Spring projects finished

[rnlivingston]

When I bought my 1973 O'Day Daysailer I last fall, I knew I had some cosmetic work to do, but I took it a lot further than I planned. My first challenge was removing the two door panel in the bow. The magic box that downhauls the jib had come loose and I had to get forward to refasten it. Unfortunately, the panel was glassed in and it took me three days to chisel it out. (I screwed it back in when finished). While it was out I cleaned it up and painted it. Before painting the inside of the boat, I spent two weeks filling dings and cracks. After priming the insides, I decided the seats would look bad if I didn't paint them. Another week of prep on the seats. I used Interlux Briteside on the seats which worked out well, except now the seats were really smooth and slippery. I masked off where the non skid used to be, added some non skid to the paint and one coat did the trick. For the inside, I used Interlux Bilgekote. It coverers well and has some non skid built in. We will see how well it wears.

The exterior had been painted with Brightside, but I wanted to use Perfection, a two part paint. Interlux told me I could not put Perfection over Brightside, so I used the Brightside using a roller and tipping with a foam brush. It looks good and is easy to touch up. I did not paint the top deck or the bottom. A project for next year.

This winter, all the wood work had been replaced where needed and refinished with urethane.

This weekend, I hope to get it down to the lake and setup for the season. I'll take some pictures and post them.

Roger Livingston

[K.C. Walker]

Roger,

The previous owner of your boat, Geoff Plante, and I had some discussion and speculated that both of our boats were made by CanAm. My sail number is 7002, so also doesn't quite fit the serial number list. Maybe your boat was the 1st they built and mine was the last. My bulkhead is glassed in as well. The original owner of my boat said that he did not do that so I guess it's original. Why they did that is beyond me. When I had to replace my stem head it was special tool time rather than chiseling out the bulkhead.

I drove by Webster Lake yesterday on my way back from Winnipesaukee and it looked like perfect sailing conditions!

[rnlivingston]

I sailed the Daysailer both Saturday and Sunday at Webster Lake. Both days were very blustery, so it was a fun ride sailing solo. Got to try out my new North Sails. I was a little confused about the tack attachment to the boom since the grommet was too high to attach to the boom. A call to North Sails was an eye opener. They assumed I had a daysailer with a fixed gooseneck rather than a sliding one with downhaul. They nolonger attach the tack to the boom. There is a sail slug at the end of the tack that holds the tack to the mast. This arrangement allows for more control with the cunningham. I'm not sure I want to take this approach. I always have the option of adding a grommet.

Roger Livingston