Chrysler Sailors Forum

HEY! Awesome and congrats on the purchase!! Please share photos when you get the chance! AS far as the site goes, Thank you for the kind words! However this site is a group effort of many folks that are here, some that have come and gone, and others that have yet to find us! LOL! MANY folks have don...

Yup!
I stored Lady Jo in a trailer storage place right by the boat ramp for several years!

I could go down, hook up and launch with the mast and boom already rigged, sails already on just need to take the main sail cover off and the jib bag off!


VERY nice! Hope you find a place!

Scott

Welcome to the forum! Yup! Another ex cat boat owner here! We had an 18' solcat for years! Loved that boat! The suggestions cleaning the rudder cheeks are all great and well worth the effort! One thing we did to help was to add little handles on the lines that lower and raise the rudder! When my han...

Thanks guys,
I hope to get a sailing log here in the next couple of days!
Scott

OH man!
I'm happily reading a great story and .. . . . that is an good end to my sailing career?

YIKES!

Sorry to hear of the health issues. I sure hope you recover fully!

Scott

Awesome update and great pictures!
Thanks for sharing and I guess I should get my sail log updated too! LOL!

Scott

Welcome to the group! Those rudder cheeks can be rebuilt! I had a set made by a local metal worker near where I live. I removed the entire assembly, took it to him and said make another! Watch the prices though. It seems in the North of Seattle I paid almost double what other folks across the US hav...

OH that is a tough one!

That takes a lot of experimentation and practice to find the sweet spot as to where you can sail off!

I've never sailed the man-o-war so I can't give specific tips however I do recommend you go practice this maneuver so you are better at it when you need it!


Scott

Well all! I am back! I'm glad to see the place did not burn down while I was away!! Thanks EE!! Diane and I were away for 3 weeks aboard Destiny! Whew! What a ride! We had extremely limited access to internet so I could not check in here! I'll do a brief description and some photos when I get them o...

I've had several C22's with lots of goop put on the leaking area. This is not a fix but can slow the leaking. Keep in mind though, anything you goop in there will eventually need to come back out! LOL! Well, when I did my keel pin plates I was not laughing. Not even a little when I had to clean that...

That looks pretty cool.
I've never seen a Chrysler Sail drive in person!

I'd love to see it just for giggles!

I sure wish the photos were better!

Scott

WOW! That does sound awesome!
Please do take tons of photos and post here as many as you can!

Looking forward to the shots!!!

Scott

Welcome to the forum!

Scott

This could be! I never looked closely at mine!
All my C22's had it and I assumed it was a softer point between the post and fiberglass!
Scott

Thanks guys! Yeah, It kind of got me excited! LOL! I'm glad I spent a week soaking with anti seize! It came apart pretty easily! Yes EE I remember! Our plastic boats are so wonderful as far as a maintenance free hull compared to wood! LOL! Destiny was selected for many reasons however lack of wood w...

Been there! LOL! We can have 15' tides here. I floated Lady Jo once into a haulout area where the crane would normally lift boats. It was a minus tide. I had a buddy hold the boat and took the jib halyard with me with a long line attached. Walked up the ramp to where the crane would be, pulled the j...

Welcome to the forum!
Scott

Normally in my life I do not let things get to me. Not this time! Just over a week ago I discovered one of our underwater emergency through hull valves is broken!!! Oh crap! For those who do not know, Destiny is our pride and joy! She is a 40' Beneteau Oceanis that we spend a lot of time on. Thought...

Well as far as questions go, FIRE AWAY! I firmly believe that for every question asked and answered there at least 5 others with a similar question that did not ask. C22 rigging tension: I do not race and any advice I give is for enjoyable days on the water relaxing and maybe a bit of spirited saili...

Tiller tamer is the answer. Very simple device. Also a tiller pilot at much more cost is very cool! I restore Chryslers and picked up the parts for roller furling along with a purchase of the boats I've purchased. Previous owner had it but no idea how to use it so I moved it to my "keeper"...

Yeah, those tracks would certainly relieve the need for snatch blocks on the toe rail. The aft track is most certainly for a genoa and I'd run the sheets outside the shrouds for sure. The forward track looks more like a jib or even a storm jib type setup. Best you can do is experiment with positioni...

I agree with EE 100%.
One more place to look is under the starboard setti.
There is a through hull there also.



When you look at the keel pin area remember to check both sides! There is a big black plug on the starboard side, and look under the forward port setti for the other side.

Scott

First and formost. . . . WELCOME to the forum! YES! She is a beautiful boat! As far as the tracks go I suspect they were added to the boat. I've never seen or even heard f a C22 with them. The factory setup would run the sheets OUTSIDE of the shrouds, down to a snatch block clipped to the toe rail w...

As far as stepping the mast, here is a write up I did years ago. Just follow the link. Each photo can be clicked on to get a hires view. http://www.captainscottsailing.com/?l=4 The keel pin is best looked at from underneath. Yes, all the gooo indicates a leak was there. Here is a link to my keel pin...

What Fairlane? Lol! I tend to enjoy bringing boats back to life. I'd do that one in a heartbeat! However, know yourself first. Would you do it? Maybe beat yourself up for not? It truly is a labor of love. You can recoupe your money easy but you will never recover your time. If you enjoy the effort, ...

Awesome Bill! Congratulations!!
Scott

Another mounting option: On a C22 I glued a 4" ABS plastic pipe cap to the floor under the aft setti. I notched the top so the transducer wire could slide through, filled it with water on top of the transducer inside the cap, then screwed the lid on! Very easy, effective, and allowed removal of...

THANK YOU EE for pointing out that the docs page was not functioning. It seems my auto payment failed. First thing I did was go online with the hosting company and pay for the next 3 years. After waiting a few more days and not coming online, I called the company direct to see why. It appears my CC ...

OK, running on very little sleep here so I kind of skimmed the questions and I see a lot have been answered! Shorten tiller, can be done at the expense of tiller pressure on the skipper. Starboard listing? look for water logged foam under starboard settee. I counter with battery to port! Jib/Genny? ...

Agreed 100%!
Lower it!

Scott