We bought this 1973 O'Day 22 on October 26, 2006:
Her name is/was "Y Knot", but we will most likely rename her "Cassidy"
This is our first boat of any type. Courtney and I have helmed only Hobies and Sunfish before, and only a limited number of times. We are looking forward to learning how to sail on this boat. We plan on documenting our experience on this blog.
1) Paint topside: the original gelcoat is in good condition. There is no crazing on the hull, but the boat has lost its shine. We are considering color schemes, I vote for all white but Courtney favors a red or blue boat. I think Carolina blue would look great (go to hell Dook). We would also like to redo the no-skid portions of the deck.
2) Replace rubrail: it is a bit stained and old, if the rest of the boat is shiny it is going to stand out and look pretty bad
3) Replace wood on engine mount: the block is a bit swollen, no big deal and should be pretty cheap. Maybe I cand find a plastic one.
4) Paint the name: I have some ideas for a design. I will draw them up in Illustrator and post them soon. A sign shop could do a good job painting it on, or maybe I could get some sort of decal. I understand that changing the name is considered sacrilege by many sailors, but I plan on performing an elaborate renaming ceremony that I hope will level our debt to Neptune.
5) Replace forward hatch: this hatch install was DIY and has seen better days. It looks like this could be very pricey, probably won't happen for a while.
6) Reinforce cabin floor: a bit squishy in a few places, there are cracks in the gelcoat and it has oil-canned a bit. I have no idea what scale project this is, or how to go about it. I am looking forward to getting the Don Casey's Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance book.
I could probably go on, but I will stop here. This will be a good start, and I am sure that I will find many more things as we move forward.
Her name is/was "Y Knot", but we will most likely rename her "Cassidy"
This is our first boat of any type. Courtney and I have helmed only Hobies and Sunfish before, and only a limited number of times. We are looking forward to learning how to sail on this boat. We plan on documenting our experience on this blog.
We paid $3500 for the boat and trailer. After doing my homework, I came to the conlusion that this was a pretty good deal because of the condition of the boat and all the extras. The sails (main and genoa) are bright and very crisp, they are custom cut by Rolly Tasker and are less than one year old. The trailer is galvanized with good lights. The boat has a VHF radio, furling system, couple of year old 3.5HP Tohatsu, and both the standing and running rigging is in great condition. Everything looks very structurally sound.
We have owned her for less than 24 hours and I already am starting "to do" and wish lists. Aside from giving her a thorough inside and out scrubbing, I hope to be able to:
1) Paint topside: the original gelcoat is in good condition. There is no crazing on the hull, but the boat has lost its shine. We are considering color schemes, I vote for all white but Courtney favors a red or blue boat. I think Carolina blue would look great (go to hell Dook). We would also like to redo the no-skid portions of the deck.
2) Replace rubrail: it is a bit stained and old, if the rest of the boat is shiny it is going to stand out and look pretty bad
3) Replace wood on engine mount: the block is a bit swollen, no big deal and should be pretty cheap. Maybe I cand find a plastic one.
4) Paint the name: I have some ideas for a design. I will draw them up in Illustrator and post them soon. A sign shop could do a good job painting it on, or maybe I could get some sort of decal. I understand that changing the name is considered sacrilege by many sailors, but I plan on performing an elaborate renaming ceremony that I hope will level our debt to Neptune.
5) Replace forward hatch: this hatch install was DIY and has seen better days. It looks like this could be very pricey, probably won't happen for a while.
6) Reinforce cabin floor: a bit squishy in a few places, there are cracks in the gelcoat and it has oil-canned a bit. I have no idea what scale project this is, or how to go about it. I am looking forward to getting the Don Casey's Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance book.
I could probably go on, but I will stop here. This will be a good start, and I am sure that I will find many more things as we move forward.
