Chrysler Sailors Forum

Gorillas, that's about the only part of the movie I haven't experienced first hand.

Any good sources for stainless steel railing?

Not specific to chryslers: How do you measure the amount of line needed for a jib sheet? What size and type of line do you use? Do the jib sheets go outside (over?) the safety lines/rails or inside/under them, or does that depend on the boat's point of sail? And how do you keep the bow pulpit rail f...

One of our favorite "sailing" movies is "Captian Ron". Whenever I do anything boat related correctly, I'll thow out the "Learned that in rehab, boss" quote. So yesterday Jesse, our 13 year old son and my "crew" for the Pen Kalet boat move, asked how big the bo...

Called the guy, left a message, no callback...yet.

Don't do lexan. It scratches too easily. I'll send proof in pictures if you don't believe me.

Here's an interesting read, right up our alley. http://books.google.com/books?id=xYsehOZOMkQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=sailing+big+on+a+small+sailboat&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=LqxvTuX2FIXi0QGy4O2LCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q...

And oh, yeah, I KNOW what a bad docking situation looks/feels like too, except that I am a slow learner.

Bruce,

You never learn anything when you do it perfect the first time. Docking is one of the most exciting/stressful/challenging exercises you will do on your boat. Now you know what it feels/looks like to do it wrong, and you will be able to quickly recognize a bad docking situation.

Ha Ha, just saw your "handle", and when we were in Barbers Marina, our next slip neighbor's boat's name was Blew by you.

The water pump is at the top of the "Foot"? You have to remove the foot to change the impeller and water pump housing.

EE,

Trailer is here, let's get it.

Scott,

I would have worn out the blankets on the trip from Kemah, lucky for me that Pen Kalet's name needs repainting.

Yup, spotted the Dinos. Noticed the christian soldiers first, though. And btw, Barber's is very nice, as in First Class.

I've started uploading albums at Picasa:

https://picasaweb.google.com/103643861499307054833

Enjoy

Used a combination of seaclear on laptop and gps/google maps on the andriod. The phone was just a backup. You have to have a backup, computer overheat/reboots at a critical navagation point can be scary.

There is indeed an app on both android and iphones. Brother Darrell has the iPhone app.

Ralphs at Mothers, and Muffalatos at City Market.....Always trust the rotund man (Chris Wilson) when it comes to food...

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That is the post talking about the running rigging.

So EE, your saying I should stock up on rum before running the Mississippi Sound? (we're still in NO dealing with cooling problems).

Thanks, it was taken about 2 miles from our slip, right off the causeway to Honeymoon Island while we were anchored.

Saw Honeymoon Island and knew you were in Dunedin without looking at your sig. "Ya Never Know" got pirated just a little north of there at Crystal Beach.

Big brother had the rigging inspected by a pro rigger in Kemah before we left, $150 ish for the inspection.

Search the forum, there is a post about a store in Florida that already has packages for chryslers, if I remember right.

Blew the last of my summer vacation in Fort Morgan !

Not a bad place to blow vacation time! Destin is better, but not a bad place.

Here are a couple that I am using:

Active Captain. Interactive charts/maps, reviews, seems up to date, with one exception.
http://activecaptain.com/

Salty South East: more like a current situations message board, doesn't extend into the western gulf, tho.
http://cruisersnet.net/

My Big brother bought this one in Kemah Texas. Her name is "Pen Kalet" (it's a French name, like the builder, and his wife must have named her) The picture is her going back into the water in Kemah after a bottom job, new cutlass bearing and new prop shaft. http://www.partydogentertainment...

Sarcastic me "Great, all that work and then the pirates will have an easier time stripping the mast mount".

I had not looked at the ev offerings for sailboats in over a year. They have come a long way.

Google up regenerative electric sailboat motor.

Although, glassing in a pair of 50 lb motors and some serious batteries (gell cell, or golf cart).........

I ran out of juice on a 40 lb trolling motor with two deep cell batteries moving it out of the canals in Cape Coral, but that was on my 26.

And headwinds and crosswinds cause issues.

BC,

What size boat?