Chrysler Sailors Forum

One year is passing and the next is at the door and for many of us this has happened more times than we care to remember. Even so as our hand reaches for the door let it not be in fright of what the New Year may make of us... but in high expectations of what we will make of it. Terrence Wilmington N...

Bill
There is an old song that comes out around this time of year... originally before my time... a Hippopotamus for Christmas. I would definitely need something bigger than a C26 if I got one of those.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Don't get me wrong any size Chrysler is a good old boat, but in retrospect it all comes down to human nature. If you have a C22 you look forward to a C26... if you have a C26 your eye is always open for a C27... and so on and so on. However with my age and boating experience I for see myself remaini...

Having a 13th as part of your Birthday can't be a bad thing... we were married on a 13th going on 37 years now... have a happy one Scott.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Monty If you didn't notice your last post was your 100th... good for you. Gus I'm dealing with a few missed steps by an unknown PO myself. I'll need to take a photo of one of them... words I feel would fail to convey my sentiments. :evil: Terrence Wilmington N.C. Chrysler 26' 1980 Pandora (for now)

The way I read it... it's a big YES for sailing.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

HP18Carr The Carr part is a no brainer last name, but the HP18 needs a bit of explaining. It's the name of a glider or sailplane... back in the day I was into soaring but my W&B kept me out of the sky more than in it. I chose sailing as a way to get back into a game where I could play with the w...

Welcome to the forum there are a lot of good ideas here and I have found that even the most basic questions are welcomed for I've asked them all. Photos are always welcomed, I may live by the sea, but a nice big lake is where I want to sail. Terrence Wilmington N.C. Chrysler 26' 1980 Pandora (for now)

The air was crisp and clear as I walked the dog today. The Sun is doing its part promising to get us up into the 60's sometime today... indeed a day to be thankful. So to one and all Happy Thanksgiving.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

I also use photobucket... they wanted me to change to their new layout page, but I'm staying with the old one for now (old dog syndrome) . I can understand your aggravation Alan, if Photobucket was to disappear...

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Scott
Come to think about it your Starwind 22 is the first one I've seen... nice work and nice boat.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Mario
Thanks for keeping us in mind as you meander up and down the coast, there are still a number of old Chryslers out there and a good number of old sailboat lovers who would love to find one.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Gus
This maybe old news, but there is a TMI 30' for $10,500 in Little River S.C. and the photos don't look bad.

http://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/boa/3383407806.html

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Thanks for posting the article E.E. it hit close to home with me... helping me to realize that even a sailboat resurrection can have a happy ending... in time.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Once you name a boat, you will find it harder to let it go. Nice work E.E. I see why you liked that trailer.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

For a lot of us the reworking of a good old boat is haft the fun, for me I needed and wanted too for I had and have a lot to learn. I do feel however that in the long run I would have saved a good amount of money and time if I had just held out for a boat in better shape. No crying here, I needed to...

Gus If you do go to a 30' sailboat, Chrysler or not... I'll for sure find the time to look you up... hint... hint. (LOL) Even if you do sale your Chrysler, I have the feeling the amount of time you have been on this form you will still be seen as part of the Chrysler family. Terrence Wilmington N.C....

Bruce I'm with you on the spiders... The bigger ones are ok as a matter of fact I even had a Tarantula as a pet for a couple of years back in the day. It's the smaller ones that now you see them... Now you don't that get under my skin. :shock: Nice car Captain what is really scary is how fast I'm su...

There is never a silver lining to be found in a storm of this nature; while N.C. for the most part got by with minimal damage others further North caught the brunt of it all. Hopefully none of our members count their boats among those lost and may we light a candle for those persons still unaccounte...

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your C22. Come to think of it, it seems to be raining C22s of late... not that it's a bad thing. I know that E.E. is working on a C26 as am I but when was the last time you heard of a new member starting out with a C26? Not a big deal... just curious. Sorry th...

Gus As is well known the C22 is a respectable sailboat, but I can see where the need for more room etc. does come into play from time to time. I know nothing about the CD25, but a good old boat is a good old boat. The C26 I'm tinkering with is my first and I'm sure I paid to much for it in hind sigh...

Welcome to the forum and nice looking boat, you are right about the great information and it seems that most of it is on the C22. Did your car prove enough to tow it 200 miles with no trouble... just curious.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chryeler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Pat
Thanks for the advice, I do have the step covered better than what the photo implies and with luck we don't get many hard freezes in Wilmington N.C. Even so to play it safe I'll move it high up on my to do list.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Sailxnite Welcome to the forum, I do like your C26 mast step diagram, I'm not at the point in my project to work mine just yet but you can see I also have a crack to deal with and what checking I've done up to this point has me believing that the damage is mostly superficial. Removing the screws and...

Gus As I live and breath... its been far too long. I tried to look you up in days past but to no avail. Hats off to you and the others who did their part and are doing their part in Iraq and Afghanistan. With both of us being listed as Wilmington N.C. it's a true embarrassmant that I've not put fort...

I can't speak to the backstay adjuster, but here is a good post on the boom vang and boom kicker on a C26. http://www.chryslersailors.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=2042&highlight=boom+vang+boom+kicker Do a form search or check out rigging tips there is sure to be a lot of information there. Ter...

Thanks for the input guys; I don't wish to be seen as someone crying wolf... but what maybe old hat to most of you is new grounds to me

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

just a note to get some input on my post in the maintenance section, not sure how many stop by there, check under worst windows... thanks.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

Photo # one, just a little something I throw together to give me a little weather protection as I work on the midsection. Photo # two, the starbard window after initial removal... it looks a lot better than it did. The old dark P.G. will be replaced. Photo # three, here you get a first look at the b...

I purchased and hauled home my C22 in February...220 mile round trip and had to dig her out of a snow bank... I couldn't find the CRAZY CHRYSLER OWNERS GROUP so I joined this one...LOL Bill Are you saying this is not... the Crazy Chrysler Owners Group :?: :wink: Terrence Wilmington N.C. Chrysler 26...