Chrysler Sailors Forum

So what's wrong with the boat that you are selling her? And what needs to be fixed?

I don't suppose you have a trailer?

Ahhh to live in a place where jumping in the water to clean the boat doesn't require a thick wetsuit or drysuit. :D I used West Marine's Bottom Pro and that stuff was lame. Growth happened quite fast. Now I'm going to pull the boat out and put on some Petit Trinidad SR. This stuff, I am told, will d...

I'm not sure what rebedding the toe rail would change. Now I assume the watter your are talking about is accumulating in the gunnels near the rear of the boat, about a foot or two from the stern. Mine does that too, but I'm not sure what rebedding the toe rail would do to help it. I just clean the g...

IF it's anything like the one on my 22 I'd see if I could just get it sandblasted and then primed. Mine has a built in clutch so you crank the keel up, crank the keel down, unlike the one I had on my Venture 17 which you crank up and for letting down it was a real knuckle knocker as you just release...

The Chrysler 22's original "optional" equipment included a Chrysler 6Hp Sail model outboard. It was a long shaft. A 5hp motor should work ok as well. I'd recomend a long shaft over a short shaft. I personally prefer an 8hp extra long shaft on my Chrysler 22 as there are some serious curren...

Do you have to get a new sail for the roller furler or can you use the regular Genoa and retro fit it somehow?

Check out http://www.chryslersailing.lizards.net/chryslersailing/ there you can see owners manuals for the Chrysler 26, pictures of other Chrysler 26's there are even some articles on repairs and tips. This link here should take you directly to the page on raising the mast: http://www.chryslersailin...

WOW! ONLY $700, and the boat's complete (shy of a trailer) I AM GREEN WITH ENVY! :mrgreen: So far as lowering and raising the mast goes, you use the gin-pole method. The boom comes off and there should be a pin that you put in the base of the mast and attach the boom with. If you are going to have t...

Nice article. Do you have any pictures of your boat with the furler on? Maybe some pic's of how it's set up?

How does having a roller furler change the procedure for raising the mast, or does it?

Way to go. Nice pictures too. I'd love to get a Chrysler 26 myself, the C22 is just a bit on the small side for my family. So, did everything go well with your cruise? What was the wind like? Details friend, details. Some of us are sitting here miles from the water and need some way to get out on th...

Just got back yesterday from a fun opening day cruise with my local sailing club, and hosted by the Olympia Yacht Club. It was so much fun, we had an opening day parade of boats, and then a cruise out to Olympia Yacht Club's outstation, Island Home. There were lots of beautiful boats all rafted up t...

My hunch is that the boat is set up for a spinnaker, and the additional clutches and blocks are for the spinnaker uphaul and the topping lift and forguy. Or perhaps they had a dousing sock, and so there's a control line to raise the sock and one to lower. My family used to have an O'day, a 15' daysa...

Thanks for the photos. The clutches are exactly what I had in mind.

I don't have a Chrysler 26, just a Chrysler 22. It's got to be the biggest 22' boat out there, yet it can really get up and move too. I know that I'd sure love to be able to get my hands on a Chrysler 26 that comes with a trailer and is in good shape. There are pictures at Chrysler Sailing Associati...

Yeah, there was a standard and tall rig. I'm not sure which one I have. How long is the longest mast anyway?

And thanks for offering to take pictures. If you need a place to upload them let me know and I can arange something.

HEY! Chrysler Sailing Association is back online. Here's the link to the new location: http://www.chryslersailing.lizards.net/chryslersailing/

I've got a '77 C22 and I'd like to lead the lines for the foresail and mainsail halyards forward to the cockpit. I have a pop-top which changes the amount of usable space to an extent. Anyone with a pop-top 22 have their lines led aft? Any pictures of how you did it? If you've got pictures, put no w...

So far as blisters go, ask 10 sailors, you'll probably get 9 different answers (the two in agreement would be two guys who shrug and say "I dunno") I'm one of those two guys. :D But seriously, I've read so many conflicting views on how to deal with blisters, what is considered serious and ...

The picture needs to be under 101k and try and keep it under 200x200 pixles in size. To do this simply go to your personal profile and go down to the avatar section, browse through your drive for the picture you want to upload and upload it. Simple. Also, we have the ability to do private messages a...

I had the same experience when I bought my C22. When I hauled her out there was a whole lot of junk on the bottom, probably over 100 pounds worth of mussles alone. The inside was equally filthy, with rust stains, mildew, and general crud. I had to redo all of the cushions as well as the fabric was a...

I'm not sure if the 26 is like my 22, but with mine, the lines got bound, I had to take the cheeks off and rerun the lines. Wasn't too hard to do. I noted that it's easy to get the ropes in a bind if you move the rudder up and down manually rather than using the lines, so when you do want to move it...

Bernina27, you live not too far from Jim L. I suggest you have him show you the ropes on stepping the mast on the boat. He's got it down so good, the other week I watched him take his mast down, and put it up, then take it down again in his slip on the water, by himself. I know what you mean about i...

If you have a bimini for a Chrysler 22, I could sure use some pictures of it up, down, and where it's mounted. Thanks.

GREAT QUESTION. I'd love to have some tips and tricks too. Especially I'd lke to know about proper tension on the forstay, shrouds and backstay.

I'm not sure when I will be up to my boat, but I will take my camera along and take some photo's for you. Mine's not quite complete anymore though, the two burner alcohol stove that was on the top is no longer there. Hopefully some others will also take some photo's of theirs as well for you.

Ok, first, the motor issue. I have recently replaced my motor (when I bought the boat, it still had original Chrysler 6hp, but it had problems) I got a Suzuki Sail 8hp, it moves the boat along at hull speed at 3/4 throttle. Keep in mind, more power won't make you move faster, it will dig the stern d...

Your 22 looks a little different than mine, what year is it? Is your rudder mounted on the stern? Thanks for the info on running lines aft.

Located in Salem Oregon. Runs, but DEFINATELY needs work. Not reliable. Cover held together by duct tape. I believe it's a long shaft and around 1977 vintage. (I know that it was bought new with the Chrysler 22 I own by the original owner back in 1978....I'm the third owner) Looking for $200 or best...

That is a GREAT request! I too would like schematics, pictures, suggestions on how to better rig a Chrysler 22 for single handing.

YIKES! I hope nothing else got hurt in the process. I had to have my tiller mounting bracket replaced, and I had it fabricated at a machine shop, if all else fails you could probably take the broken one and have a new one made? Also, try posting a wanted at places like trailersailor.com classifieds ...