Chrysler Sailors Forum

This one from Ivar Dedekam is quite good: http://www.amazon.com/Sail-Rig-Tuning-Ivar-Dedekam/dp/1898660670 Ken Textor's New Book of Sail Trim is not bad: http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Sail-Trim/dp/0924486813/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299109774&sr=1-2 North Sails has the North U Tr...

Wow, first one I've ever seen. Interesting! Looks like they went with the truncated cabin trunk forward, as in the post-1978 C26s. Wonder what the interior's like...

I was thinking epoxy.

I've been replacing mine a bit at a time, starting with the headstay. Last I did were the aft lowers, which I ordered with aircraft fork swaged on the top and then cut to length and installed a Hayn HiMod fitting at the bottom. I also replaced the split bridle portion of the backstay. Next on the li...

Just a quick bump to keep everyone's attention. Memorial Day weekend is usually the first big one at Watauga, so don't wait until the last minute to make your arrangements. Watauga Lake Sailing Club typically has a dock feast / potluck on the Saturday or Sunday. Everyone brings something to share, m...

If one doesn't turn up, you could have one fabbed up from aluminum or stainless pretty easily. Should be a pretty simple build.

Windward's is fitted under the head area. I cut a chunk of PVC pipe at an angle that matched the hull, leaving the top basically level. After washing, sanding and cleaning the surface, I hot glued the pipe in place, with an extra fillet of duct tape around the exterior joint. I mixed up some quick-s...

@Scott, sounds like a great time. Thanks for sharing.

@Jeff, I ended up making mojitos instead, but a very pleasant evening followed by a great sail the next day, plus my "good samaritan" securing an adrift sailboat and contacting the owner.

That motor mount ought to do it! I went to a lot of trouble to rebuild mine. It looked great and was super solid, but I had to do a quick and dirty mod to accommodate my new 4 stroke a couple of days before going to the coast. Three and a half years later, the ugly mod is still going strong. The bea...

Thought I'd already posted a "Welcome aboard," but obviously not. So welcome aboard, sailor! If you enjoy your Chrysler as much as everyone here seems to enjoy theirs, you'll be a very happy sailor indeed.

The OEM location, near the top of the mast, meant the furled genoa could block the light from some angles and that the deck light was a long ways fro the deck. I put Windward's steaming / deck light just above the spreaders. Just converted the steaming light to LED, but still using the halogen deck ...

I was returning from dropping a buddy off for a backpacking trip and saw an unfamiliar C26 motoring out past the buoy line. Dashed down, fired up Windward's auxiliary and set course for intercept. http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/sv-Windward/JMcKamey%20-%20Maiden%20Voyage/2011-02-19_13-08-03...

Nice work. How about some interior pics, too?

Have a helper hold the screws in place, then tighten the nuts on them from the inside.

Not much to offer, except that you'd want to be sure your coupler and the various frame components themselves are up to the load. One of the best features of the trailer I borrow is a set of pivoting, rotating dolly wheels on the tongue. It pivots up for towing, but pivots down and locks for launch ...

Many of you probably already know about McMaster-Carr at http://www.mcmaster.com but figured I'd share anyway. Great source for more stuff than you realize you need, until you need it and have no clue where to find it.

Jeff, you did it from the outside, yes? Any problems getting the vinyl strip back into the rub rail track? Windward had no leaks there (the portlights are another story), but reinforced the joint from the inside anyway. Before I repaint the hull I may rework the exterior joint, possibly glassing ove...

@KeyWest - I feel your pain, truly. Been there. Don't be freaked, just take a deep breath and take care of the problem. Do your web searches, and get Don Casey's "This Old Boat" book... you'll feel much more relaxed. I'm going to go out on a limb and give unsolicited advice. This is summar...

What's a "back"? Um, strikingly similar to a "bag", only typoed. :oops: What's an anchor roller, and did you carve out a rode locker where there was none before? How did you do that? I don't have a good pic of the anchor roller on line just now, but basically I started with this...

NYC, I did not measure my pedestal location prior to removing it. I'll see if I have any pics worth posting; may have some of the quadrant and pulleys, too. There was enough space to stand behind it and steer, but that's about it. Chief complaint I had was that my head always hit the backstay when I...

You could laminate several layers of foam to get the size/shape you need. While you're doing major reconstruction, how about moving the galley to starboard and enlarging it a bit, building a large, well-sealed cockpit locker in the space behind the new galley location, then making the port settee in...

Just to give you a feel for conditions on Watauga Lake, there's an independent weather station set up at another marina http://booneweather.com/Forecast/Watauga+Lake . Click on the "Wx Graphics" tab to see current conditions, including wind. Cove Ridge is a somewhat sheltered location on a...

When sizing cables, be sure to leave a loop in the control cables large enough to avoid kinking them when you tilt the motor up.

... the HIN that follows the number on your 79 C22 may well be on the transom of a 79 Sport Fury. That's the most attractive option. I can get three more C26 HIDs, two C22 HIDs and a C20 HID this weekend (assuming I make it to the boat and remember to do it once I'm there), but probably not sail nu...

On later (1979-1980) models, there was a small anchor locker in the bow. In the 1977-1978 bullet-nosed models, there was no OEM arrangement. The focus was more on "how many berths can we put in this thing?" which also accounts for the lack of a meaningful cockpit locker. On Windward I keep...

L-shaped piece of aluminum, screwed to the seat back with one leg facing up and the other facing out. You then set the backrest against the top of the settee, screwing down through the the flat surface of the aluminum sitting into the top of the settee back. Honestly, these look like a better idea t...

It appears that the numbering schemes may have used the time-honored "infinite number of monkeys" algorithm

Thought I'd float a trial balloon for the name and see how it flew. If the "Chrysler Crewsers Cluster" mashup is too cute, I'm fine with any of Leatherneck's top three, or something else if there's a strong preference expressed.

Hey, this puppy needs a catchy name. I tend to like alliteration, but am kinda stuck. Thoughts? Chrysler Convergence? Chrysler Coincidence? Chrysler Cruise? Chrysler Crewse? Chrysler Convocation? Chrysler Congregation? Chrysler Concentration? Chrysler Collective? Chrysler Convention? Chrysler Cluste...

Much longer reach to the throttle/shifter on the C26 than the C22 (aaargh indeed!), but yes, royal PITA to remove the engine once the remote and battery cables are connected.