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That's a brilliant solution! Unfortunately I have separate jib sheets, so it won't work for me until I replace the sheets.

It's always nice to see what you're up to. That galley is looking good.

Thanks Scott. Essentially, that's what I was planning. Curb appeal is everything. My thought on the motor: It's worth a large percentage of the total. Some folks may not want to pay the premium for a newish motor on an old boat. Maybe I'll make it an option, pricing with and without motor. I'm still...

I find myself looking at larger boats and wondering what Copacetic would sell for. I wonder if I would be better off selling her without a motor and selling my 2010 Suzuki separate. Any opinions? I know it's not a great market to sell boat right now, but then again, that's what has me browsing the b...

The mast is pretty easy. It works similar to Captain Scott's C-22 video. I use chains for bridles, and ratchet straps instead of lines. I forgot who suggested the ratchet straps, but they're easier to setup and the mast stays nice and secure without any side to side movement. One thing, your mainshe...

Well done. I believe there are more than a few Chryslers still on Lake Michigan.

Just a bit ahead of my schedule, so here you go:
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1986- ... -101849511

The rule of thumb is 10-15% of trailer weight on the tongue. I believe a C22 and trailer is around 5000 pounds, so that would put tongue weight in the 500-750 range.

That's very close in concept to what I built for Copacetic, but yours is much nicer. I added a bottom board attached with carriage bolts and wing nuts to lock it to the bow pulpit, and attached a strap to fasten the mast to the carrier. It works really well. I have a similar setup for the stern, but...

Thanks for the video, and congrats on finding the source of your leak.

I spent a couple hours yesterday trying to get carpet to fit and look good. There doesn't seem to be a way to make that bend. I was starting to think "textured paint" myself.

I'm in the process of replacing the fabric with carpet. How did you guys do the overhead in the v-berth area?

Thanks for the positive comments, guys. Fair winds and following seas.

Please check out my new web site and tell me what you think. Good or bad. http://CaptainTomSailing.com I finally got tired of the limitations imposed by Webs and wanted my own domain anyway, so I bit the bullet. At $1.99 a month for unlimited storage and bandwidth, including domain registration it w...

I saw the deer fly patches too. I just don't like the idea of hundreds of dead or dieing flies stuck to my head.

We have used a Thermacell with good results in the past, but Sunday it wasn't doing it. I was just doing some googling and some folks swear that rubbing gin on their skin keeps them from biting. Of course the smell might be hard to explain to the Coasties or Cops on the drive home.

Link fixed.

We went out on Lake Michigan Sunday, and didn't find much wind. What we found were millions of black flies a couple miles off shore.

Does anyone here have an effective fly repellent? You can see a picture of my sail cover here http://svcopacetic.webs.com/ and the entire boat was like that.

It sounds like you're poised for a great summer. If your weather has been anything like ours, you haven't missed much.

On my C26 I use the skimmer sensor mounted to the transom with 3M automotive trim tape. No problems holes and no problems in 3 years of use.

Whabadoo, you can see what I, and others did for motor mounts here:
viewtopic.php?t=3051

I bought a Suzuki DF9.9THX from these guys: http://www.cumberlandwatersports.com/Suzuki-9.9-hp-DF9.9THX.html I got the remote model, but I don't think Suzuki will let them sell the remotes online anymore. Plenty of power, 25" long shaft to keep the prop in the water, power tilt, electric start....

Sorry to hear of the change in plans, but it sounds like you did the right thing. Learn the boat, spend time on her and adapt her to suit you. Then when you go, you'll have a much better, and safer, trip.

Scott, thanks for all you do. Sorry, no PDF's, they came to me as JPG's.

I guess I'll have to work on making things easier to find. C26 manual: http://svcopacetic.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=8607650 Chrysler Sailboat brochure with C26 on cover (you may have this one): http://svcopacetic.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=8615373 C26 and Sailor Outboard magazine ad...

Looks like I need to dig out all my C26 stuff.

Actually I just checked, it's all on my web site.

Good job, thanks for sharing the lessons you learned. Nice hat too

Nice boat. One of her sisters lives down the dock from Copacetic. Having diesels should be a big plus in the long run.

Here is a rough sketch of my mount solution. I sandwiched the motor mounting area with 1/2" mahogany. My particular motor has an appendage that required some cutting away of the old mounting surface as well. Unfortunately I didn't realize that until after I had the motor on, which made it harde...

It's good stuff. With ease of use and durability you can't go wrong.