Chrysler Sailors Forum

Mario,

Have you tried the Hardwood Store in Gibsonville? Good folks. I got some teak and holly plywood from them really cheap. They had gotten an incorrect shippment and were just getting rid of it. I also found boat building grades of plywood for my reinforcements on the 26.

Holiday

Mario,

Have you tried the Hardwood Store in Gibsonville? Good folks. I got some teak and holly plywood from them really cheap. They had gotten an incorrect shippment and were just getting rid of it. I also found boat building grades of plywood for my reinforcements on the 26.

Holiday

Mario,

I found similar water damage when I removed the galley in the 26 and removed the formica. I ended up gluing the delaminated plywood with epoxy, sanding and filling the low spots. It look pretty good with just primer. I plan to do the same to the bulkheads and just paint them white.

Holiday

I sail my Pearson Ensign on Lake Norman. The Chrysler only sails in the back yard so far. Not a bad place to sail the July and August winds can be hard to find. Sailing is year round with the best sailing in Spring. I have never sailed the Cape Fear inlet but it may be worth checking out. I hear the...

The tack for the mainsail does not look that bad. If it is like my C26 the cunninham takes most of the vertical load. The horizontal load would be distributed along the luff of the sail. I would just sand out the pitting and check closely for any cracks. We got to keep these NC boats floating. Holiday

It does look like a much better pivot. Do you know the diameter of the disk?

The local powder coater here in NC quoted me $175 to sandblast prime and polyester powder coat once I have the keel out. When you look at the cost of materials thats a pretty good deal. Most areas have small shops doing this type of work.

Holiday

I have stripped the liner out of the aft birth, then sanded with 120 grit to remove the glue. I was thinking about buttering up the inner hull sides with body filler then sanding smooth before painting.

Has anyone tried using filler on such a large area.

Holiday

Dave,

Have you taken any pictures of your motor mount modifications yet?

It would really be interesting to see you idea.

Randall

Still need anchor rode, jib lead tracks, spinaker pole car and track, misc blocks, traveler, battery charger, that sort of thing for the project, or cash.
I am home for the next couple of weeks due to surgery call if you are interested.

1977 Chrysler 100 HA 10 hp sail model Electric start remote controls. Runs compresion is low, lower unit has pitting and corrosion. Includes 6 Hp sail model with good lower unit. All Chrysler manuals, new impeller not istalled. Pick up only Lincolnton, NC phone 704 735 6662, no e mails. $250. Will c...

I have found a gray vinyl glazing extrusion that is close to the orignial, Made by CR Lawrence Co.. It is just a little shallower than the aluminum frame. It will problably be spring before I get to try it out.

Most of what I have read says non woven roving has the most stregnth, then the woven roving, then cloth, with mat having little strength by comparison. Under stress the crossing points in the yarns are high stress areas. Mat is not usually used with epoxy. Typically the binder in the mat is designed...

Mario,

Where are you in NC. I am in Lincolnton. I might like to drive by and see what you have for sale.

Holiday

I drove down to Cinton and looked at this trailer saturday. It is set up for a Chrysler 26 and has 4 wheel disk brakes. The extension is longer than the Road King standard and is painted instead of galvanized. I checked with Road King a year ago and this was quoted to me at $4200 without the extensi...

I haven't sailed the boat yet. Bought it about a year and a half ago. The rudder can be cleated down. but traveling in shallow water could be a pain.

How about a trade? I am considering a non retractable rudder. The main problem I see with the standard retractable rudder is that it can hit the outboard prop.

Have you seen any problems with your rudder design?

If you want to trade pictures contact me. stevens6662 at bellsouth dot net

I used a Humminbird in my Ensign. If the 22 is like my Chrysler 26 there is no coring in the hull. Heavy fouling will afect the sonar though. In the Ensign the first thing I did was call Humminbird. They have great customer service, actual peole on the phone and they knew the product. They have a pr...

Try http://www.newjsi.com/cushions.aspx there is a lot of good info there. I followed thier instructions for my patterns.

When I bought Holiday it had a nice puddle in the same location that did not seem to be rising. I atributed this to deck leaks. After hauling the boat and keeping it under a tarp, I was still vacuming a little water out of this area for months. It finally dried up until my tarp became sun rotted and...

Try superbrightleds.com they have direct plug in repacements for most 12 volt light bulbs. I used them for my Ensign using 9 led festoon bulbs for the Perko running lights. $3 to $5 per light. Be sure to use red LEDS for red lights, green for green etc. they have worked great and really save the bat...

I have read about a method to make your own rudder bearings from one of the Gudgeon Brothers manuals. The bearings are formed by using proper mold release on the rudder shaft, then centering it in the rudder tube. Graphite filled epoxy is then injected in holes driled around the top and bottom of th...

Is your shoal draft rudder as deep as the keel when the keel is up? If not can you estimate how much shorter the rudder might be? I have been thinking about a rudder the same depth as the raised keel. This would be build with a weaker bottom section to prevent hull damage by the rudder shaft if grou...

The best review of this problem that I have seen was in "Good Old Boat". I believe it is the Sept. 2004 issue. The author tore out the floor and replaced, floor, ballast, and plywood winch stand supports. It is probably still available in as a back edition. Several good picture of what you...