Chrysler Sailors Forum

Picked off a hornets nest last night, and it's only been a week.

Looks like a good boat on pics, great price!
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/b ... 76358.html

River sailing can give you a lot of practice tacking, also can be tricky dealing with the wind and the effects that the shoreline can make. My home sailing ground is Lake St.Croix which is a wide part fo the St. Croix river, 1/4 mile to 2 miles wide and about 12 miles long, so depending on the wind ...

I'm looking to replace the rotted green astro turf :roll: on my trailer bunks. The bunks are 12' (144") 2x6's. Looking around I finding that most standard bunk carpet to cover 2x4's. 1. What have folks been using to cover there bunks? 2. Does the commercial bunk carpet sold to cover a 144"...

Trev
You noted/linked a pole that was 4 to 8 feet, I was thinking of a 6 to 12.
Does the 4 to 8 handle your 150?

I agree with Andiron120.
As a Boy Scout leader for many years, It's remembering the name of the know is the hard part

This could be a fun thing to take in!
http://www.sailtraining.org/tallships/2 ... /index.php

I'm in, if possible.
A fall rally may be cool, changing leaves, less boat traffic, possible open slips in marinas.
I'll check some things out and let you know what I find.

I have seen folks mark their anchor with a cheap buoy like a old milk or juice jug, when they use a anchor to keep their boat pulled off a jetty or rocky shore. Weather Bubba woulda/coulda seen or made sence of it...who knows. Trev, the problem where we sail is that most boats have more horse power ...

...Ok since we have sister ships from the same model year. My HID is CBC50029M78L, Happy Place was built 11 months after Believer and 2105 hulls later. Doing rough math that would be a production run of over 20 years :? Thats still a lot of boats, when did the Chrysler 22 go into production? I just ...

1000 miles in 24 hours :shock: I'd be walking funny :lol: I've done it in a van, can't image doing it on a bike. I'll throw out a question since everyone looks at Scott's posts. As to heeling; My C22 will heel to about 25 degrees and hold that through a range of wind. Once gusts take us over the 25 ...

Wow, growing your own lumber on board You are truly a green sailer

It's my understanding from the PO that "Happy Place" spent 15 years in a field before he bought it.
Just think of all the wear and tear that has been saved. 32 year old boat used only 17 years...and then deduct time spent in winter storage

I have picked up some marine epoxy at Fleet farm that clams it will set underwater.
Sometime when your at anchor with the keel in all the way down and cable is loose, put on your mask and fins and inspect of the cable has started chafing the hull at the through hull

When do you find time to read?
I'm lucky if I get through the sailing mags I get, on the bus to work.
Any other time I end up falling asleep.

Arrr, prepare to be boarded

2nd generation;
What really happened when you lost your tire?
Something us Chrysler trailer owners should look for?
This stuff is getting old and things begin to ware out and metal fatigue etc.

Be aware that that is a trailer for a outboard, so the axle is set back on the frame to help balance the tongue weight offset by the outboard motor. Since the majorty of the weight on the C22 is the keel centered under the boat. If you mount your boat to far forward your tongue weight will be out of...

LeatherneckPA, did you think this past time would be cheap
Waite until you want to replace your runing riging, You can't just buy your ropes at Fleet farm
I found you just need to keep your eyes open for what you are looking for and the deals will come around.

http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/_webapp ... Homecoming

Makes our deams of restroing and sailing older sailboats seem...

That pulling back the lever puts us in forward and pushing forward puts us in reverse could mess up the Capt. Morgan pose until you get used to it.

I only know one; 3=d hence Poop deck The rest I'll need to look up. Another pointer on trailering; Not all trailers will back up the same, I find trailers that have a longer distance between the hitch and the trailer axle will be easer to back up because they don't react as quickly to a direction ch...

Adding to Trev's comments, I have wondered how the effects of road salt weeken the trailer hitch over time. I had a nice receiver hitch installed on my van when I bought it new in 98, but now after 12 years of winters in the upper midwest, I'm sure the rated capacity is not what it should be.

Yah, and her parents were not to excited about that either

Try a online search "used sails" that will give you some recources also.

This has been some good reading, and a fine young woman with knowledge beyond her years.
The ironic part is that she departed for around the world about the time I was puting my boat away for the winter, and now I'm about to launch for the spring...I missed a lot of sailing

Thanks for all the pointers.
I signed up for a courtesy safety check at the boat show last winter, this will help me get a leg up on it.

I'll say #5, the throw able flotation device should not be stowed but available for use on short notice.