Last updated: January 30, 2012
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A 1979 Chrysler 26 Sailboat
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| Racing/Speed |
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| Keel and Hull |
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| Rudder/Tiller |
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| Sail and Rigging |
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| Double Mainsheet |
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| Rigging Notes |
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| Accommodations |
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| Trailer |
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| Wiring |
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| Winterizing |
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| Not on Our Boat |
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| Checklist |
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Boat and Equipment List
Boat:
| Builder: | Chrysler |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Model: | Chrysler 26 |
| Type of vessel: | Sloop rig sailboat |
| Hull material: | Fiberglass (FRP) |
| Length Over All (LOA): | 25 feet 11 1/2 inches |
| Length on Deck (LOD): | 25 feet 8 inchs (true length, omitting rail overhangs) |
| Length Waterline (LWL): | 22 feet |
| Beam: | 8 feet |
| Draft: | 4 feet, 2 inches (50 inches) |
| Rig dimensions: | I = 31.5 feet, J = 10.0 feet, P = 26.1 feet, E = 8.0 feet |
| Displacement: | 5,500 pounds |
| Ballast: | 2,400 pounds | Capacity Information: | Maximum horsepower: 15
Maximum persons capacity: 15 Maximum weight capacity (persons, motor & gear) (pounds): 1800 |
| Colour: | Red hull/beige deck with off-white striping
Complete hull restoration and re-painted with Imron (2005) |
| Bottom paint: | VC17, colour: original |
| Consulting designer: | Halsey C. Herreshoff |
| Survey: | Cargo East Marine Surveyors, Manitoba (2000) |
| Owners: | 1st: Don Keith, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1979 - 1989)
2nd: Al and Diane McMillan, Winnipeg, Manitoba (1989 - 2000) 3rd: Gregg (VE5GW) and Margaret Babish, Regina, Saskatchewan (2000 - ) |
Deck & Hull:
| Anchor locker: | Foredeck (the Bruce lives here) |
| Storage: | Back lazarette and locker covers were remade |
| Grab rails: | Teak grab rails on the exterior main hatch runners and matching teak trim boards; teak refinished (2005) |
| Life Lines: | Stainless steel cable on stainless steel stanchion (renewed
in 1997); bow pulpit with rails; stern rail
All base plates rebedded complete with 3/16" aluminum backing plates (completed 2005) |
| Weather cloths: | Weather cloths for the cockpit made from Sunbrella |
| Eyes: | Very stout bow-eye on the boat as well as two stern eyes (apparently this was how Chrysler loaded the boats on trailers) |
| Rudder: | Rudder was modified to be permanently down, and the tiller can be left standing straight up for cockpit parties. |
| Tiller: | Wood with spar varnish; refinished (2005) |
| Fenders and lines: | Two medium and two large fenders |
| Cleats: | 4 forward, 2 mid-ship and 4 aft
All deck hardware rebedded complete with 3/16" aluminum backing plates (completed 2005) |
Sails & Rigging:
| Main sail: | Double reef, fully battened main, crosscut 5.6 ounce Dacron from
Doyle in Mississauga, Ontario (1996)
Luff: 26' 6" Leech: 27' 5.5" Foot: 8' 3" Area: 129 ft² Red mainsail cover (new 2005) |
| Sail number: | 738 |
| Genoa: | 150% Quicksilver Genoa, 5.2 ounce Superstripe from Doyle in Mississauga,
Ontario (1996)
luff: 29' 9" LP: 15' leech: 28' 2" foot: 16' area: 338 ft² |
| Roller furling: | Harken - unit 0 |
| Spinnaker: | DRS (asymmetric cruising spinnaker called a Flasher or Gennaker) in a sock. |
| Spinnaker pole: | Whisker pole |
| Mast: | Aluminum mast stepped on deck
Bosun's chair |
| Halyards: | Led aft; new spinnaker halyard (2009) |
| Mainsheet traveller: | Double mainsheet arrangement |
| Boom vang: | Manual |
| Cunningham: | Led aft |
| Outhaul: | Rigged inside boom |
| Backstay: | Split |
| Winches: | 2 single speed #6 Lewmar winches (original)
1 single speed #7 Lewmar halyard winch |
| Line Clutch: | Spinlock XAS (2002
Easylock |
| Cleats: | 2 jam cleats for genoa sheets, one roller furling drum cleat |
| Shroudroller: | two-piece ABS (2006) |
| Lines: | All led aft |
Accommodations & Layout:
| Upgrades: | Extensive interior renovations were made by the second owner |
| Upholstery: | Main cabin and the forward berth are re-upholstered, the
pattern is called "Frontier-Woodlands"
All interior hull liner material replaced (2000) |
| Salon: | Amidships with port and starboard settees; folding drop-down dining table |
| Berths: | Forward vee berth and full berth aft |
| Ventilation: | Passive forward deck and forward hatch, port aft berth, windows have been re-bedded, screen for the entire companionway |
| Headroom: | 6 feet |
| Galley: | Aft with 2-burner propane stove and stainless steel sink; ice box under forward berth |
| Flooring: | Teak and holly |
| Grab rails: | Long grab rails on interior ceiling |
| Finishing: | Teak trim and pin rail, interior wood is painted with a melamine paint, interior headlining replaced (2000) |
| Storage: | Drawers to starboard, storage cupboards above the settees |
| Head: | Jabsco Manual Marine Head (2009) and bow holding tank (25 gallon) |
| Water system: | Foot pump for lake water at sink as well as separate drinking water tap (20 gallon flexible water tank under back berth) |
Electronics & Navigation Equipment:
| Autohelm: | ST1000 (new in 1998) |
| GPS: | Garmin 45 |
| Digital knotmeter/log: | Kenyon ("Stowe") Micro 210 Multifunction Speed Log |
| Compass: | Saturn bulkhead |
| VHF radio: | Mariner 3500 |
| Depth sounder: | Sea Deep Model SD1-3 - the depth sounder transducer is
siliconed to the inside of the hull and shoots it's signal through it.
Note: transducer is roughly 2 feet below the waterline so add to the depth shown |
| Navigation lights: | Full set running navigation lights |
| Stereo: | Audio Phase digital series |
| Batteries: | Battery 1: Manufacturer (replaced 2000)
Battery 2: Manufacturer (replaced 2006) |
| Power distribution: | Electrical system was redone with a main switch wired
for two batteries complete with a fused distribution switch panel.
Note of caution: do not switch batteries when the engine is running as this will adversely affect the charger on the motor Separate 1/2/off switch for autohelm and accessory plug - 2001 |
| Charging system: | Alternator on electric start Evinrude (5 Ampre)
Uni-Solar Module US-11 (10.3 Watts) charging both batteries via blocking diodes - 2001 (10 year warranty) |
| Lighting: | Three of the lights in the boat were replaced with quartz lights (brighter & lower battery drain ) |
Engine:
| Auxiliary power: | 9.9 Evinrude electric start outboard (1980)
Outboard check by dealer 2001 Outboard check by dealer 2005 - impeller replaced Outboard check by dealer 2010 - impeller replaced |
| Controls: | Remote cockpit controls (low and in the center so it doesn't matter what tack you're on)
Shift cable Ultrafex C14 - 7 foot (2004) Throttle cable Ultrafex C14 - 6 foot (2004) |
Trailer:
| Trailer: | Tandem axle (low slung) |
| Ball size: | 2 5/16 inch |
| Brakes: | Electric |
| Tire size: |
205/75R14 C/6P Trailer Tire (2005)
P195/75R14 E78-14 E78-14 |
| Wheel rim size: | 14 inch - 5 hole |
| Wheel bolts: | 13/16 inch |
| Wheel Bearings: |
Timken bearing L68149 (2010)
Timken bearing L44649 (2010) C/R seal 17406 (2010) Lubriplate 1552 wheel bearing grease |
| Color: | Light gray Tremclad (2000) |
| Keel gate: | Upright angle iron for the keel gate, lined fore and aft with 3 runs of wood 1x4's (2000) |
| Bow capture: | Strong upright with winch (2000) |
| Pads: | Resting pads are tack welded in position so that they will not move when retrieving the boat (some adjustment is available since the uprights are a tube within a tube and held by a bolt) |
| Extension: | 10 foot tubular extension complete with trailer tongue |
| Extension safety: | Erickson 8500 lb. tow strap (2002)
2" x 15' long 2" polyester webbing |
| Extension ball size: | 2 inch |
| Corner flags: | 10 foot PVC pipe (2000) |
| Width: | 8' 3" |
| Height: | When loaded with boat, maximum height to the top of the mast is under 11 feet |
Safety:
| Life jackets: * | 2 Coleman, small to medium (34-40) - 2001
2 Coleman, large to x-large (42-48) - 2001 1 Coleman, xx-large to xxx-large (50-56) - 2001 1 Bouy O Bouy orange medium (36 -40) - old 2 Bouy O Bouy, orange large (40 -48) - old |
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| Anchors:* | 15 lb Bruce (10 feet chain) and 20 lb plow type anchor (15 feet chain) both with 200 feet of 1/2' nylon rode | |
| Mooring Lines: | 1/2 inch double braid nylon mooring lines (2006):
Dress mooring lines: Two - black double braid dock line: 30 feet |
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| Dock Wheel: | Corner dock wheel (2004) | |
| Sound-signaling device:* | Super Sound signal horn (May, 2001) | |
| Flashlight* | Boss (Dorcy) waterproof rubber flashlights complete with
extra bulbs attached to flashlight (2000)
1: 6" (two AA size batteries) 2: 8" (two D size batteries) |
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| Flares:* | Not required on Last Mountain Lake (at no time more than one mile from shore) | |
| Life rings (buoys): | Horse shoe with 15 metre heaving line (not approved for use in Canada) | |
| Heaving line:* | 5/16" x 50' safety heaving line & bag (May, 2001) | |
| First-aid kit: | St. John Ambulance Safe Pack first aid kit | |
| Fire extinguisher:* | 1: Garrison 5BC (May, 2001)
2: Garrison 5BC (May, 2001) |
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| Boarding ladder*: | Stern | |
| Bilge pump:* | Hand bilge pump, and Mark II Gusher 10 pump (previously used to pump holding tank) | |
| Tool kit: | Complete tool kit and tool box plus digital multimeter complete with case |
Other Features:
| Documentation: | Original documentation for most items (stored off the boat). On board log contains exerts of pertinent material |
| Miscellaneous measurements: | Length and width of C-26 cockpit is 6'9" x 5'4" companionway to seat backs at widest points, the floor area is 3'10" x 28" at the widest point tapering down to 25" at the smallest |