Chrysler Sailors Forum

Sailing this week on the Norweigen Epic, and happened on alibrary book you might find interesting. Blackbeard, America's Most Notorius Pirate, By Angus Konstam. Very detailed history type of read, alot of detail about people, places, and ships. Talks alot about the Caribean and coast Carolina's. Esp...

West Marine stocks pieces like that. Clevis pin, I think 1/4 inch diameter, measure to see how long you need. Should come with a stainless ring to secure it.

My forestay is rigged to the front hole, and I use the back stay to adjust tension. I loosen the back stay when I raise the mast and use a halyard to bring the forestay up enough to connect, then tighten the back stay. My jib attaches to the back hole using a stainless tack shackle mounted to the bo...

Not that I was goofing off at work, but found this 9.9 Remote op Chrysler long shaft outboard:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170813450090?ss ... 500wt_1164

Yep, used the original 6 screws. The hull was in great shape where the step was so I cleaned it off, layed the step on the base marked and drilled the six hole, then used marine rtv int he holes and to stick the base down. To mount the mast shoe to the upper hinge I layed the shoe on the top and fig...

I had thought about just glassing it over, but I had a piece of wood/glass missing that was about half the size of a golf ball. The strand fiberglass filler is absolutly rock hard after a few hours. Once it's painted I may put a piece of DIN rubber in there to cushion it when I lower the keel too far.

Like most of us, at one time my keel cable had broken and the keel had swung forward and smack the pocket. On mine it had crushed the front of the pocket and was letting water in. Finaly got it fixed and thought I'd share. Started with something like this: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF...

I just replaced bpth Halyards. I know it says the Halyards are 35 foot of 3/8 but Mine were much longer. I replaced the fwd with 60 feet and my original was about 65 feet. I went longer on the main, about 85 feet to allow it to be used to reach the bow when I raise the mast.

I put a stanless hinge on mine, and the company selling it makes 2 or 3 different plates that you can put under it to attach riggings too. A google search found: http://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=40&cat1Name=Hardware&familyID=18&familyName=Hinges I've also seen the riggin plates ...

I found the small battery box at Bass Pro Shops, on the shelf. My idea is to use a lawn mower sized battery until the bugs are worked out, then buy an AGM marine battery the same size,

Check eBay, I found a mast light with a built in deck light that shines down to light the deck. I wired mine with two wire, an anchor light on top, and a ground wire, so I now have 4 wires running through the mast. With each light on a seperate circuit, and since they should be on one at a time, cur...

Used the leftover luan plywood to make a base, with two layers of stick on rubber to prevent chafing: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0349.jpg Doesn't interfer with the "facilities". Raised the front up with a scrap to keep the seat level. Stapled the ply down and things fi...

Do it, makes mast erection so much easier. Between the mast hinge and the two bridles I made from plans here make it so much easier. I did two up and downs today just because it was so easy. Word of warning, when you install the mast hinge, slack all of your rigging by about 5/8 inch, maybe a little...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140638758997?ss ... 2120wt_915

Found them on eBay. 4 with shipping less than 9 bucks. cupholdersonline.com or something. Look for cup holders 2 7/8 inch deep sometimes as poker table or boat cupholders.

Weather has been nice, finished the electrical panel for now. Luan plywood cut to fit, three coats of spar varnish. Mounted the compnents next will be wiring. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0343.jpg I've decided on an 8 circuit instead of the original six circuit. Anchor light Steam...

As a guess, number 6 about an inch and a half long on bottom, and about an inch long on top. The bottom strip has the cup style washers on them. Stainless of course.

I'll take a picture and measure when I do the next section.

So, I replaced the nasty burlap with navy blue carpet and it makes the drink holders look nasty. One looks new, bright white, three are yellow and nasty. Has anyone found a source for something close? website? part number?

The STBD side before: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0339.jpg The Port side afterwards: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0338.jpg I removed the lower and upper wood trim pieces, I pulled the burlap out. I scraped the glue off with a putty knife. There were dobs of som...

Took part of the boat apart to measure for an electrical panel which made me realize how nasty the cloth that covers the cubbies on my boat: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0326.jpg What did you guys use? I thought about a blue outdoor carpet, or a blue or brown vinal. I can scrape a...

So, was nice today and made a templete for the electrical panel: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0324.jpg It's approx 10.5 high and 13 inches wide, will sit on the fiberglass and rest against the back of the alluminum support. I'll use either 1/4 inch plywood, or a sheet or plastic i...

Okay, mounted the pump, wiring and plumbing it. I chose one with a built in strainer and float switch: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0328.jpg Runs aft into the aft port locker: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/N41EF/IMG_0329.jpg And I'm thinking about cutting the upper left co...

So I took the rudder off the boat to sand and paint and after reading a post about C26 rudders it got me wondering if the C22 is suppossed to have a spacer on it. I noticed the C26 has a one inch spacer below the mushroom bearing on the shaft did the C22 have one too? On the front of the rudder chee...

I don't think the temp would be an issue sitting in the water, the water temp would rarely be low enough to freeze. PVC doesn't fail in fracture mode until probably 20 below zero as a guess. If you straighten the rudder tube you could anneal it by heating it up evenly and allowing it to cool slowly....

Wow, ordered Friday, shipped Friday from West Coast, arrived in SC on Weds. Looks great, looking into screen printing the logo, or will paint it. Going to the lake soon, will let you know how it goes.

The sail was made by Rolly Tasker Sailer in California.

My intention is to throw a ratchet strap over the mast and run it toe rail to toe rail or from the eyelets on the pulpit. A similar strap going over the stern to hold it down. I'm re-doing the stern holder as well, will post pictures when I do it. Mine clamps to the outboard bracket and sticks up to...

Was a beautiful daytoday in Carolina, 76 and sunny, so I spent time outside with the boat. I built a wooden bracket to support the forward mast when trailering. Started by cutting a 2x4 26 inches long, it overlapped each side by about 4 inches at the point where the pupit downtubes go. I layed it in...

Quite the avitar. ARGH!

Anyway, welcome aboard, I'm about 2 hours East straight down I-20 if you want to go for a ride. If next weekend is like this one, and the new sail makes it FEDEX ground this week, I'm getting the boat wet next weekend.

70 degrees here this weekend, to celebrate I ordered a new main sail from the Sail Warehouse on Friday, and withing an hour had a FEDEX tracking number. Trying to figure out how to put a logo and sail numbers on the new main. I have what's left of the original main. How have you guys done the logo a...

The makings of another Grisham novel. You need to add a dead body found under the cockpit and dna evidence somewhere. Add a drunk lawyer, and a pot bellied sherrif who says "Boy, you gots a problem!" and you have a best seller.

They do make paint striper for fiberglass, car guys use it to not eat corvettes and such, also used in aviation. You might try a pressure washer first to know the big stuff off. I blasted mine and it took 2.3 of the blue paint off below the waterline.