Chrysler Sailors Forum

Has anyone set up, or has a C26 configured to launch from a hoist?
Our harbor has a crane that makes launches really easy. I sail with a friend a lot that has an Olson 30 that we launch with it all the time.
The crane has a 2.5 ton limit, and I think the C-26 might be close to that.

On my C-26, there is a ring attached to a board on the aft portion of the dining table/keel pocket, and that board has about 20 screws securing it. It looks really strong, but I don't think it would be strong enough to hold the weight of the boat. Anyone know what it might be used for?


Thanks

When I had the J-24 the whole fleet was drysailed and launched with a crane BUT the J24 had a purposebuilt lifting eye attached to the keel inside the bilge..... I think that is the best way to safely lift..with a lifting eye attached to very solid keel bolts. I can't think of any other single point on the chrysler that would be strong enough to hold her from above.



At my yard they lift with slings and a travel lift BUT I have seen a fitting ( like a huge "H" bracket with slings hanging down ) for a crane that allows the crane to lift with slings. I could imagine you could fashion your sling with strong lifting straps and chains that all collect in the center with a single bridle and provide a single lifting eye for the crane...

If you have the fixed keel ( like I do) buying a trailer and floating her off with a ramp is a very hard thing...I am not sure how much water we would need at a ramp to float off a fixed keel. So I use the travel lift at great expense.

I also think we ( c-26) are heavier than 2.5 tons....

I have considered a harness. My boat is currently hanging in my driveway in a harness of chain wraped with blankets. here is a pic:
I am in the process of completely redesigning my trailer. (I am considering posting the process here).


Routing a harness for regular use would be a pain. I would prefer to attach to the keel bolts, but I don't even know how to get to them. On the Olson 30 that I mentioned, a loop of 1" thick rope is attached to the keel bolts. The Olson 30 has a displacement of 3600lbs.
One nice thing about the C26 is that it has such a large hatch, so running cables or rope down inside should be easy.

Has anyone ever had thier C26 weighed?

Dry the displacement is 5000. I figure you can add another 750 for provisions.

WOW! how did you lift that!

I would love info on mod'ng a trailer for a C26 ( although I have the fixed keel) .. I see you have triple axles!

Also I think the swing keel is heavier than the fixed keel but these are very heavy ( and strong) hulls.

I couldn't advise you on fitting a lifting eye but I would think the strongest part of the boat is where the keel is attached, that is very heavy and represents most of the mass you will need to hoist.

I probably should start another thread for this, but...

I lifted the boat the easy way. I used a neumatic 10 ton jack and lifted both the trailer and the boat to the desired level, slung the chains underneath the hull, then lowered the trailer back down.
It took a couple of hours, since I would alternate lifting the front up about a foot, and block it, then do the same to the back. The process would work with a couple of 5 ton floor jacks too, one on each side lifting together.

hmmm.... got me thinking... I have to replace the bearings in my rudder shaft...the conventional way is to dig a deep hole....back breaking ... and I am not sure the yard would be happy about a big hole ( they would love for me to rent their travel lift for this work at god knows what an hour)....but... if I lift her transom by jacking up the rear of her wood cradle....and tilting her ever so slightly forward....I wonder.... ( I really do need a trailer )

I like all those adjustment points on the trailer...hey..how'd ya get the topsides so shiny?

Hi. My C-26 is a 1979 swing keel, that has not been in the water over 16 years. So I am no expert on C-26's. But I would never try to lift the boat with a singal hook up. Two straps, or lonch of your trailer. Is your boat a swing keel?

Yes, my c26 is a swing keel, as seen in the pics.

This all may be a mute point, since the weight of the boat appears to exceed that of the lift at my habor.

Most of the boats using the lift have a single attachment point, though the Olson 30 has a few additional attachment points, but they are for balance, rather then supporting any weight.

My boat came with it's shiny coat.

Nice shiny coat for sure...

curious, if you get a chance I would love to know the width of your white cove stripe and the width of your white boot ( waterline) stripe.. I have never seen the proportions look so "right" -- thanks

NYC -

The upper stripe is the easy one: 1" all the way around, except at the bow, where the extreme angle makes it 1 1/4".

The water line changes drastically as you go around. At the very bow, its 3 1/2", but as you go back, it tapers to as little as 2 7/8". Amidship it's 3 1/4", but as the line goes under the stern, it gets as wide as 11 3/8".

I suppose that you could use 3 1/4" as your baseline and work your way forward and back from amidship, and use some sort of square to keep it consistent as see from the side.

thank you, that explains it.... very informative.. nice