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Scott you are awesome! That is a great explanation about how to move the block around for the best balance. I will be sure to do that next time I am out. Will the block location change in different AOA? IE: reaching, running, close hauled? Or does it not matter as much, other than when you are close...

Thanks guys. I will have to measure the foot and see what my percentage is. You just divide the foot by the distance from forestay, multiply by 100 and that is your percentage? Just to be clear, I will have to sight the clew angle (by this you mean the angle created by the last couple feet of the fo...

Besides the maiden voyage there has never been any wind the two times I have gone out. All last week I was watching the weather and it had been calling for 10-15 mph winds all weekend so I was excited to go out. Saturday morning rolls around and it is overcast, drizzling and my wife was not looking ...

Sorry for the long delay in posts, but life has gotten in the way. My dad and I finished the painting job and it came of pretty good. It does not pass the 4' away test but I am not too concerned with that. We ended up using a laser level to mark the waterline/boot stipe but we went a little bit high...

You really went to town on those screws ;) I checked it out today and they factory bolt holes were far enough away from the square cutout that I think it will be structurally secure. I did end up purchasing the aluminum compression nuts that they recommended for the hinge so that the vertical weight...

I ended up buying the same hinge, and am curious as to how you attached the shoe to the hinge? The hinge already has two holes drilled in it and I bought the two bolts and compression nuts that Dwyer sells with the kit, but I think the factory holes in the hinge will be right in the square slot of t...

I am guessing I could use a jack under trailer on the low side of the beam to get it level, and use the front wheel jack to level the bow to stern line? I didn't know if the cockpit floor would be level when the boat was floating, but if you know it is, then that is an easy enough way to mark the wa...

We got the toe rails off today and you would be AMAZED at how much junk was in the port side rail. Absolutely filthy and a bunch of trapped water! The starboard rail was practically bone dry and nothing but dust behind the rail. I wonder why that was? Either way they are removed, cleaned with CLR an...

Thanks for the suggestions. We got the toe rails off today and you would be AMAZED at how much junk was in the port side rail. Absolutely filthy! The starboard rail was practically bone dry and nothing but dust behind the rail. I wonder why that was? Either way they are removed, cleaned with CLR and...

Okay thanks for the replies. I might have a lead on a 5.5 hp so fingers crossed. I have also been toying with the idea of making my own motor with an old lawnmower engine and an outboard lower unit/leg whatever they are called. There are quite a few of those on YouTube and I am sure i could fabricat...

That is pretty cool! I know of a single boat ramp around here that is very steep so my trailer should be okay there, but I might want to look into something like this for other ramps. Let us know how it progresses.

I know in the manual it says maximum of 15 hp, but I am wondering why that is? Does it have to do with the motor weight, or the stress on the transom from more torque? I am trying to find a good motor for my boat and stay under $500. There are a couple options, but I found a 25 hp for $400 and don't...

Well we had another safe boat movement today. I positioned the trailer so that the runners would be far enough away from the bare hull and then lifter it up with the forklift and two high lifts just like we did before. Raised the boat just a couple inches off the wooden stands and then moved them ou...

Banshi wrote:If you cant get it figured out you are welcome to come measure mine.

That would be great James! Thanks for offering. Where are you located?

Couple threads that may also help are http://www.chryslersailors.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=3486&highlight=boot+stripe and http://www.chryslersailors.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=3788&highlight=boot+stripe Yeah the first thread I had seen already and tried to mark the boat and tape be...

Over the weekend we got two coats of the PCA Gold ablative paint rolled on. Of coarse I am an idiot and thought shorts, tee shirt and flip flops were a good idea so I ended up with about twice as many freckles as when I started the day. The paint went on very very nicely and has a good shine to it. ...

Once we put the boat back on the trailer we are going to remove the toe rail and replace the screws with actual stainless steel hardware. The previous owners used standard screws because there are a bunch of rust stains on the aluminum. I tried CLR, MEK and Acetone and none of those worked. Your hel...

Today started off pretty rotten with it raining and our tarp springing a couple leaks, but we made a drip edge out of some tape on the upper portion of the hull so that if anything leaked down from the toe rail it would drop off the tape before running onto the bottom of the hull. I used the Interlu...

Well tomorrow is the day for paint to start getting applied. The weather is crappy, but the tarp is giving us a great work area. I got the surface all cleaned up today and we will be applying the Interlux Interprotect 2000E water barrier tomorrow (hopefully at least two coats based on a 3 hr waiting...

Thanks for the reply. I think that is why astrorad didn't want to caulk the toe rail, and I don't think i will either. However I will squeeze caulk into each of the screw holes before I install the toe rail, so the screws get bedded into the caulk and water cannot get in that way. However if the sur...

I have a good deal of cracks and gaps in my C22 toe rail where the existing caulking has separated from the hull/deck. I have watched the toe rail videos from Astrorad and he says the toe rail should not be caulked to allow for drainage. However if it is removed, cleaned, reset with 5200 and smoothe...

Banshi wrote:Stopped by and introduced myself today, they are doing the work next to our office, same year and color scheme mine was. I can show you how to step that mast when the time comes.

I wish I would have been at the warehouse when you came by. My dad said he talked to you. What a small world!!!!!!

I did see your thread about the keel and want to fully drop it so I can sand blast it, and then get it painted before it goes back in. This will also give me ample room to put antifoul paint up in the keel channel area (sorry don't know most of the names for different parts of the boat) I am also co...

I am happy with it's condition, but I am wondering about adding the bottom paint to it. Does it need some kind of special primer or just the same stuff being used on the rest of the bottom? Seeing as how it is lead does it need the expensive primer that has those waterproofing shield things or shoul...

I appreciate the warnings and believe me I have too much to loose to work under something that is unstable. As I have said before it is ROCK SOLID and does not have any play. The kickers are holding just fine, the OSB is not deforming. My dad and I spent five hours today under there with an orbital ...

After negotiating a forklift around the trailer tire, and using two high lifts on the other side we were able to raise the boat/trailer high enough to get the stands under them. http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s429/Zacpenn82/20130809_115559_zpsfeeb072f.jpg http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s42...

Also could sister some 3/4" plywood on the vertical beam faces for a quick and easy addition if strength is an issue. And then adding a brace from front cradle to back cradle to connect them would ease any rocking. Hey, are you just doing the bottom paint, or painting the hull too ? We are goi...

With the OSB on each corner the free span of the 4x4 is only 55" and the load will be 1500 lbs per cradle. I will have some vertical posts ready if I see too much deflection in the beams. Cutting two more 2x4's to create the ^^ for the bow will be easy enough and I should have noticed that from...

Today I went to Lowes and purchased the wood I needed to make my boat stands.... 4 - 4 x 4 x 8' posts 3 - 2 x 4 x 8' boards 1 - 4' x 8' x 1/2" OSB $55 total in materials I already had a coil nailer and some nails so that is not included in the price. I used two pieces of cardboard screwed toget...

Thanks I am pretty happy with it. I was debating as to whether I should buy a large radius roundover bit or if I should just go at it with the belt sander. What are your opinions on the leading/trailing edge shape of the rudder? Radius on the leading edge seems to be very common, but I think a sharp...