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I also have the inboard controls but mine are the port side with power tilt button on the handle. The keyed ignition switch is just above port cockpit drain It also has auto choke. When eng is cold you push in on the key when starting eng.Also have an amp meter just above the ignition switch.

From my understanding there is a sleeve that is inside the mast to prevent any compression of the mast. The P.O told me if I ever take the spreaders off to be sure and put a screw driver or some thing in as you pull the bolt out so you don't lose the sleeve

Thanks EE
That was where I was thanking of putting it. just wanted to see where others had there radio mounted. I don't thank I will put the CB back in.

The P.O. had his VHF and CB radio mounted inside the galley on the side under the sink They were early 1980s radios. I bought a new VHF radio witch is about one third the side of the old one. I would like to place it in a better spot to make it easer to use. Where do you have your VHF radio located ...

I replaced the tires on my trailer in July 2007 when we Bought out C-26 with the same size that were on the trailer 700-15 LT load range D

foltz_d wrote:MY husband & I bought a 15 hp. Now we wished we had gotten a bigger one. My husband wants a 40 now but we bought the 15 because of the cost.

On the inside of the stern of MY 26 there is a plate that states max. horse power 15. and max weigh 1800 lbs incluing motor

I have a Mercury 9.9 prokicker. The charging system has alternator that produces 76 watts and 6 amps. and I just added from West marine a solor pannel for trickle charge.

Bob

Same here every one have a happy and safe new year
And we are goning to get some rain on Thursday and Friday. Maybe the lake will start coming back up. It is down 203 feet from the top now. Can not launch the boat until it comes back up.

I like the idea of sleeping head to starboard in the rear berth. EE, how did you fix the ladder to be removable. I thank I will would do the same. I am 6 feet tall and my wife is 5'2" so that would work great.

Happy thanskgiving every one
Up at 6am nothing going on today.Read the newspaper and watch the new this mornning. Our dinner will also be on Saturday at our house. Will maybe do a little waxing on the boat and watch some football today

I bought a Mercury 9.9 Prokicker for my boat. A frend of mine has one on his boat in the San Fransico bay and he says it will push at hull speed. He got the 20 in. shaft beacuse the 25 in. will not clear the water when tilted up. I have not had a chance to use mine yet beacuse the lake is down 188 f...

You want to make sure the brakes are working properly. When I bought my boat back in July the owner said the brakes wrer in good working order. WRONG :evil:. To make a long story short the master cylinder was all rusted up and leaked real bad, same with the brake cylinders and every thing was frozen...

Finely got the teak that holds the sliding hatch in place sanded down and refinished along with the rest of the teak on top of the boat. I filled the screws holes that are along the siding hatch with Silicone rubber sealant then put the teak in place and filled the screw holes in the teak with silic...

We have named our boat but have not Christened her yet but will do that before putting her in the water. We are going to spray the champange on instead of braking the bottle on her. I don't want to take a chance of putting a ding in her. Besides she might get mad at me for hurting her and payback mi...

I just got my boat back from the shop after having a new motor added and it had rained a couple of times while at the shop. I noticed water around the windows. Was talking to the previous owner about the leaks and he said trust me the water is coming from the screws in the teak that holds the slidin...

My 79 c-26 has a anchor locker on the bow but no anchor roller.
I would be instered in seeing one maybe do one on my boat to.

We went with champagne instead of the home made wine for the christening ceremon. We wanted to do it right so we bought 2 bottles of very good champange one to christen with and one to drink afterwards.

The previous owner named the boat but never put the name on the boat the only thing that had a name on it was the horse shoe that they had on the stern of the boat.


Bob

When you bought your sailboat did it have a name? IF it did, did you change the name or keep it. If you changed the name did you go through a denaming ceremony first. We used Vigor's denaming ceremony to denaming our sailboat to apeas the Gods. We will rename the sailboat with a christening ceremony...

There is a plush cream color carpet that looks like new but has to be at least 20 some years old. No one has be in the boat for over 13 years. He kept it cover with 5 layers of tarps. My wife says the cream carpet has got to go.

Bob

Hi keysskipper Thay never burthed the boat always trailered. No one was allowed down in the cabin with shose on. You always had to take then off. He kept it covered all the time when thay were not using it. The first thing he would do when thay got home was to cover the boat. Most of the time it was...

Here are some photos I tock of the inside of my sailboat. I hope this works.
Every thing is original except the cushions. The original owener had then
replaced with 4 inch cushions.


http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd124/SN691/



Bob

Beau I contacted the previous owner and his halyard were on the outside of mast when he bought the boat new. He did not like the banning of the halyards on the mast at night when thay spent the night on the boat. So he ran his jib halyard into the mast about 4 inches below the pully on the mast head...

EmergencyExit wrote:I had 5/16 on mine originally when purchased, but went with the 3/8 - it is only a sixteenth difference but it was what was in the original manual as near as I could tell.

Beau

How did you tie the new 3/8 line onto the 5/16 line and pull it thru the mast?

Bob

Have any of you that have a c-26 changed the jib halyard if so
what size of line did you use. I need to replace my jib halyard, it looks like
5/16 in. but what I can fined is that every thing says 3/8 in.

Hi Archy Not in the water yet. Wating on a new motor I order a new mercury 9.9 big foot prokicker. The motor should be in next week sometime. The old owner and I tryed to start the old eng but would not start could be the fuel pump sense it has not been started for about 13 years Bob -/)- ~~~

Yes it is the original trailer, and it has a few rust spots on it but other than that it is in good shape.
Will get out a take a few pictures of the inside today.

-/)-
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Banshi wrote:Welcome,

Mint condition.............well now, doesn't that just take all the fun out of it

Well I do have to replace the shroud couvers thay are all cracked

Hi all I love this site found it about a month ago while researching chrysler sailboats. About two weeks my wife and I became proud owners of a 1979 26 foot chrysler sailboat. We bought it from a dear friend who we have know for 35 years. She is in mint condition. Has not been in the water for about...