Chrysler Sailors Forum

The first thing I would try to do is find out how water got into the foam. On my 22, it was in a slip and I put in a bilge pump just in case something bad happened, never did thank god. I ran the tubing through that area and took out some of the foam. I don't know what purpose it served and how ...

I am working on a C26 hull, it has many layers of bottom paint on it, some of the early coats are chipping of and looks bad with the red showing througgh the blue. not that bottom paint ever looks pretty. I have spent some time trying to find the best way to strip the bottom paint. First I pressure ...

Hello All,
I am looking at a used CDI furler here locally, model 4/6. Does anyone use one of these on their boat? Any recommendations for a furler? Not as steady on my feet as I used to be and would like to get out of hanking the jib.

I was wondering if anyone has ever had their sails reconditioned? I got the impression they are cleaned and a coating put on them. I don't know how effective or expensive it would be.

Carl

That is cool. I am looking at the area of Lake Erie and Lake St Clair. I am thinking of going through that route on a trip early next summer.

I sail my 22 in inland lakes in Ohio. Not much natural chop, but a lot of unlimited horsepower boats running on a reservoir can get choppy. Mine has a swing keel. The only thing that I notice is that the keel thumps a lot, but she sails flat through chop. I have read on this forum in the past about ...

That is pretty. Did you spray or brush it? I am looking down that rabbit hole myself on the C-22, I may want to get all the patches the same color. I lost out on a slip this year, so I have been using sail time to build and repair things while they are stuck on the hard. I have been refinishing the ...

I am not sure if they do or not. I would not surprise me if they are the same. It would make manufacturing more efficient to use the same stock. I see you are in Columbus, I have my C-26 in storage at Hollenbeck with the mast down if you want to look at the end of it. Now that I think of it, I ...

Thanks for your input everyone. I put Sikkens natural teak cetol on the gangway planks. The one of the sets I stained and it actually came out with a nice gloss, the others were sanded down to natural color and does not have near the sheen to it, but I only applied one coat yesterday to them. The ...

My bucket didn't have that bimini cover option, my C-20 is a plain Jane white with a gold stripe. no port lights, no lifeline. just a pulpit on the bow and that little aluminum rail on the stern to hold the mast. I would like to try my hand at making a bimini, but it is a challenge to make something ...

I was looking at the brochures and I saw an option for a C-20 bimini cover that was offered by Chrysler. Does anyone know of any pictures of how a bimini would fit a C-20 or a C-22. I would like to have one to have a little shade but when I get to the problem of the location and movement of the ...

I am working on my gangway planks, tiller, and the channels on the sliding hatch on a C-20 and a C-22, I have used teak oil in the past, which seems to fade quickly, and Helmsman Spar urethane which blisters and gets cloudy after 1 season. I think I will try Cabot's spar varnish this time. Our boats ...

If I can picture it right, the structure below the gangway supports the mast and maybe the winch that lowers the keel. Any rotten wood on a boat should be on the short list to be fixed, or the problem will just get worse and harder to fix. It is probably a compression force on it winch makes it ...

The keel weight is about right. The 20 has a stub keel on it also which the 22 does not have. I think the stub keel lets you go with a lighter drop keel. The 20 also has different handling characteristics than the 22. The 22 will tack faster. I sail them both on an inland reservoir, and I have found ...

I can see where a mast height has a better line of sight, but I want to put it on a C-26 that will be a trailer sailor. I have been on charter fishing boats where they mostly us the radar to monitor weather popping up on lake Michigan. I think a high power (4 watt) 24 inch would be better, but ...

I am considering a Raymarine scanner for a sailboat, does anyone have any opinion on mast mount or post mount on the transom? Is there much difference in a 18" and a 24 "?

Do you stll have the boat, any photos of what is there? is the rigging there, how could it be loaded?

Carl

Hi folks'

I saw a c-20 for sale on ebay in East Liverpool Ohio, posted under "
21 ft Chrysler Sailboat "


Carl

Jeff,

I stretched out my main and it measured 275 3/4 inches (22.98 feet) I attached the head to a post and stretched out he luft as best I could and ran a continuous tape. I think I have the original Vector sail #182. I will leave the sail out this weekend if you need another measurement.

Carl
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While I was getting my c-22 cleaned up for winter storage, I noticed a soft spot under my foot between the mast step and the sliding hatch. Has anyone repaired the core in the deck? Any suggestions?

Carl
C-22 MissU

A dedicated gin pole is something that I have been considering as well. My boat is a 75 C-22 and I have all the parts for stepping the mast, but the aluminum in the boom looks tired, and the mast foot is cracked around the hole for the 3" pin. I think that the mast had been raised in the past ...

Mario's picture is what I was describing. That same area and over the shelf on the port side by the gangway. By the way, I store the boat with the bow pointing north, and the stuff seems to form on the western side. I clean them off and they keep reoccuring. It sounds like a Chrysler thing, and an ...

I may not be up on my flag display rules, but I have sping loaded clips that I can attach to the wire stay. I place my colors as high as I can reach above the backstay shroud cleat.

Carl

I have had my 1975 c-22 for five years. I keep getting these tan, chrystal mounds inside the cabin. They look like a bug nest, but i can find no evidence of bugs when I clean them. I can only assume that something is leaching out of the fibergalss. They seem to form mostly over the winter storage ...

Billy:

I played with fiberglass before I worked oh the boats. I have a C-22 and a deep V motorboat which I have worked on the glass of both. Get a basic automotive body book at your local auto parts store. The material I use I get at NAPA, mostly for good selection. Briefly, there is two types of ...

I recently picked up a C-22, I haven't had a chance to sail her yet, and I was wondering abouth the condition of the swing keel hinge. I see where people replace the pin, and I was wondering how one determines when that needs to be done. I took the inspection cover off toward the center of the boat ...

I just measured my C-22 mast to try to fit a cover to it and the boat. It measured exactly 27 feet 0 inces from the shoe at the bottom of the mast to the top of my anchor light. I think 26' 6" would be accurate without the light.
Carl