Windrider wrote:Hi M
My name is Clark Teal and I post as Windrider.
I have Daysailer number 11 and am interested in following your restoration and assisting where I can. I have looked at the photos you have and compared to my boat "Sky Pilot" I would agree it appears to be a very early boat. The sail and sail number sound good. (1)Positive identification would be a bronze plate that should be attached to the cockpit trim across the aft of the cockpit. That plate will have two numbers on it, the hull number which for your boat would probably be in the low 1300's, that would be the sequential number of all hulls built by Mascot for various boat builders. The second number is the class number which in my case was the 11 th Daysailer. The boat was built by O'Day from a hull supplied by Mascot.
(2)I would not worry much about the outboard bracket at this time as I am sure it was not supplied by O'Day but was a dealer add on.
(3)I would also not use the Interlux paint, as you know painting is 95% preparation and that is not a long life paint. I use a two part urethane "Shop Line" by Dupont over epoxy primers.
(4)I also have restored several older boats including Rebel #3 built in 1947.
As I am involved in a granddaughters Graduation Party I will not be able to correspond much this weekend.
I am looking forward to sharing conversation and photo's with you. My boat was very complete and intact when I obtained it.
Good Sailing
Clark
Hi Clark/WindRider,
"M" is just short for Mick;
I'll try and address Your posting 'by the numbers (because there's a lot of content, thanks)
1-There's no trim remaining along the aft of the cockpit (and frankly, I've been scouring the internet to find pictures for patterns of what the
interior/trim/moldings/coamings all looked like and materials used). If there was a brass name/ID plate, it's long gone. There is what appears to be a brass (or bronze?) base for a pad eye/swivel blocks that was hacksawed off, on the stbd. aft cockpit fiberglass coaming between transom & cockpit. It appears there were 4, 2 outboard on both sides of the 'decking' for the rig, and 2 slightly inboard of same (where this 1 remains on the Stbd. side), w/2 holes for the formerly located one to port. It doesn't appear to be an id plate at all (I've restored plenty of Pearson's, Morgan's, Catalina's and Columbia's and their ID plates were still attached...restored them too & our current P39 Pearson fm. 1975 is hull # 72 per it's ID Plate, located right under the companionway entry...ergo, I know what to look for, there's just no original trim left on this hull at all)
2-I'm sure the old outboard bracket (relatively basic in design) slid in to this base on the transom and You are surely correct that it probably wasn't original, however it is the proper vintage and I'd love to locate another similar one, just to keep it 'correct'; during the interim, I'll rig up something to take it's place, working w/the same drilled holes, probably the same backing nuts on the inside of the transom as well w/spacing collars to give the extended length bolts additional lateral strength.
3-Interlux Brightsides isn't 2 part, it isn't Imron, and it isn't Awlgrip...You're quite right. However with an additional hardener added it does firm up quite nicely and is very brush-able (or tip & roll-able), and most importantly...I already have several gallons, along w/4-5 qts of great colors for tinting. Given a few weeks of hardening before hitting the water, it will do fine, especially over 2 coats of "Pre-cote". I have a 1974 221 Mako 22'10" open fish center console boat painted w/the same products, the same way 7 yrs ago and it still looks so awesome that folks on the opposite side of the Canal (and even standing on our dock under the cover) swear the finish looks brand new. It's been run hard and fished bunches and scrubbed plenty. Don't sell Interlux short, they make gr8 paints (although I confess to still being a sucker for Petit's Yacht Oil Base for interior applications and Petit's Trinidad for bottoms down here in the tropical waters of S.Fla, because they hold up and are low maint.)
4-we have plenty in common; I restored rebel #1766! I plan on using 2 sails I retained fm. same (when sold I had 8 sails for it and the buyer only chose to pay for 6) for the DS when splashed until my spec. sails arrive.
I'll check out Dupont's Shop Line Paints tomorrow, and Whatever pictures You have of the interior, or original interiors, seats, sole, cockpit coamings and 'everything', obviously I'm working w/a blank canvas and IF I can just see how it's supposed to be equipped, I can duplicate the original layout
Here's Hoping Your Grand Daughter's Graduation and Party came off without a hitch,
Respectfully,
-Mick