha...

Has anybody mounted an anchor/rode roller on their bow? Im thinking about trying to mount two rollers, one on either side of the forestay for anchor storage and for the rode to ride in while anchored. Im trying to get some more weight foward to balance her heavy stern.

Zak

Have you had any luck color matching??? Im planning on touching up some spots on tan part and Id rather not need to repaint all of the deck.

I actually finalized the sizing before I read your post. I decided on 3"x8". Although I should explain what I mean by external chainplates. I am going to leave my shrouds where they are now but I'm going to anchor them down to the hull...about 15 inches down. At that point the anchor will...

My inclination would be to have narrower but longer plates. 1.5-2 inches wide and 12-16 inches long with nice backing plates should do the trick. Look into previous posts about backstay reinforcements. Also, someone posted some information 2 months ago about losing upwind performance with outboard c...

http://maine.craigslist.org/boa/1223271530.html

Looks like a good boat.

viewtopic.php?t=41&highlight=hawaii

Here Hawaii is mentioned. I think Ive read other stories as well.

-Zak

Alan, Ive read a story about it online somewhere. I talked to a guy in AZ whos friend had gotten half way to Hawaii in his C26 before the rudder folded in half. It seems to me like any boat without a keel hung or full skeg hung rudder should have atleast one back-up rudder system for that reason. Pe...

My boat is in AZ right now but come spring it will be in NH for as long as I own her.

Im about to do a 2 month trip in the Sea of Cortez complete with 80 mile open water crossings in my C22. These boats have sailed to Hawaii before basically stock. Just make sure all the systems are good, chainplates, rudder and keel pivot especially.

Z