Hello to All

[Knot Stressin']

Hello to all. I am a first time sailboat owner. I purchased a Chrysler C-22 a few months back. I have only taken her out twice so far. Sailed outta South Haven Mi each time. You could say...I am hooked. I have participated in one other online forum for years. I have recently joined another sailboat forum. However it seems to be rather slow on traffic. I look forward to getting to know some of you and learn from you. Who knows, maybe even lend some help myself from time to time.

 

[Scott T-Bird]

Welcome! You came to the right place. This is a very active forum! Lot's of Michigan sailors, as well!
I love Michigan … Sue and I are headed in your direction later today! We can't wait to visit Mackinac Island on Sunday.

 

[kloudie1]

Welcome aboard! I think you'll find this site to have lots of great info on boats in general.. Not many posts from C-22 owners but that is a good stout boat.. Check out the info under the "General Downloads" tab under "Owner Resources" under "Boat Info" .. Also check out site monitor Maine Sail's DIY info on boat stuff.. Especially check out the re-bedding deck hardware sections and ya might as well get some of the butyl tape sealant for stopping the rain leaks !.. https://marinehowto.com/
Again, Welcome..

 

[Justin_NSA]

Welcome! Post some pics sometime of your new boat.

 

[Knot Stressin']

Awesome! Mackinaw Island is a cool place to visit. The straights are absolutely beautiful. I have been there many times all the way back to when I was a kid. Seems longer ago all the time (late 70s early 80s) Fort Mackinaw is an additional charge now, but worth it if you have never seen it. Have fun!

 

[Knot Stressin']

Thanks for the tips! I had a feeling this was gonna be the place I was looking for. The other Forum is kinda cool cause its all for Chryslers......but the participation is sssssssslow. I am absolutely a DIYer. I dont pay anyone to do anything that I can do myself. Plus, I just like things done a certain way and dont always trust someone else to do a given task, the way I would do the same task. Anyway, I will be trying to teach myself to upload pics. And as soon as I do...I will share.

 

[Knot Stressin']

Not a great picture, its a picture of my cell phone. I can upload better pictures later. I will try to share with the forum all the upgrades I have done so far. As you can imagine with a boat this age, and being boat owners yourselves, there is a long list of things I would still like to do. In the mean time, with any luck/ weather, she'll be in Lake Michigan this weekend.

 

[rgranger]

This is the DIY place. Welcome.

 

[agprice22]

Pretty sweet little 22! Enjoy it. Pocket cruisers are a joy, versatile, utilitarian, and fun. We all miss our 22’s.

 

[Will Gilmore]

Welcome aboard, Knot Stressin' and congratulations on your purchase, your finding this great forum and on your new lifestyle, now that you're a sailboat owner. I haven't sailed in your area, but everything I hear about it sounds beautiful.
Good looking boat, too.

-Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Ken Cross]

Welcome. Do you have a trailer for her? Many on this site do and enjoy more variety than those of us who are bound to a slip.
You'll find some great folks here. One thing that we love to do is to meet up with folks we meet here.

Ken

 

[rgranger]

Awesome! Mackinaw Island is a cool place to visit. The straights are absolutely beautiful. I have been there many times all the way back to when I was a kid. Seems longer ago all the time (late 70s early 80s) Fort Mackinaw is an additional charge now, but worth it if you have never seen it. Have fun!

Mackinac is great. I sailed the straight on a Tartan 30 back in college. It (the boat, not the island) belonged to my girlfriend's (at the time) father. A 22 that is well rigged is plenty large enough to adventure into the big lakes. I see you have a hanked on head-sail. Personally, I like hanked on jibs. The draft well. If you keep a few different sized sails on board, you can adjust your balance to just about anything under 35kts. If you have not done so already, rig a down haul system to your head sail and run the down haul line to the cockpit. This will let you dowse and tame your jib with ease and comfort for those times when a T-storm sneaks up on you. This first pic is how I had it set up on MacGregor 22. If you release the halyard and take in one of the sheets as you take in the down haul. The jib will accordian up very nicely along the gunwale and sit quietly and tame until you have time to deal with it.

The second pic is from another person on this forum (sorry I forget who first posted it). It is also a good system and will pull the sail up into the bow pulpit .

 

[rpell1@msn.com]

Hello to all. I am a first time sailboat owner. I purchased a Chrysler C-22 a few months back. I have only taken her out twice so far. Sailed outta South Haven Mi each time. You could say...I am hooked. I have participated in one other online forum for years. I have recently joined another sailboat forum. However it seems to be rather slow on traffic. I look forward to getting to know some of you and learn from you. Who knows, maybe even lend some help myself from time to time.

Welcome aboard...
Congratulations on an excellent choice for a first boat. I was fortunate enough to own a '77 Chrysler 22 from 1992 through 2008, after which I moved up to a Catalina 30.
As much a I enjoyed sailing my pint sized Sherman Tank, it was time for me to move up. I have MANY memories of that boat and would be happy to be a possible source of information for you.
Best of Luck and Happy Sailing.....

 

[Brian S]

Those Chrysler 22s are good lookin' boats!

 

[Knot Stressin']

Welcome. Do you have a trailer for her? Many on this site do and enjoy more variety than those of us who are bound to a slip.
You'll find some great folks here. One thing that we love to do is to meet up with folks we meet here.

Ken

Trailer- yes that was one of the features that sealed the deal for me on this boat. She came with a tandem axle trailer. A huge plus in my opinion. Also the winch stand has a tall mast/pulley that enables us to use the trailer winch to assist raising the mast. Another really nice feature.

 

[Knot Stressin']

rgranger, I absolutely appreciate the tips. As I said, I dont have a sailing background. So I am learning as I go. I dont follow all of your sailor talk.....but I will certainly be looking into it. Sailing always looked amazing to me, but it was just beyond me with my old job. Six years ago I escaped from 20 years of commercial roof construction. Its taken me this long to get on my feet and be able to afford a few toys.

 

[rgranger]

... As I said, I dont have a sailing background. So I am learning as I go. I dont follow all of your sailor talk.........

Haha... sorry about that.

Hanks are the clips used to attach the jib (front sail) to the cable (forestay). Sheets are what we call lines (ropes) used to control a sail. Halyards are the lines we used to raise or lower a sail. A down haul is a line used to pull down a sail quickly.

 

[Ken Cross]

You certainly can do it. I learned to sail on my own. I read about things, then went out and tried it. I also learned a few things first hand (like a crash jibe) but fortunatly no harm done.

Folks on this forum are fantastic in their willingness to help. The trick is knowing to ask.

Ken

 

[rgranger]

A few more important terms... all of the cables holding up the mast are called stays, however they also have specific names. The one in front is called the fore stay and the one in back is called a back stay. You would think the ones on the sides would be called side stays or maybe even something like port and starboard stays but NO. That would make too much sense. The side stays are called shrouds. And if you want to refer to the entire bunch of stays at once, you call the collection the standing rigging.

All ropes on a boat are called lines and each has its own special name but if you want to reference the entire collection of lines you call those the running rigging.

 

[Knot Stressin']

A few more important terms... all of the cables holding up the mast are called stays, however they also have specific names. The one in front is called the fore stay and the one in back is called a back stay. You would think the ones on the sides would be called side stays or maybe even something like port and starboard stays but NO. That would make too much sense. The side stays are called shrouds. And if you want to refer to the entire bunch of stays at once, you call the collection the standing rigging.

All ropes on a boat are called lines and each has its own special name but if you want to reference the entire collection of lines you call those the running rigging.

Awesome. Alot of that is review, as I did a ton of research before purchasing the boat. And I definitely got my heart set on a Chrysler 22. So I was very excited when I found two of them within a hundred miles from my home in my price range. Didnt want the first one......but couldnt pass up the second one!

Allright, on to my response to your post. The "down haul line" term is the one that was bum-fuzzling me. I have heard it before but not fully understanding what exactly it is or what it does. I have a boom-vang on this boat and I was confusing that with the down haul line. Earlier today I was logged on with my phone and the pictures looked ok but werent helping as much as I needed them to. I can see them better on my laptop and it is certainly clearer what is going on and I would like to try rigging that up that way.