Chrysler Sailors Forum

This AM Oriental's Town Dock is showing an online marine electrical course. It is being offered by Pamlico county comunity college. Cost is 120.00 and starts Feb 1st.

www.towndock.net There is a link on today's cover page.

Clair

We made it down to N C over New Year's. the weather co operated after a cold start. Friday made it up to 55* and New Year was up close to 70*. I decided to drop a motor on the 26 and go out sailing. I had 1st mate and her sister for crew. There was ice on the creek when we went out Friday morning bu...

We made it down to N C over New Year's. the weather co operated after a cold start. Friday made it up to 55* and New Year was up close to 70*. I decided to drop a motor on the 26 and go out sailing. I had 1st mate and her sister for crew. There was ice on the creek when we went out Friday morning bu...

Great job. Love the woodwork Showed the 1st mate. she wondered if our's will look like that. I told her to keep dreaming.
Do you print those West Marine coupons or are you just a real good customer?Is that a '69 Plymouth out the window?
Clair

Merry Christmas everyone.
Clair

What an idea for a Christmas gift! Why didn't I think of that? Concrats Jeff. Look foward to seeing her in Pamlico.
Clair

Anybody watch the launch videos of the Mackinaw on Capt. Bondo's link? Awesome!
Clair

The Coast Guard continues that tradition today. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw transports trees to Chicago for the needy.

Clair

Go to one of Windwards posts and at the bottom click on cryslersailing.lizards.net. Click in the how to prompt, then click on the 2nd post. there are some good pics of a failed bracket and his solution. There are also several pics of the keel out of the boat to give you an idea of what you're dealin...

Welcome Kevin
Really like the blue hull. can't wait to see pics of it scrubbed and buffed. Looks like she should clean up real well

Best of luck
Clair

Way to go Jeff. Gotta love an 800.00 boat that looks that good. Any idea where you'll keep her? Full keel draws to much to keep her at my dock. If you dock at Paridise Marina you're only about 7 minutes from my house. Let me know the next time you'll be down. Maybe we'll finally get to meet. Clair

We went to NC for the Thanksgiving weekend. Thursday and Friday the temperature was in the mid 60's with winds 20 gusting to 25+. I go the Sunfish out and sailed about 2 hours both days. It wasn't the 26 or the Venture but at least I was on the water. It was a quiet weekend. All the neighbors were a...

Check out my post from Oct ,11 Checking the Keel pin. My deck hull joint leaks and I took on a considerable amount of water. No problems though , the boat is stripped out inside. My convern would be if the hull formed a suction in the mud and the tide came up and into the boat before it broke free i...

With the torsion alxle conversion on my 2 Venture trailers, when I lower the keel 1 1/2" to take the weight off the hull, It sits on the axle. The rear crossbar on the trailer sits about 6" off the ground.
Clair

Tom I have converted 3 trailers to torsion and built 1 utility trailer from scratch using a torsion. These were all warrenty return axles I got for free from a trailer dealer.I did what repairs I needed and I was good to go. They definetly have there advantages the biggest being no leaves to rust al...

Mike
ITS NEVER TOO LATE
to have a happy childhood
There are several others in contention but that one has a strong lead
Clair

Jeff
Great story, nice pics. You gotta love Town Dock. I check it every day. I might steal one of the Dock Quotes for my boat's name.
Clair
sending you a PM

http://picasaweb.google.com/10570348534 ... directlink

This should work. I forgot a step
Clair

Well, that didn't work.

I'll try again
Clair

I finaly got pics of my free boat. The hull shape resembles a Laser except for the truncated bow. It has a Sunfish style bailer that looks like a PO install. It needs to be replaced. I can't figure out how the rudder is kept down. Maybe Mario has figured that out on his 10.00 boat. As i stated befor...

Jeff I was just looking at the pics of your trip again and saw you made it to Bell Point up Bay River. You went right past our lot and dock where our 26 is. We are on Cabin Creek, the 1st creek to port up from Bonner bay . there are 3 Deltec homes (round homes) in a row that mark the mouth of the cr...

Guys The keel shoes you want to look at are on the Chrysler sailing assoc. web sight. Look in the how to section, 2nd post. "fabrication and installation of swing keel bracket. they were fabricated by John Zschiele for Magic Lady. I believed he has since passed away. He documented the whole pro...

Billy,
What can you say (about the powerboat) ? Got skis???
Clair

I was looking through an old issue of Trailer Boat mag. this weekend and came across this. Its a hitch with a built in load cell and a handheld digital readout that instantly gives you your tongue weight. This probably isn't an issue for those who tow the same load repeatedly but for varying loads i...

Mario, I think you might have gotten a better deal than I. Memorial day weekend I was passing a house with a sailboat in the front yard with a "free boat sign on it. After recovering from the whiplash and U turn I got out to find a Sears Surfwind. I knew Sears had sold sailboats but had never s...

Do you take your motor off to tow? You could make a support out of some 3/4 plywood and a 2x4. Cut the ply to fit the motor mount and extend up past it long enough to bolt the 2x4 to it. Cut a vee in the top of the 2x like Alan did then or clamp the plate to the motor mount. I use something similar ...

Nice Mario
Ice Cream at the Bean???? We have pics of us standing there and our car , but none of any of our boats.
Clair

Monty She sails fine with the modified rudder except, Remember me saying I should have changed the downhaul line during the Keel pin inspection? That would have ment getting changed and a trip into town to West Marine. Well it broke and we wound up sailing with the rudder in the up position. Shark Y...

Mario
What cell service do you have? We have Verizon and get coverage in the whole county.

Sounds like you're having fun wjth Windward. Sorry i'm missing out. Gotta work to feed the vices.
Clair

After 4 years at the dock, we finaly got the keel pin inspected and felt safe taking the boat out sailing. ( see previous post). My wife took photo duty driving the power boat. Had a good crew, son, daughter-inlaw, grandson 6yrs (loves sailing) sister in-law and myself. Pics are on the Bay River in ...