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That is much simpler than the other method I've seen. Thanks!

Personally, I wouldn't over-think it. The original setup lasted 30 years, so redoing it the same way should be fine.

Wow! I came in to this party late. I surely would have bid on that!

Copacetic's stove has gotten very cranky, so I'm thinking about just overhauling it. When it works, it works very well, but lately the valves are getting leaky and the pump isn't working well. We also have a Magma Kettle 2 propane grill on the pushpit, and it converts to a one burner stove. The prob...

Personally, I just got a long, heavy duty extension cord and cut off one end to install the 30 amp plug. In the boat I just plug in a power strip. I think I only did that once this year though. The battery and solar panel do everything we need.

Long sleeve T's would be great (hint hint, nudge nudge)

Screws on outside of my '79 26 and I'm certain they have not been touched before I got the boat.

Thanks for the write up and pics, Scott. That looks like more fun than humans should be allowed!

Outstanding! That looks like quite a weekend.

Thanks for the story, it sounds a glorious day. I used to restore and race Triumph sports cars, and Amphicar used a Triumph Herald engine. I found one back in the mid 80's, in reasonable shape for $800, but passed it up because it needed paint and a top and I was busy with other car projects. I have...

Everyone dies, but not everyone lives. You, my friend, are living!

Best wishes for Pam's recovery.

For comfort and convenience changes that work for us, please see my latest blog at http://svcopacetic.webs.com

Nice setup. I mounted my solar panel to the sliding hatch. There's room for 2, so I might end up adding one, although I'll probably relocate the battery and add a second one first.

I am soooo envious of your location. Have a great time.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing pictures of such a rare lady.

Where did you mount your solar panels? Where is your built in water tank? How about some pics of your bimini and side curtain arrangement? We've not gone the refrigerator route, instead we have a 2 cooler system. One for drinks, and the other for food. That way the food cooler only gets opened once ...

I had a chance to experiment with the carabiner last week. Due to a port tie, our very curved sides and a lot of prop walk from my big 4 blade prop, I found that to get the behavior I want from the boat I need to attach the line almost at the pushpit stanchion. Note that prop walk and wind direction...

My girlfriend Kristi and I spent a wonderful week aboard Copacetic in Racine, WI. We sailed some of the time and just hung out at the dock some of the time. With breezes off the lake temps were quite comfortable on the water, except for July 4 when wind came from the west (land). I think the highlig...

I'm thinking about installing some carpet myself. We'll see.

I'll get pictures and do a detailed write up for those interested. Give me a week.

We're planning to spend the week at the boat. My slip has a great view of Racine's fireworks display, the rest of the time will be spent sailing or just messing about with boats, as we choose.

How about the rest of you?

I got a main sail cover and a jib bag from an ebay seller a while back. I was happy with them I bought another jib bag, so now I have one for the 110 and one for the 150. My newest idea is to attach a small line to the inside of the bags near the zipper to give me something to clip the hanks onto wh...

If you have an old laptop, OpenCPN is free. Electronic charts are free from NOAA, in your choice of two formats. You'll need a gps puck (about $30 on ebay). Optionally, for cockpit use I added a IMO USB screen (ebay $50) and a small bluetooth touchpad/keybad which resembles a blackberry (ebay $20). ...

I still have the original Chrysler tank so, I'm no help there. The boat came with nothing holding the tank in place. I installed a hold down kit from (I think) that same store mentioned earlier.

I think I might just try using a snap hook or carabiner a time or two. Ultimately, I might try something this interesting and economical idea. It also seems like it would spread the load a bit.

http://www.watkinsowners.com/howto/cleat.pdf

Bill, we need to see if we can get a SW Lake Michigan Chrysler Rendezvous going.

Has anyone put a mid-ship cleat on a C-26? I find docking the C-26 in situations where I'm being blown away from the dock to be pretty challenging, in part due to the lack of "vectored thrust". A little reading and experimentation suggests a line from a mid-ship cleat on the boat to the st...

Saturday we took Copacetic out. Sunny, 15 knot southern breeze, one foot waves... It doesn't get better than that. After sailing aimlessly for a little bit, we decided to head for Kenosha even though it was straight into the wind. Southern Lake Michigan was so flat that we saw 12-14' aluminum fishin...

Printing tip: InkJet prints run when wet, Laser prints do not.

I'm not sure I like that plywood rudder hub, but she seems in sound condition.

I just wanted to share a modification that works for me. I never liked the stock mainsheet block on Copacetic. It was difficult to lock without being right there, and almost useless from the port side. I upgraded to a Harken 240 swivel block, and now I'm wondering why I didn't do it sooner! It engag...