322 keel
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Unless someone is parting a 322 out you will have to get it custom made. Probably 8k to 10k - or more.
This company makes keels and have a worldwide reputation for excellence.
http://www.marskeel.com/
This company makes keels and have a worldwide reputation for excellence.
http://www.marskeel.com/
I guess I should of explained a little more. Looking at buying this boat. It's sitting in storage in Mexico. Had a look at it. No hull damage but missing the keel. Sitting at auto dealers lot. was taken in on trade. Unknown where keel ended up. Price seems okay. Motor is very clean looking and interior seems fine, just needs a good cleaning. Thought I'd first check out in keel availability and costs.
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Here's the thread that Ron is referring to. Slightly different model (302 in the same series) but the pic in the first post looks exactly like yours. http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=109869
If you google "O'Day sailboat loses keel" there are a few hits.
If you google "O'Day sailboat loses keel" there are a few hits.
You keep saying you can fix anything..... people here keep telling you to forget it... Here's my 2 cents: since you're so compelled to get involved in this project, find someone who KNOWS to give you an estimate for fixing the keel. Like a boatyard owner or manager. Get a quote for labor. storage and the cost of the replacement keel. Then.. you might be able to make an intelligent decision.
The only guy I know who can give you a definite answer is Rudy Nickerson of D&R Marine. http://www.drmarine.com/ Rudy worked for O'Day years back and when they went out of business in Fall River Ma., Rudy bought all the stock plus all the boat molds.
I'm pretty sure that boat had the wing keel. I remember going aboard one at the Boston Boat Shows. One of the salesman for Gauch Bros. Marine whom I purchased my O'Day 222 from in 1986, owned the O'Day 322 and he loved that boat.
The O'Day 272 and the 240 had wing keels. Who really knows how or why the keel broke off? The guy might have hit a rock for all you know.
I know that Rudy had a guy in Bristol RI named Joe Deponte (Lima Boats Mfg.) build some O'Days for him back in the 1990s like the Widgions, Weekenders (O'Day 192) and also the O'Day 240 which had the wing keel so he'd be the go to guy on that. You might try posting this thread on the Odayowners.com forum for a more concise response.
Regarding the rule pump MaineSail refers to in his post on that thread: Nice crimp job!
I know where you can find one...at the bottom of the ocean wherever that boat last sailed. You need to rebuild the keel stub...it's not supposed to have two gaping holes in it...then find a keel. Shipping a Mars keel from Canada to PVR plus the cost would be prohibitive.
If you are handy (and desperate to try something) you could cast one out of concrete. Build a mold, put some scrap metal in it for increased weight, and stick some keel bolts in the top and viola! In Mexico you likely have some skilled masons around to take advantage of. Do yourself a favor and skip the wings. Just build a fin keel and keep it simple. You will need it to be much thicker in profile as concrete weighs much less than lead. To get an idea of the profile, glue a bunch of styrofoam blocks together and then shape it with a bread knife and one of those bondo graters.
Hey! I am not crazy...I even found a site on how to do it.
http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Concrete_keel.html
If you are handy (and desperate to try something) you could cast one out of concrete. Build a mold, put some scrap metal in it for increased weight, and stick some keel bolts in the top and viola! In Mexico you likely have some skilled masons around to take advantage of. Do yourself a favor and skip the wings. Just build a fin keel and keep it simple. You will need it to be much thicker in profile as concrete weighs much less than lead. To get an idea of the profile, glue a bunch of styrofoam blocks together and then shape it with a bread knife and one of those bondo graters.
Hey! I am not crazy...I even found a site on how to do it.
http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Concrete_keel.html
Holy ^%#$&^% That is the same boat as the one Maine took the picture of !!! Look at the holes and the remnants of the bonding/bedding material on the left side of the hole.. The shape of that fracture line is the same !! There is a little distortion because of the camera angle, but that keel attachment failure looks identical.. How did it get to Mexico from Portland?
I don't know if the O'day had a lead keel or not. I am guessing that they did. This may be the reason that it is missing. Scrap lead was selliung for about 50cents a pound no too long ago.
I seriously doubt you could get a keel cast for the value of this boat.
I seriously doubt you could get a keel cast for the value of this boat.
Here is what ya can buy for less than trying to fix the one in Mexico..
http://sailingtexas.com/201101/soday31101.html
My gut feel on the O'day that you are looking at is that someone is running a scam using pictures of a boat that they do not have in their possession.??
Be careful
http://sailingtexas.com/201101/soday31101.html
My gut feel on the O'day that you are looking at is that someone is running a scam using pictures of a boat that they do not have in their possession.??
Be careful
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