O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box

Joe11688 · Dec 12, 2012

yeahmag said:
My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hatch. I'd like to redo the wiring and mount the battery in a box. I have a large battery box that I've been sitting on for quite a while that I could use, but I'm not sure if there is a tried and true method of mounting and place to mount it.

Any pictures/ideas?

Thanks

-Aaron

I can only show you what came with my boat which is a different model altogether but you may get an idea from looking at the picture. All it is is a regular plastic battery box with the strap and tie down hardware. You could mount it on any flat surface that is convenient and not necessarily in a compartment.

Joe11688 · Dec 13, 2012

You definitely need to mount the battery in the center of the boat. Mine is a 100 Amp Hour deep cycle battery and it weighs a ton.
I like the looks of the "Weekender". I've never sailed one but I think it could be the ideal trailer-sailer.

Joe11688 · Dec 13, 2012

It's like everything else when you go from a larger and more stable sailboat to a smaller one. It's a trade off. The smaller boat will require less maintenance and it will be easier to rig. Plus the fact that you can probably tow it with your car. You'll only need to get used to it and find out what her capabilities are. Myself, I think I could live with that, and I sail the bays a lot. Whereas you have sailing experience, I think you're going to be able to live with it too. I've always believed that it isn't just the boat that makes the difference in rough waters, it's the sailor.
Howard Rice and Steve Ladd come to mind when I think about guys in small boats sailing dangerous waters.

Brian S · Dec 13, 2012

Ok, ok, so I've been trying to get my head around this O'day 19 Weekender. I'm familiar with a typical O'day 19, there are at least 2 or 3 up at my lake. But I'm wondering to myself, what's a Weekender 19?

So now with the help of the google I've determined it's really just what I know as an O'day 19. Especially with the allusion to the graphics on the cabin. Dang, if O'day 19's don't have a bunch of stripes on 'em! What was that, a response to Hunter 19.2's? Haha, the orange ones remind me of my Mom's friend who painted orange and brown "racing" stripes around the living room and down the hallway in his apartment back in the late 70's.

The 19 seems like a nice daysailer with room to get down below when you need to, and well respected sailing characteristics. As I recall, the stripes are just vinyl decal stickers, you could pull 'em off and compound up the gelcoat if you didn't really like them. Hopefully the gelcoat hasn't turned too much from the sun, otherwise you may find yourself getting into paint...

Brian

joe28 · Dec 20, 2012

I have 2 batteries left over from my Plas Trend PT 1/4 22'.
They are wired paralel. this way I can run my E-lectric trolling motor when it's dead calm, to motor into the slip, etc, (I hate firing my gas motor up for some reason)?
it also powers the radio, lights, etc.
I have a solar panel and regulator to charge them, as well as a volt meter in the cockpit.
I made "step boxes" on each side of the centerboard for thses batteries.
It's just a box with the lid, (the lid has a "lip" so the lid has to be lifted straight off, (so it won't slide off when stepping on it), there is no bottom, I place the batteries on the floor, the "step" over it and slide back as far as I can.
Stained, West System Epoxy to "harden the surface, 3 coats of varnish and a few strips of "anti skid" tape from Lowes.
So far I haven't tried it out on the water, but it does 2 things,
1) some weight down low
2) makes it easier for my poor old knees to bend to get into the cockpit
Joe
'78 Mariner 3686

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