600 lbs of lead in my keel?

[PPPPPP42]

Am I reading right that my 72 oday 22 has 600 lbs of actual lead ballast i the keel?

At current scrap prices that would mean my keel is worth more than I payed for the boat, possibly by 2 or 3 times.

I only ask because thanks to the state of origin of my boat it may require more effort and time than its worth to get a title for my "salvage" boat. Especially since the whole fore deck is mush and the cabin top was more poorly repaired than I though. It would take removal of the upper hull and a complete recore to fix the mess and I'm beginning to have doubts.

There is a 1976 22 for sale near here than had its mast snapped and has its rudder broken in half. If I can throw together the cash I may take the mast, rudder and other parts from my $200 boat and fix the other one up, then sell the extra trailer, scrap the ridiculous amount of lead, and likely end up with a near free boat with a clear title. This other boat has the forward hatch mine doesn't that seems critical for airflow, and it has sails that are still good.

 

[Joe11688]

Am I reading right that my 72 oday 22 has 600 lbs of actual lead ballast i the keel?

At current scrap prices that would mean my keel is worth more than I payed for the boat, possibly by 2 or 3 times.

I only ask because thanks to the state of origin of my boat it may require more effort and time than its worth to get a title for my "salvage" boat. Especially since the whole fore deck is mush and the cabin top was more poorly repaired than I though. It would take removal of the upper hull and a complete recore to fix the mess and I'm beginning to have doubts.

There is a 1976 22 for sale near here than had its mast snapped and has its rudder broken in half. If I can throw together the cash I may take the mast, rudder and other parts from my $200 boat and fix the other one up, then sell the extra trailer, scrap the ridiculous amount of lead, and likely end up with a near free boat with a clear title. This other boat has the forward hatch mine doesn't that seems critical for airflow, and it has sails that are still good.

My O'Day 222 has an 800 lbs lead keel so your O'Day 22 has to have at least 600 lbs of lead in it.
If this 1976 had a keel/centerboard, I'd say go ahead and snap it up if it's in good condition. The keel/centerboard O'Day 22s will sail better than the stubby keel 22s.

 

[PPPPPP42]

The ballast was apparently increased twice 100 lbs each time over the production years, so yours would have 800 to my 600. I just wanted to make sure that there actually is a 600 lb lump of lead in there and not cast iron or something before I start taking the boat apart. I intend to document how the boat is put together in pictures if I do this since I figure people would like to see behind panels that normally can't be removed.

The 76 appears to be just like mine, another masthead fixed shoal keel, I prefer that since performance isn't at all important or I would have chosen a different boat and the fixed shoal keel is the ultimate in low maintenance and simplicity for a trailer sailor.

 

[RichBone]

Should be easy enough to find out if it's lead or cast iron. Drill a small hole or use a magnet.

Rich

 

[Sunbird22358]

The 22 had lead ballast and from what I've heard it is made up of large pieces set into the keel shell and resin was poured over them to hold them in place.

Once again, the 1972-78 O22 had the 1'11" shoal-keel, the 1979-83 had the keel-centerboard. Ballast was 600# for the 1972-78 models (previous owners may have added more), ballast was increased to 700# for the 1979 model (due to shallower keel w/cb) and again to 800# for the 1980-83 models due to the larger and higher sail area of hte fractional rig.
1972-79 models had the masthead rig, 1980-83 models had the fractional rig.

 

[fskoda1]

question about your boat?

I have a great O22 but snapped my mast over the summer and have been looking for a used one. If you decide to scrap your 22 I'd like to see if you'd part with the mast?
Thanks
Seven63 2zero2 1902

Am I reading right that my 72 oday 22 has 600 lbs of actual lead ballast i the keel?

At current scrap prices that would mean my keel is worth more than I payed for the boat, possibly by 2 or 3 times.

I only ask because thanks to the state of origin of my boat it may require more effort and time than its worth to get a title for my "salvage" boat. Especially since the whole fore deck is mush and the cabin top was more poorly repaired than I though. It would take removal of the upper hull and a complete recore to fix the mess and I'm beginning to have doubts.

There is a 1976 22 for sale near here than had its mast snapped and has its rudder broken in half. If I can throw together the cash I may take the mast, rudder and other parts from my $200 boat and fix the other one up, then sell the extra trailer, scrap the ridiculous amount of lead, and likely end up with a near free boat with a clear title. This other boat has the forward hatch mine doesn't that seems critical for airflow, and it has sails that are still good.