Recent content by sreidvt

Great. I hope you enjoy it.

Heated storage. Nice! In that case, I recommend doing it as I laid out above. Doing it right will take some time but be worth it. Also check the windows for leaks. Good luck.

It does take a long time. A helper is invaluable so that one person can turn the nuts below while the person above holds the bolts. Crowfoot sockets can be very helpful for reaching nuts that are in tricky locations. I can't imagine trying to do this outside in upstate NY right now. Is that...

Rebedding all of the deck hardware after epoxy isolating the holes is important for virtually every old boat. In my experience, O’Days are no more prone to leaking than any other older boat. I have rebedded almost everything on my 23 and will do the same with the next boat I buy. If you do a...

+1 on the suggestions to carefully check the FG thickness above the keel. If it is too thin I would lay up additional FG layers to bring that area of the hull up to the needed thickness.

I haven’t used it yet but I just ordered a 13 lb. Mantus to use on my 23-1. I am also installing a bow roller. You might want to check the Mantus measurements. Maybe the locker in not deep enough but it might be worth checking.

If you have time, that would be great, thanks. Perhaps this will be one of those threads that people find in the future when they are wondering about headroom on these boats. In my experience, having enough headroom when cruising is a real asset.

Would any 30 or 28 owners want to weigh in on their experience with the rudders on their boats? Like many boats this size I know that they use spade rudders without skegs. I did see the one thread from the 30 owner who bent his rudder shaft after being grounded (with a towboat trying to pull him...

I've had crazy sailing days like that too. I've rebedded (and epoxy-isolated) almost everything on my boat and expect to do that again with whatever boat I buy next down the road. Thanks for the information.

Under power or sail or both?

That sounds right.

Thank you, that's helpful. So if you're averaging 5.75 at 2850 rpm what are you able to do against a strong headwind? I would imagine hull speed for a 30 should be 6.5 - 7 knots. What has your experience been with the chainplates, esp. the forward ones?

Thanks Richard. So your forward lowers anchor to the wooden bulkhead and your other chainplates are Navtec?

By the way, is this true (forward lower stays anchored by a backing plate) for both the 28 and the 30?

Thanks very much Richard. I'm glad to hear that you like the boat so well. My standard procedure when I get a boat is to rebed the fittings and add 1/4" thick aluminum backing plates. So I expect to do that work on whatever boat I get next. I mostly just hope the decks are still OK near those...