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Thanks EE that helps a lot. We are rethinking about doing the liner with all vinyl . We like the idea of the carpet along the sides and thank we will go that way. As you said no way am I going to touch those portlights because they do not leak now. This is what I love about this form , ask a questio...

I was on another forum and came across this site. You can check out ships in your area.


http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

I have to replace the liner in the v-berth and stern berth. Replace the Kenyon alcohol stove with a Origo non pressure alcohol stove.
Replace the depth sounder with one that works. Revarnish the teak on the cabin top and hatches.
And last but not lease refresh the gelcoat on the hull.

Scott

I got the mounting bracket and yes that is it on stern rail, and the BBQ

Last year I bought the Sunsei se-400 and the solar grip from West Marine. It keeps both of my batterys charged up all the time. Even when I have the stero, VHF radio and all the instruments on. I check the output on the solar panel in the bright sun and it was putting out 20 volts. It will charge as...

The only time I use my up line is when we pull the boat out, and once in the parking lot I put a clives pin in a hole that has been drilled thru the metal and rutter so when I am driving down road the line will not come lose and grind down the rudder

I replaced the rudder line on my boat using 12 feet of 3/8 inch line. First I put the line under the tiller and then feed both ends of line through the rudder post and fixed it to the rudder, and with the rudder down the up line will not hand lose, or fall through the rudder post.

The only thing that will keep me from saling is lack of water in the lake.
We got some rain last weekend over 1 inch first rain since late Feb. Lake is down now 232 feet from top

Lake Oroville is down 218 feet from the top as of today, they say by Dec. it will be down to 260 feet from the top. Even with a real wet year the lake will not fill up. The only ramps that are open are temporary ramps for small boats and you have to have a four wheel drive to lanch and retrieve.

Would love to take half the wind and all the rain off your hands on one of these stroms

I also have two batterys both on port side. One is across for the gas tank with a switch next to it to turn on and off one or both batterys and under the switch is a 30 amp plug in for shore power. The second battery is in the hatch in th cockpit. I also have a solor panel on the stern rail for tric...

On my boat the fuse panel is under the stove and under each fuse is a toggle switch. Also in the cockpit I have on the port side above the drain is a volt meter and to left of that is the ignition key and above that is a three way switch that is for the nav lights and the anchor light. http://www.fl...

I did good on easy, ok on medium, but stink on difficult

EE after seeing your photos of your mast step hook laying on the ground. I said to my self, self in the worse case scenario what wound I rather have the hook laying on the ground or a big hole in the top of the boat. I vote for the hook on the ground. With the erection bridies the mast stays straigh...

I have the orignal instructions for rasing the mast but I mist that part about shackling genoa halyard to 24' of line, but I see that now(DUH). I did make the erection bridles out of 1/8" cable so when we rase the mast it will not sway to either side. And I will be repacing the screws in the ma...

[quote="NYCSAILOR"]bumping this thread...

the OEM fabric and foam padding all over my interrior is fallin off the sides and cieling...


I have the same problem with my liner. EE when you redid your liner did you repace it with fabric, use vinyl or did you paint it?

We have been in a drought the last two years, getting about 65% of normal rainfall. Thay release the water for the famers in Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and for souther California. It is a state controled lake and sothern California gets most of the water.

Our summer and fall boating season is over. We pulled the boat out of the lake yesterday. In about 10 to 15 days all launch ramps on the lake will be out of the water. The lake is dropping about one foot a day. We could have kept her in the lake but sense we wanted to do some work on her this year l...

ronc98 do you remember what size of screws you used to replace the orignal ones for the mast step. We will be going to Sacramento where there is a West Marina and would like to pick up some new screws

Darin Your are right the name for the C-26 is COURSER. I have the original color brochure on the 1979 Chrysler cruising sailboats the C-26, C-22 and C-20. It states the C-26 is COURSER, the C-22 is Sandpiper, but dose not have a name for the C-20. The brochure has all specifications , standard and o...

I like the idea of the swivel cam cleat. So I thank I will go the way.

My wife and I were out sailing the other day, and we have clams cleats just aft of the winches for trimming the jib. Every time we had to trim the jib we had to be on the leeward side of the boat. I remember years ago when we had a Catalina 22 that we had cam cleats and you could trim the jib from t...

Guillaume C.
here is a couple of potos of the stern of my boat with the new motor on it. You can see how far down the prop hangs below the water line




http://www.flickr.com/photos/14188702@N04/

SN691: how deep is your cavitation plate under water?? I have to make a mount for my motor and am not sure at wich level I should place the motor so the prop does not get out of water in waves, your feedback would be appreciated![/quote] We will be going out to the boat tomorrow and taking her out f...

I have a Mercury 9.9 prokicker wiith electric start and power tilt and 20 inch shaft. It will move my boat between 5.5 and 6 knots, which is hull speed. I got the short shaft beacuse when you tilt the motor up it will clear the water, the long shaft will not.

Here is 1979 26 foot Chrysler in South Dakota
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/9112

I agree with EE. No way am I going to remove my motor, with all that has to be disconnected. besides my Mercury weights 108 lbs and where would you stow it if removed.