Chrysler Sailors Forum

A five minute Bing search yields a ton of info below is just one hit. I sailed back in the era of Hardcopy Info.


http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221780

Yes, out of sail balance makes sense. In my dusty mind is the memory of a plan for a storm forward sail. It was in a book or article on cruising. The idea was a canvas which "clipped directly to the forward deck and could be hauled up quickly after the jib was dropped.

Mainly I sailed solo on lake Ontario; I added a little weight below deck under the mast bracing which seemed to help in white caps. In sudden heavy wind, I would lash the tiller handle and go forward to stand under the opened hatch, leaning forward to drop the jib. It was nice to be able to do that ...

Thanks, The price does seem low for a C22, if it is as pictured. I have a C20 and and am thinking about selling her. I was thinking $1500 for my C20 which needs clean-up and TLC! Don't know if I could part with her for less. A friend offered to take her on loan, and let me sail once a month.

Glad you found a buyer and do enjoy your 22 project. I was told my C20 and the C22 in the slip next to me were from the same hull mold by an oldtimer who claimed to know everything. They sure looked the same except the C22 had more freeboard and of course the cabin and smaller cockpit. I am consider...