Chrysler Sailors Forum

Pulled into Portage Des Sioux last night. was walking around the marina and saw a familiar boat on the hard. An older I think, Chrysler 26 on a trailer. Had some features I don't have like a main sheet traveler. Looks like it has not been in the water for quite some time.

Other than that everything ...

I'm in a marina in Sabula, IA. waiting for some parts. Everything is going pretty good. I average 4 kts. 5 if I have wind at my back. The LIfePo4 battery is doing really good. I can pretty much motor all day even starting at 50%. The autopilot I installed worked good for a couple of weeks then at an ...

OK, I am finally on the river for good. I had to stop by my brothers and help him with some IT work in Fountain City, WI.

I also have all systems working good. I installed a Nautinect Autopilot from the Netherlands. A very robust much longer lasting autopilot. I am still fine tuning it but it holds ...

Well the launch date is getting closer. Looking for about the 19th. Still waiting on the autopilot. Should be here on the16th.

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I am on a trip right now but I have a 22 that needs sails. PM me

Skipper Dan S/V Mi Amor

New standing rigging arrived while I was at Yellowstone with my daughter on her birthday. They forgot two of the lower stays so I have to wait for them, I am up in WI now and it is rather cold still, but I am on track to be done by end of June. Looking forward to start that journey.

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Here is one I found on Defender. They also make them with the top plate welded on, they look a bit nicer. Skipper Dan S/V Mi Amor

I installed a forward night vision camera off my truck and camper. It should give me some peace of mind if I have to travel at night on the Mississippi. I also have a nice LED light but I'm not sure where I want it. I might keep it as a deck light and mount it on the rear solar rack.
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So I sealed up the lower unit the wrong way the first time. I sealed it from the outlet of the exhaust and somehow water still leaked into the lower unit trapping it. Over the winter is froze and broke the two attach bolts. I did however find out through trying to find a replacement part that I had ...

I don't work as hard as I could, mostly waiting for parts. I'm out in the boonies in Louisiana. I did purchase a fantastic find in an old 15-90 Singer sewing machine. Now just waiting for thread and fabric. Should be able to make some nice covers for the solar rack in bad weather. I should be headed ...

You can get them at Defender or West Marine. or on Amazon. You can also get a tri light that combines anchor, aft and port lights.
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Skipper Dan S/V Mi Amor

Defender or West marine has sail repair tape that will work if your sails are not too bad. You can also measure them and find used sails online. Precision sails can make you new ones.
I have a Mutineer but it is up in WI and I will not be there for another month. A picture is worth a thousand words ...

I have the solar panels hinged now. They can fold up for sailing. I also brought the halyards to the cockpit. I redid the boom so that I can reef from the cockpit also. I installed a sheave in the slot for the main outhaul so I can adjust that while also in the cockpit. I am thinking of two more ...

You should already have two to single hand the boat sailing. If you are talking about bringing the Halyards to the cockpit to raise and lower the sails this is where I put mine and is pretty standard on cruising boats. You need two standup blocks and a double deck organizer plus a double cam cleat ...

I made an extra panel for the companionway for the AC tubing. Seems to work rather well. Taking it from 80 outside to 70 inside.
I have the freezer full and going, (White container under stove top). Frig is half full and going. Battery is full so I am going to let the AC run all night with both ...

I have to find some aluminum square tubing instead of the steel ones but it should work out fine. plenty strong even to lift my kayak out of the water.
I have two more 100 Watt wing panels to go forward off the companionway top.

That's 3) 400 watt bifacial panels that should give me 500 watts each ...

I'm really happy with the solar rack. I have one more panel to get up. It hinges out the back, It could come off if need be because of weather.
Also I got the wind instrument installed, side boarding ladder, and Pulpit. I'm going to work on some canvas enclosures for the rack. I'm not sure why it ...

Installed one of the big solar panels. Turns out I can stand up. At the companionway I have just enough clearance. It slopes up aft so I have even more room there. Waiting for bolts for the rest, USPS lost the first order. Skipper Dan S/V Mi Amor

Here is my setup for getting under bridges. I have a 15' Air draft, I could take it down to 13' if I had to. It is all on an electric winch. I am getting some super heavy duty bungy cords to stabilize it on the way down. They make commercial ones that should work. I did a lot on the battery ...

big day today as I raised the mast with my deck mounted electric winch. It worked pretty well, but I am still on land. It may be a little harder on the water. I won't have to go all the way down so that will help just far enough to get under bridges.

I also go the upper solar rack set up. A few ...

Well the weather is finally warming up. Installed the new leak proof windows. Fabricated the companionway cover that doubles as my lower solar rack. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the new forestay anchor roller installed. I have most of the battery, BMS, equalizers and other controls installed ...

I saved a C22 from the scrap yard last week. Not in too bad of shape, needs some sails. It is different than a 26 the keel is totally exposed on the 22.
I am going to give it a total refit. New standing and running rigging. New sails. I am also going to fit it with an electric pod drive similar to ...

You would be better off to just eliminate the stanchions. There is not enough room to get by them and they are too short to be of any use. I took them off my 26 and they were the taller ones. It is much easier to get around. Rather than replace the wood just use a vinyl or polyester resin fill using ...

Do you still have this boat?

Dan

Dan,
I just when back to see the replies to your previous post and see that my questions have been answered already. As Bob said keep us posted. I really like your sail drive installation, If I were 10 years younger I would seriously look at making a similar installation on Brigadoon. Rick


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It's been cold here in Louisiana so it has been going slow. I also lose internet regularly. I'm waiting on a better BMS for the motor pack, but I have most of the system hooked up now. Still waiting on replies for the solar rack. This is a Hybrid system like before just a little better. I have shore ...

Today I installed the battery cells. These 300 Ah cells fit into the same box that 4 of my 100 Ah Lead Acid batteries were in. the weight is about the same as two of the LA batteries. It took 5 LA to get to 60 volts. The 5th one did not fit into the box where as these LifePO4 cells all fit into the ...

This is an ongoing refit. I had already converted MI Amor to electric pod drive. I was using Lead Acid batteries. I have switched over to LifePO4 now. I am making some other major improvements. A new solar rack in carbon fiber, A hatch cover for when it is open. And a hood for the companionway. I ...

I'm going to start this over in a new thread so the title matches the content.

Dan,

Sounds like an interesting project. I don't think anyone here has done full electrical propulsion. good luck and keep us posted on progress. As Rick mentioned the site hasn't been very active and that's partly my fault. I'm sure your renewed involvement will help the site immensely.

Bob ...