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If you're a good woodworker a boom can be made from wood with an aluminum bolt rope embedded. I run a Poplar boom on my DN60 iceboat and it has held up well. The LS13 end-boom sheeting is almost the same as the DN and I'll run the DN block to block at 45 mph without a fail in racing service. I have ...

Great boat. Lots of parts available and active racing fleets are fairly common! Also, many parts are common to the Buccaneer so for some parts hunting, look there as well. Chrysler mutts by me are listing between 700 and 1000 so at 400 bucks you got a deal!

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Hi Paul. I think the "low step" buccaneers had a similar setup. There might be enough cross pollination to make it worth a post to the Buccaneer group on Facebook looking for parts or info. I think the bulk of the Mutineer folks live on Yahoo. The boats have similar rigging so maybe thee as well ...

Hi Zach. Shroud attachments to the boat would be dictated by whatever is on the end of the cable. If there are threads on the end then that would call for a turnbuckle. More often then not small boats use a "channel adjuster". Google RONRF2330 for an example of these. Turnbuckle adjusters are very ...

Great find! Nothing is better than a parts search you don't have to do! FYI parts boats pop up on the Facebook Buccaneer list with some frequency but with as many manufacturers as the Bucc has had over the years finding just the part you need can be a bear.

All the best!

-Jim K

Many of these, my C-26 included, are a simple threaded rod that threads into a plug inside each spreader tube. The fix is really easy, simply replace the broken threaded rod but watch for a compression sleeve inside the mast. The sleeve won't come out with the post but since it's a floating fit it ...

Check the Laser and Opti tuning guides. Lots of low cost options in these one-design classes. If I recall, the Opti vang is an attachment on the boom, a loop in a line and a cleat on the mast. No blocks in that setup and, as such, really low cost.

Cheers!

-JK

Check:
http://www.schurrsails.com/od.asp
http://www.quantumonedesign.com/buccaneer/Products
http://www.onedesign.com/tabid/23794/Default.aspx

Usually these are listed under the one design category and **then** the boat type.

Fair winds

-Jim K

OttoSolar, what specifically do you need to know? I have a Bucc in the yard with the tube luff rig on it. Are you missing parts? I can send photos of what you might need. Post back and let me know.

-JK

So, how heavy is the mast on a C22? My sailing buddy John and I have stepped / unstepped masts on a Catalina 22, O'day 22 and a McGregor 22, all similar vintage boats, with just human power. 3 people, no mechanical gear should be more than enough to unstep a mast, no? On a C-26 you need the gin pole ...

The buccaneer world is a little spread out Look at www.buccaneer18.org for a jump off point. Set yourself up with a Facebook account and get to the Buccaneer classifieds for used parts. Also get set up with the Mutineer group as the boats share lots of parts. Yahoo groups is where some boat-specific ...

I made a long pole and it works well. For the pin I had the pole hole drilled out to take a deep well socket. That way when I lose track of the pin I can get a fast replacement at the hardware store tool display. For cranking up the mast, I'm using a 4:1 block set but want to put in a brake winch ...

I've been caught I the snow with my '26 twice now. You don't want to be there. I use a Dodge 1/2 tonner and don't have trouble in the summer moving or braking. In the snow it won't stop, and won't turn. The weight on the hitch makes the front just light enough that the front brakes lock up right ...

I have a set of pictures of a chainplate deck repair I did on a wet core O'Day I had. PM me and I'll send a copy of the series.

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Top vs bottom repairs. OK going in from the bottom is the preferred way for resale reasons, it's next to impossible to match the non skid unless you have a plan to put something like treadmaster down the entire side deck. With the damage shown, this might be a good option. Remember to keep the deck ...

I trimmed mine about that much about 10 years ago. Didn't seem to make much difference in handling. I also added a fulton motor mount to move the engine back as well. This was needed since the engine, in drive, will push into the rudder where it will pass by the rudder when in neutral. A long way to ...

For fun use bigbluesaw.com. They will laserjet or waterjet cut parts to your design. Use their online designer or use your own CAD to upload a drawing, spec your materials and pay for it. Two weeks later your parts are fedexed to you all done. I've made some aluminum parts using the service and they ...

My first boat was an oday 22 shoal draft. It's a great boat! Too bad frost and a wet core did mine in. Anyway, you'll run circles around the Catalina 22's because the shoal keel won't pick up weeds like it's swing keel cousins! The cabin is also a lot more useful without the keel trunk. You totally ...

I've found, that at least on my '26, some folks object to the lines of the cabin in that there is not a step down to clearly define the foredeck from the cabin roof deck. I like the utility and look but many don't care for it. Several times now folks have commented on the "oddness" of it and I ...

For hardware such as spreaders and wire, try www.rigrite.com. They have been helpful in the past with spar work on some of my prior craft. I have also used Catalina direct for parts such as deadlight gaskets. We don't tell Anhinga she uses parts from the other "Brand C" manufacturer and she doesn't ...

I use a 97 Dodge Ram 1500 with a 360 / auto trans and limited slip rear end. It's been working well for ten years now! 4x4 would be nice at times when the ramp is slippery but patience always pays and I haven't been stuck yet.

Luck!

-JK

So this begs a question. Those users who bed portlights in 5200 burn in hell as do those who use sillycone and there arent enough kids in the neighborhood to chew the amount of gum I would require to bed 6 lights. What sealing product should one use?

-JK

Anhinga is my boat's name. The name is after the bird which is one of the oldest birds on the planet. Birders will say Anhinga trace roots back to prehistoric ages since, unlike ducks, thier feathers get wet and they have to wait to dry off and fly again. Another name for an Anhinga is "Water Turkey ...

For sale is my loved Chrysler 26 Anhinga. New sails (jib on cdi roller furler) and interior cushions in 2002, new blue sea breaker panel in 2004, new keel winch in 2005 new rudder bearings and tiller hardware in 2012. Excelent trailer! This boat has a 75 lb thrust 24V electric motor, solar panels ...

If it floats off the trailer sail it! We go often with the keel up on light days so
I don't think 8 to12 ft should stop you.

I have my 26 on what I believe is the original trailer. On mine the majority of the weight is on the keel and pin. It's been like that for years without damage. The side rollers support some weight but it's much less than the keel rollers. There was a "for sale cheap" 26 on here a last year that had ...

That's an old real estate agent's trick to make a space look lived in. At least when we sold our house the agent said houses with furniture and other stuff in them sold faster and for a little extra money on average. Worked for us!

Mine discharges just above the waterline on the port side. Works a charm, I can tell when it's working by how it sounds. Head pressure and length of line really kill the GPH on these pumps.

Luck!

Jim on Anhinga

South central Wi is 695.00 and up for a moooring with dinghy storage. wait times can be several years for a ball as new renters are selected by yearly lottery. Once you're in, though, you get first dibs on "your" mooring for life. Slips with were over 1300.00 but don't have the wait time. Lake ...

Fiberglass places, hmmm, now I have something I can contribute! Take a look at http://www.westsystem.com. This stuff is the best I have used. The calibrated pumps they sell are the bomb. Second try looking at http://www.fibreglast.com/ (the "t" is not a typo) They ship fast and have a ton of ...