Chrysler Sailors Forum

I'd like to add one small touch. It would be appreciated if you would re-size your photos to 640x480 pixels before saving them to your online depository. First because some of us are using dial-up and the smaller pictures load faster. Second because they fit the screen without having to scroll out t...

That's a tricky piece to cut and have it match te changing shape and the changing angles of the hull, but not too hard if you cut a bitoversize and then whittle away until its perfect. A common technique in the wood shop is to get yourself a pack of 3"x5" index cards and a roll of scotch ...

In my totally inexperienced opinion, I would think that losing 6' from the top of the mast would severely under power your boat. I've seen pictures of mikepaddle's tabernacle solution. Way cool! It would get your 16' mast up another 12-18 inches, but I still think you'd be unhappy. As far as your sh...

Incredible views! Must have been a blast!

Nobody is going to be able to tell you anything specific from those pics, but if you go to the top right hand corner of the transom there should be a small plate with the HIN on it. It's embossed so you should still be able to read the number even if it's been painted over. Immediately below it the ...

I think im gonna see if it lasts til sunday and hit him up. Thanks so much for the advice! Tom Ah, the old "three day cooling off period" technique. NY used to have that in effect to prevent people from buying guns to go shoot someone while they were angry. You could buy it today, but you...

Old trick my Dad taught me. Go look at the boat with $1000 in $100 bills in your front pocket. After looking the boat over and deciding you really do want it take out the money and offer the PO the cash. Most people will see the green and take it. If he says no and you still want it take out your wa...

Capt. Bondo wrote:Remember to put your ladder over the side before you jump off your boat, a C22 is not a easy craft to climb aboard with out help. could be a funny home video

I'm glad you mentioned this. It's a mistake I can see me making. Of course, maybe I could win on America's Finniest Home Videos?

I was thinking more like lay it on it's side and fill everything from the deck to the front of the seat and from the ends of the tracks back, leaving just a little well back by the transom for a cooler or battery for the trolling motor.

this stuff ( http://www.uscomposites.com/foam.html ) looks like a better buy... thoughts? My idea going forward is to use plastic bottles, sealed into place using this poured-in foam. So, most of your air space comes from recycled materials, and you have to buy less foam. Is there any reason not to...

I will be interested to hear this because as far as I can see there is NO flotation in my LS-16 at all. I think it would be a really positive step to add some and I have tons of space to do it in. It's going to have to be easily formed and able to deal with the heat of sitting in the sun all the tim...

That's one of the reasons I am so keen on the Shellback. It has gotten very favorable reviews several times in different articles or letters in WoodenBoat. Plus I like the idea of an 11' dink for gunkholing areas the C-22 can't get into. And as written in one of the articles I read, it's just plain ...

I am interested in towing a dinghy also, primarily because I'm not a big fan of inflatables. In Lin and Larry Pardey's Cost Conscious Cruiser they discuss the modifications they have made which essentially have turned their 8' dinghy into their emergency lifeboat. There are two things I especially l...

My intended port transport is a folding bicycle. But first I need a boat that will get me to port and back.

Dude! There is no way I would be cutting a crossmember on the trailer that's going to cradle my baby on the super-slab at 65 mph! I say block like he did and pull the trailer completely out of the way.

I think it was Chrysler 20%26 who wisely said "They are sailboats not workboats. So sail them." Or words to that effect. Hence, this is what I have all but decided to do. I'm just wondering what the consensus of the more experienced among you is about my chosen tactic. I am planning to mak...

Mario G wrote:And if the swing keel is stabble in rough seas why did I get a fixed keel?

I think that is a question only you can answer.

ben and lora in schenectady ny ..... we just became owners of a chrysler lone star 16 ..... there is a bit of floor rot which i think would be best covered with nicer veneer rather than removed ..... the big issue is the lack of rudder, mast and sails ..... can i use any mast that fits ..... do we ...

Jeff, FANTASTIC documentation dude. thank you! I have bookmarked it and will be returning often. Now I know how to get my trailer out from under Believer. What a resource this board is!

I'm guessing that didn't work?

No grief from me. My dream ocean-crosser is a Nor'Sea 27. I am hopelessly in love with canoe sterns.

Warning: Pure rookie about to ask a dumb question

Why would one want to lock the swing-keel down? What significant or highly probably danger does it pose in it's free-swinging state? What significant benefit can one expect from doing so?

OK, that was just plain NUTS!! He's lucky the Chief didn't fine him. I've got a pretty good idea how heavy the mast on our Chrysler is. This thing must be massive. And I know I'm being a bit perverse here, but I think it would have been too funny if after all that it made the boat too tall to fit un...

I just peed my pants!

I own every one of those and will now NEVER be able to pick them up again without chuckling.

you need this... www.portableboatlift.com ... I have nothing to do with the company or even know if the product is safe... it just is sold as a tool to do the exact thing you are trying to do... Their literature on the site says it's only rated for 2610 pounds and is only recommended for boats 25 f...

OK, this is what I have discovered. The chainplate on my LS-16 was apparently not sealed very well, if at all. This stainless steel strap goes through the deck and was bolted to a piece of 3/4" plywood. That was then glassed to the inside of the hull. I'm assuming this was done before the deck ...

We selected TN because it is pretty much central to all who have expressed an interest. Hey, the alternative suggestion was Oriental NC. THAT [/i] would have been a heck of a haul for you! ETA: At 590 miles, it's actually closer for you than it is for me (610 miles), and only 35 miles farther than B...

Vic, I towed Believer [/i] about 1200 miles from St Petersburg Fl to Williamsport PA with a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. My truck came with a 5.8L engine and a factory tow package. Cruising up I-95 at 65 mph was no problema [/i]. In fact, I towed up US 17 from Fredericksburg VA to Winchester VA and up I-81 ...

mga1951 wrote:1. Loop a rope/cable through your outboard and attach to the transom eyes or stern cleats. Keeps your outboard from going to the bottom.

Probably showing my new here, but I LIKE THIS ONE!!

You will remember the good times, believe me. My condolences as well.

I am dreading the day I must face that loss.