Chrysler 22 in the open ocean.

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Chrysler 22 in the open ocean.

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I've been wanting to do this for some time. I took the whole family on memorial day weekend for a 3 day sailing trip around Catalina island. We got a late start friday and had to make the crossing in 15knot winds with 3 foot wind waves and 4 foot swell. We were close hauled and had to motor sail to make good time. We were taking constant spray in the face and I was drenched by the time we got there. The wife and the youngest boy got sick but we made it. The rest of the trip was amazing. We made the whole trip along side my brothers Beneteau 323. The Chrysler 22 handled everything with ease.

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Great pictures!
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Sorry - we cannot view the pictures. Thanks for sharing when able!
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Great photos!

Do you have any shots of the interior? I have been curious to see what it looks like on a fixed keel.

You must have some sort of hard point inside for lifting the boat? Neat way to do it.

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As far as I can tell the interior is identical except for the absence of the winch for the keel cable. It still has the spot for the keel pin but it also has an additional 4 bolts that go through the fixed keel. I made some brackets that attach to the rearmost set of 2 bolts and I hoist it from those. It's much easier than dealing with slings and a spreader.

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Post by br-549 »

Very cool indeed. Nice family trip. We don't have "fish" like that in Lake Michigan...very neat to see dolphins. ..... flying carp is the closest thing and at bay in the Mississippi/Chicago rivers.
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[quote="choyado"]As far as I can tell the interior is identical except for the absence of the winch for the keel cable. It still has the spot for the keel pin but it also has an additional 4 bolts that go through the fixed keel. I made some brackets that attach to the rearmost set of 2 bolts and I hoist it from those. It's much easier than dealing with slings and a spreader.

That is a bummer about the keel trunk still being there. The boat would feel much bigger without it.

I like what you did with the lift. Dealing with slings is a pain, your solution looks easier than trailer launching a swing keel 22.

Did all 4 of you sleep on the boat?

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Yeah 4 of us slept in the Chrysler and the other in my brothers Benateau. I don't have any cushions for the port side seat or all 5 of us could sleep in it.
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