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- Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:05 pm
- Forum: Chrysler For Sale
- Topic: For Sale - Chrysler 26 swing keel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 21054
Re: For Sale - Chrysler 26 swing keel
I forgot to post a price..... $6500
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:31 pm
- Forum: Chrysler For Sale
- Topic: 1979 Chrysler 26
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19487
Re: 1979 Chrysler 26
I forgot to say where the boat is located:
North Truro, MA (8 miles from Provincetown).
North Truro, MA (8 miles from Provincetown).
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:26 am
- Forum: Rigging Tips
- Topic: Rivet size question
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26335
Rivet size question
Hello, I am going to remove the cap at the clue end of the boom of a C26. There are 4 rivets. Does anyone know what size rivets these are. I would like to know so (a) I use the right size drill bit to remove them, and (b) to have the right size rivets on hand to put it all back together quickly. I p...
- Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:42 am
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
Re: How to measure a bimini for backstays
Ok, I'm not sure if even 3/4ths would have been large enough. Since the ends of the back stays are two prong, they don't fit down the middle. In any event, I think I measured where the holes in the bimini go correctly, but the backstays ends didn't fit through the grommets, so I had to remove the gr...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
Re: How to measure a bimini for backstays
Well, I had 5/8" grommets put in (I wanted larger but that was all I could get from a local boat builder - they said that any larger requires a machine that would press them together). I also had them put in some common sense latches (like you would see on a ladies pocket book where the tab sli...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:16 am
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
Re: How to measure a bimini for backstays
Emergency Exit, do you remember what size grommets the back stay ends needed to fit through?
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:56 am
- Forum: Rigging Tips
- Topic: Mast raising
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31349
Re: Mast raising
Realizing this is an older post, but also realizing new people may read it... My gin pole always pulls away from the mast when the mast is most of the way up. Since I use a bridal, side swing is not an issue. It is also not a concern about pulling the mast the rest of the way up, as the gin pole ser...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:16 am
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
Re: How to measure a bimini for backstays
Sounds like a good method.... of course, as you said it didn't end up being right the first time till you did the slits. I guess I will see. Right now I still have about a week or so before the bimini arrives and I get to start playing.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
Re: How to measure a bimini for backstays
Thanks EE, I'd love to see your diagram (yes your link was broken - I can't understand why... You only posted it 6 to 10 years ago.) :D Your comment about using the toe rails to mount your bimini was very helpful though! My thinking has evolved since my first posting. I am thinking that I can assemb...
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: How to measure a bimini for backstays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 46280
How to measure a bimini for backstays
I ordered a new bimini for my Chrysler 26 today. Once it gets here, I am going to need to figure out how to accurately measure where to put two holes in the fabric for the backstays (I'll use some sort of grommets). I just am a little stumped at this point how to make an accurate measurement before ...
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: Where should I mount my new MFD (Chartplotter)?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 21887
Re: Where should I mount my new MFD (Chartplotter)?
Hi all, I liked the ideas presented. In the end, I mounted it on the table in the cabin (which I can see from the cockpit). I also bought an extension for the cables and put a second mounting disk in the front of the cockpit. So when I want to have the MFD up close, I can. It means a cable running t...
- Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:23 am
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: Where should I mount my new MFD (Chartplotter)?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 21887
Where should I mount my new MFD (Chartplotter)?
Hi all,
I have a '77 Chrysler 26 and a new Garmin 74cv Chartplotter. I am trying to figure out where to mount it. I've never had one before. For those of you with something similar, where did you mount it?
Thank you.
I have a '77 Chrysler 26 and a new Garmin 74cv Chartplotter. I am trying to figure out where to mount it. I've never had one before. For those of you with something similar, where did you mount it?
Thank you.
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:17 pm
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: Weight of trailer for c26
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26450
Weight of trailer for c26
Hello,
Does anyone know the weight of an original trailer for a C-26?
Thank you.
Does anyone know the weight of an original trailer for a C-26?
Thank you.
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:55 am
- Forum: Outboards
- Topic: Gas tank question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 47915
Gas tank question
I am new to my boat (Relentless) and am still setting it up (1979 Chrysler 26, swing keel). I need a gas tank for the outboard. I am wondering what other people have including sizes (# of gallons, and if possible, dimensions) and where you have it located. Right now my battery is in the portside laz...
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 2:36 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: rudder shaft
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19898
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: rudder shaft
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19898
Sealing the bearings
First, I am not familiar with Silkaflex sealant - I will need to research it. Second, the top and bottom bearings, should they be fixed such that only the pipe can turn inside it, or should the outside of the bearings be free to move as well? I had not thought of sealing the outside of the bearings....
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:41 pm
- Forum: Rudders/Tillers/Wheels
- Topic: Help, C-26 can't drop rudder post, what am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31062
OK, I finally got it apart. In order to get it apart, I used a gear puller (two ton pressure) and rigged something on top to cover the hole that would go through the ring. Once I did that it went smoothly. I have no idea how much pressure it actually took, but on my first attempt it busted through t...
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: rudder shaft
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19898
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:52 pm
- Forum: Rudders/Tillers/Wheels
- Topic: Help, C-26 can't drop rudder post, what am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31062
There was only one long screw in each of the two holes. I know I got them out because I had the collar able to turn freely at one level. Then with a few light sideways taps the rod dropped about a half inch. It is very snug again. I hadn't considered short set screws, but these screws were long - yo...
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 10:00 am
- Forum: Rudders/Tillers/Wheels
- Topic: Help, C-26 can't drop rudder post, what am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31062
Captain Bondo, Interesting about the top pipe being heaver than normal stock. I got it to move a bit using a pipe wrench, and then I tapped it with a hammer and it dropped a half inch. Now it barely turns again. So, I have now ordered a gear puller to see if that will pull the ring off the top. That...
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:12 am
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: hitch extending for a swing keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 38273
I used a 20' strap for my C-26 and it is just long enough for the ramp here. My tires were about 2 feet from the water. A steeper ramp it would be way more than enough. I attach the strap to the chains of the trailer. I bought a special hitch attachment to attach the strap to the truck. I have read ...
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:10 pm
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: c26 trailer sway??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 23130
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:08 pm
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: hitch extending for a swing keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 38273
In the end, I put a wheel on the front of the trailer and went with a strap to put the boat in and out of the water. It worked well. It also weighed a lot less than a metal extension. Putting chocks behind the wheels of the trailer was quite secure to release the truck from the trailer. Before relea...
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:41 pm
- Forum: Rigging Tips
- Topic: boom pin for erecting the mast
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27827
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:31 pm
- Forum: Rigging Tips
- Topic: Mast raising
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31349
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rudders/Tillers/Wheels
- Topic: Help, C-26 can't drop rudder post, what am I doing wrong?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31062
Help, C-26 can't drop rudder post, what am I doing wrong?
Hi, I have a new-to-me 1979 C-26. I have removed all the parts that I know of from the top of the rudder post as well as the rudder itself from the bottom. I can't figure out how to get the post to release down. I am wondering if I am missing some step. I put PB Blaster on the metal, and tried to hi...
- Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
- Topic: rudder shaft
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19898
- Tue May 17, 2016 11:20 am
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: hitch extending for a swing keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 38273
- Mon May 02, 2016 10:37 am
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: hitch extending for a swing keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 38273
To roll or not to roll
Hi Reality, I was wondering if in the situation you described if the trailer had a front wheel on it that did not rotate (thus it would be able to turn the front of the trailer sideways and the front of the trailer would not be dragging), and if the main tires were in sand or a firm surface like con...
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:16 pm
- Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
- Topic: hitch extending for a swing keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 38273
hitch extending for a swing keel
Hello, new member here... and actually I don't have a Chrysler yet... however, I have a deposit on one and am supposed to pick up a 1977 Chrysler 26 a week from today, and will be taking it to Cape Cod for the summer. I am pondering how to get it in the water without putting my truck's rear end in t...