Chrysler Sailors Forum

Probably not a good idea to upload a pic of the HIN to the web, no telling where it might wind up being used ! I had a friend who found out his boat reg numbers had been appropriated, and the boat was involved in an accident ! They came looking for him by mistake.. I'll get you the location in relat...

That may be the Chrysler Model/Serial number info plaque; I think the HIN should be in the same area, but look more like its engraved/stamped in to the transom. I'll have to check EE when I get home to be sure.

Does the number you are looking at start with "CBC" ? If not then that's not the HIN since CBC is the MIC for a Chrysler

(or actually "was" since now CBC seems to be assigned to Cherokee Boat Company)

Ouch. Post some pics when you get the mast down...I'll bet somebody has done the repair you find needing..

There's a wrap up article here;
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf ... _daup.html

It mentions a Catalina 22, and I've heard (or read) that a Cal25 was lost, but can't verify it..

The 26 or the 22 ?

Thanks for posting - just added to my super cool new S6 Edge !

It appears that the spreaders are pinned to a post that goes through the mast. Took a pic of EE's spreader socket, looks like that single bolt is what holds both spreaders to the mast ? Clickable thumbnail : http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss355/svemergencyexit/th_spreader_zpsjsnstpwe.jpg

I can't view the pics, might be because they are on a personal Google page, and the link goes to that page instead of to a pic on that page...or might just be me

Idasailor.com (or ruddercraft.com seems to be same thing) has tillers, rudder blades, and mushroom rudder bearings..

thanks for identifying a supplier of parts (Ruddercraft). As a suggestion, would it be possible to have a section that identifies suppliers of parts that can be used on Chrysler boats? thanks Good Sugggestion - and as it turns out there is a section for it under "Resources" under the main...

Try Ruddercraft, they show the mushrooms bearings in the online catalog

http://www.ruddercraft.com/catalog/prod ... cts_id=483

EE, That would have been the the obvious solution, I instead created a makeshift spreader with a notched 2" X 4" and wedged it between the mast and the center shroud which restored the lost tension. Thinking I'll just pull the boat and use the mast crane to inspect and repair with the mas...

Thinking a tall ladder would not be stable after loosening the shrouds. If the spreader broke and the center shroud came loose, you might want to pull a cleated halyard off to that side and tie it off to something like a cleat or the toe rail anyway...I've used a tall ladder to retrieve a halyard t...

Assuming the C26 and C22 are similar, under the actual plate is a piece of wood for the plate the screw into, and some glass too..seems this area on the boats are always cracked on the surface but if the cracks allowed water to get in there, the wood could be compromised A thread with links to pics ...

..by way of contrast a clip from the beginning of the day
https://youtu.be/xWiT9KOc644

For those who may not have heard about it, during the annual DI run on Mobile Bay a spring storm hit hard. Mostly happened when the faster boats were returning back up the bay, or slower boats were near the finish. Near hurricane force winds were recorded, boats and lives were lost. There's a lot of...

EE's first tiller was an Adze handle. Kinda like these
http://beaver-tooth.com/collections/adze-handles

beefier than a wheel barrow handle and has a bit of a tiller feel..

Getting ready to step the mast on the brand x boat so sharing some pics. Instead of using line to rig the baby stays, etc I went with ratchet straps, and with chain and carabiner clips for the lower attach points. Much easier to tighten on the fly if needed. http://www.svemergencyexit.net/aislingirl...

I looked around and although I thought I'd once seen a set of year/model/serial numbers for at least the powerboats, I couldn't find it again.

Has to be older than 72/73 since there's no HIN, and Lone Star made them as early as 1963..

Sail Magazine did a series of articles on an ICW trip this year. Couple of links that might be helpful on their site at:

http://icw.sailmagazine.com/

http://icw.sailmagazine.com/resources/

http://www.sailmagazine.com/florida/icw-numbers

Welcome Aboard ! 25" shaft is what you'll need for the factory motor mount; a 20" shaft will put the prop just under water in calm conditions, but will pop out most of the time. Original OB was usually a 12.9hp 2 stroke (Model was Sailor 280). Seems like most folks are using a 9-10 HP four...

Welcome aboard ! I've never seen a factory diagram, but the C26 didn't appear to come with much more than a battery feeding a fuse box, the nav lights, 4 cabin lights (stern berth, cabin, head, and vberth). The cabin lights had their own switch so they didn't go thru a power panel, The nav lights on...

Very cool, looking forward to seeing more !

Great pics ! Thanks

Never bought from them myself, but a lot of the Flying Scots at the club used to sport the mast up type from The Sailors Tailor, seemed to be well made from what I saw.

http://www.sailorstailor.com/

NYC, I think I understand better now. And if I remember right (iffy-er every day...) On the swing keel the area under the banquettes are open to the 'bilge' area under the head and all the way to the area under the ice chest storage. The bulkhead under the vberth is all that stops it from being open...

Hey, big project sounds cool ! On my 79 swing keel the banquette storage is sealed off at the sole, so might be a fixed keel thing ? The hull under the banquette, the front of the banquettes, and the sole meet at the same points.

Well you sure beat my weekend LOL! I stayed home and made sympathetic sounds to the redhead who had a tooth go wonky and couldn't see anyone till Monday..

I did get a couple coats of varnish on a tiller tho..

I've used a thin piece of PVC-ish molding from either Lowes Or Home Depot before - on the Coronado C15. Guessing it was about 1/8" thick and 1/2" wide.

That's the spirit - get her on the water, and you'll have to much fun to care about the exact batten !