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by N41EF
Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Books and DVD reccommendations?
Replies: 16
Views: 21213

A frind who just sold his liva-a-board in NC loaded me up. His first was "Singlehanded Sailing" by Richard Henderson. Subtitle is the experiences and techniques of the lone voyagers.

Stay warm and safe. Chuck
by N41EF
Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:37 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Trailer Coupler Repair
Replies: 7
Views: 6003

BRRRRRR! Just washed the Rover, the Smart and the Boxster, a little warmer and there will be a top down drive Monday.
by N41EF
Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:03 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Trailer Coupler Repair
Replies: 7
Views: 6003

Trailer Coupler Repair

Found this by accident and though I'd share. My C22 has a galvinized trailer and one of the weak point was the coupler that had major rust and operated poorly. Specificaly the latch that locks down when it's on the trailer ball would pop loose. I had measured the size of the tounge and was in Northe...
by N41EF
Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:07 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: America's Cup Regatta
Replies: 8
Views: 7731

Western Caribbean on NCL Epic. St Martin, ST Thomas and Nassau. All of the port have a "barefoot" sail, St Thomas has the big boat ride. It's my third cruise in the area, just looking for something to do. Most shore excursions are a rip off. There is only one review of it, said it's incred...
by N41EF
Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:40 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: America's Cup Regatta
Replies: 8
Views: 7731

America's Cup Regatta

So, SWMBO and I are going on a cruise in April (work) and one of the shore excursions is an America's Cup Regatta thing. Which says: Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime experience, the thrill of racing aboard a multimillion-dollar America's Cup race boat. Two classic thoroughbreds nearly 70-fe...
by N41EF
Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Shopping at West Marine and SAVING MONEY!
Replies: 4
Views: 6925

Discounts

I seem to be spending alot of time chasing hardware as I put things back together. If you are retired military, or a veteran, Home Depot and Lowes will give you a 10% discount just for asking. A dollar off a quart of teak oil is not a great deal, but a hundred off a refrigerator is a big deal. I too...
by N41EF
Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:50 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Going to Florida in March!
Replies: 3
Views: 3770

Visiting Florida

While in Orlando, you need to visit Skycraft: http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/ Bribe youe first mate to let you go there alone, take a big credit card, wear comfortable shoes. I bought an airplane full of electrical stuff. They sell wire by the pound., Specialty wire by the foot. Trust me, it's bette...
by N41EF
Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: NEW SAILS AGAIN and a review of FXSAILS.com I won't go back.
Replies: 13
Views: 25346

Sailwharehouse?

Anyone deal with The Sail Warehouse www.thesailwarehouse.com ?

Santa is shopping them for a main sail for me.
by N41EF
Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:35 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Books and DVD reccommendations?
Replies: 16
Views: 21213

Books and DVD reccommendations?

Now that the rage of winter is upon us (65 degrees and raining today) My thoughts turned to books or DVD's for the next week or so to keep me busy. What books on sailing, or DVDs do you have, or have used to learn the way things work. I have Sailing Fundamentals, and a friend bought be Sailing for D...
by N41EF
Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:04 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: All my Chrysler friends, I don't ask much . . . . . . .
Replies: 10
Views: 10664

If I knew how to order a shirt, you'd only need 9999 more, heck the daughter and Christmas, only 9998 more!
by N41EF
Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:12 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Enjoy! 80 ft mast under 65 ft bridge.
Replies: 9
Views: 10440

Got to be waterbags, neat part is, if the boat turned hard stbd, the bags would drop into the water, the weight would be gone, so the boat would only heel over just far enough for them to enter the water.

Yeah, I'm guessing he's done that once or twice.
by N41EF
Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:29 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Where does your bilge pump, pump to?
Replies: 6
Views: 12207

Where does your bilge pump, pump to?

Installing a 500gph bilge pump as a emergency measure, under the aft dining seat. I assume that the two most significant sources of leakes would be the keel cable or rudder penetrations so that is where the water would go. Where would you discharge to water to? a through hull port side? My thought i...
by N41EF
Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:10 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: A new Year's Day Sail?
Replies: 5
Views: 9178

A new Year's Day Sail?

As I read all of these posts about putting the boat away for the winter, I have to wonder, would there be anyine else silly enough to go sailing on New Years Day, just because we can? I'm a cyclists, and the Aiken Bicycle Club does a New Years ride each year, 30 miles with chili or something at the ...
by N41EF
Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Supportive spouses . . . . . . . . .
Replies: 20
Views: 31192

We've been tolerating each other for 23 years. It helps that half of the first 12 years I was deployed half of the time on submarines. After all these years she has realized I'm usually correct, but early on some things. I spent a Sears gift card one Christmas for a stand alone caller ID box, in 199...
by N41EF
Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:56 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Help! What is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 21891

Being an airplane guy I use Aircraft Spruce. They are in CA and near Atlanta, ship quick, and have an amaizing catalog. They also teach a basic and advanced composits course hands on for people who have never done glasswork. If you need instruction on glass stuff there are composit instruction video...
by N41EF
Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Help! What is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 21891

"EE is one of the guys with the BIG FANCY C26's so he has a hard time with our "little" boats parts and pieces!!! LOL! "

Sounds like someone has a little size envy?

Welcome to the Chrysler world, and first time you put it int he water, check those keel pin fittings for leaks.
by N41EF
Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:14 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Designing a new electrical system, input please!
Replies: 22
Views: 59346

20 gauge isn't an issue, but the solid/stand wire is more of an issue. If the sprinkler wire is solid it wasn't designed for the flexing of a mobile instalation. Since the highest load I found on any boat bulb circuit is 10w for a non-led deck light: 10w/12vdc= .833 amps so if it's a single load on ...
by N41EF
Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:29 pm
Forum: Sails
Topic: MAIN SAIL TO LARGE?
Replies: 7
Views: 26059

http://thesailwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/web_store.cgi?page=storeframe.html&cart_id= Is your boat a standard or tall rig? Here is a page of standard size options. Congrats on the score. Firgure a sailboat trailer, to someone needing one, is at least a grand. Plus the outboard, plus the boat. Pawn sho...
by N41EF
Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:56 pm
Forum: Sails
Topic: MAIN SAIL TO LARGE?
Replies: 7
Views: 26059

Welcome to the chrysler world. Now that you know what sail you have, eBay is a quick way to get rid of it, I've seen a few used main sails but none for a C22. I think santa is going to bring me a new main, about $475 plus shipping. Bought in a pawn shop? There's a start to a neat story, gota ask, wh...
by N41EF
Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Designing a new electrical system, input please!
Replies: 22
Views: 59346

Slept well, more thinking. I have an hour meter that I picked up for a lawnmower. Wired on the load side of the master switch it would log how many "fun" hours I've gotten. not sure what the happiness factor would be, so far about 30 hourse cleaning and fixing to 3 hours sailing. I also ha...
by N41EF
Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:01 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Designing a new electrical system, input please!
Replies: 22
Views: 59346

My thought, however fleeting, was that 90% of the time, the only thing that will be on was the depth finder and the bilge pump in auto. Load wise, they could share a 5amp breaker, or even a 10amp. My boat sits on a trailer, so I don't loose sleep over sinking. My procedure would be the battery switc...
by N41EF
Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: Designing a new electrical system, input please!
Replies: 22
Views: 59346

Designing a new electrical system, input please!

Started today replacing lights and such, and just cleaning things up. Other than wires runing to the nav lights and one interior light I'm redoing everything from scratch. I plan to use a lawnmower sized battery mounted on the port side of the potty. I need to shift weight forward which this will he...
by N41EF
Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Just joined the ranks of Chrysler owners
Replies: 10
Views: 8522

Welcome! Check out the documents listed on this forum's main page, you'll find infor specific to your boat.

You could sail it anywhere, but always mindeful of your experience, and the weather.

Good lucj with it!
by N41EF
Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:39 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Strength of a horizontal mast
Replies: 6
Views: 6913

Find someone with the smallest car you can find, my wife drives a Smart which would be perfect. Throw a twin size mattress on top, then the mast, then some twine and tie a big bow. No rapid turns.... I've picked mine up by myself in the "middle" and there was no flex or sway at all. I too ...
by N41EF
Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: So That's How You Throw A Boat Away
Replies: 12
Views: 10830

I wonder if he notified the state/county that he "sold" it, otherwise he's gonna get a tax bill and a bill for the registration renewal.
by N41EF
Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:59 am
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: Need Hatch Board Storage Ideas
Replies: 9
Views: 16293

Just sitting here at work and thought, wow, if I had two of these screwed or taped in the port layette it would hold the four boards, I'd bend the legs into a circle and put a small screw through it. Note to self do NOT drill a hole through the bottom of the boat: http://www.staples.com/Staples-Meta...
by N41EF
Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:48 am
Forum: Trailers/Towing/Systems
Topic: Towing
Replies: 36
Views: 3396322

For those looking for something used and cheap. Land Rover Discoveries from 1999 to 2002 are a viable option. 4.0l aluminum V8, full time 4WD, two speed transfer case, enough capacity to pull a 26 or anything you want. There were some faulty engine blocks in the 2003 trucks, so go earlier. Seats 5 f...
by N41EF
Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:41 am
Forum: Rigging Tips
Topic: How I support my mast when on the road!
Replies: 10
Views: 30672

Scott, I'm jealous. Of course I have every wood-working tool known to man, no welder so I made mine of wood. Looks like it holds it up enough to raise the mast without scraping the hatch cover? I also added a rubber roller on brackets in the bottom of my support. When I'm ready to raise it, I slide ...
by N41EF
Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:17 pm
Forum: General Chrysler Sailing Discussion
Topic: C22 Hatch Board Survey
Replies: 23
Views: 43293

79 Pop Top with 4 hatch boards, of approximately the same height for all four.