'86 O'Day 272 Continuous Thread for RLPeeples

[rlpeeples88]

I have created this thread because I know I will have many questions about my new boat. And it's not respectful to others to hijack a forum and flood it with multiple threads. Therefore, I am combining my original two threads into this one, and I will continuously update this one with pictures and questions and comments about my recently acquired O'Day. If no one responds, I understand. You can still look at my pictures and check out the ongoing refurbishing I plan to do.

So, picking up where we left off.

Jibes, here are pictures for you. You will see the old battery, both switch panels in the cabin, wires, what I believe to be the charger you were talking about and my shore power chord. Thanks for your reply on the other thread. You cleared up a lot of confusion for me. However, I'm still unsure of a couple of things. What is the yellow lever in the locker? Is it a pump lever of some sort? Also, under the port control panel in the cabin, there is a two way switch. What could this control? It is not labeled.

There are also other pictures of the boat. You will notice my dock lines aren't red like I had originally wanted. They are black and white. They matches my jib and mainsail cover. The girl is my girlfriend, Christina. We went out this past weekend and had a blast.

Enjoy.

 

[rlpeeples88]

Related Pictures

Here are the pictures for the things I'm talking about that I have no clue.

 

[rlpeeples88]

In the first picture, you can see the yellow lever, its purpose of which is still unclear at the present moment. You can also see a white box next to the fuses. What is this white box? And then the black box. Does this engage the battery power for my interior lights and fans and navigational lights?

 

[bria46]

I'm a 272 Owner. The Yellow Lever is the Manual bilge pump. Look under the Starboard Seat in the cabin and you will see the white hose running along the bottom of the locker. This hose takes a 180 degree turn and ends up under the forward panel in the cabin floor. The icebox drain hose also runs along the bottom of the locker. Pump the lever to drain Icebox of water.

 

[Roger Long]

I have a question:

Please explain the boats up in the air. How do they do that? I've never seen such a thing. Of course, I don't get around much.

 

[rlpeeples88]

Ah!!! So, that's what that lever does. That's good news, thanks for telling me what it's for.

The boats in the background are on lifts; Basically, the lift is a few I-Beams welded together to make a cradle that the boat sits on. And like a trailer, there are boards with carpet that the boat's hull rests on. And that whole cradle is suspended by very strong steel cable that can rise or be lowered into the water using an electric motor. Much nicer than my wet slip. Maybe I'll take a picture and post it for you so you can see what I'm talking about.

 

[LuzSD]

ok, question for you.... what are you fending off with fenders so high? I am with Roger, It is fun to see pictures of such a variety of marina set ups and slip configurations. I am assuming that your dock is not a floating one correct?

Your boat looks nice, I can imagine your pride! Nothing like owning a boat!

 

[rlpeeples88]

The fenders have been placed on my boat, as they are in the pictures, in such a way to keep the toe rail and dock from colliding with each other. That's what the white fender does. The red one you see at the stern keeps the boat from colliding with a wood pylon that the stern of the boat is tied off to. The dock is not a floating dock.

 

[LuzSD]

ah ha! Must be a deceptive angle!!

 

[rlpeeples88]

Yeah, probably. My photography skills aren't that great. I try to leave that in Christina's hands whenever possible.

 

[jibes138]

RLpeeples88 and Roger,
First Roger...a guy with a Marshall Catboat in my marina keeps his boat on a lift also. Just like a power boat. I had never seen that before either.
RL....the black box looks like a battery switch. This is like a master switch to turn on the power, so you positive battery cable goes to that and you turn it on to get juice to the panel with all the switches. If you have two batteries you can either set it to one, two or the both position. When in the both position you have both batteries connected at once, this is convenient if trying to start an engine and the batteries are a little low for instance, when you need extra amps for something.
I see in one picture a small portion of a battery charger looks like Guest right next to the battery switch.
The shore cable has an adapter to plug into a standard outlet, a three prong like in a house, most outlets like that are only 15 or 20 amps and the shore cord is 30 amps so be careful you don't overload the circuit.
The white rectifier is a mystery since you said you only have a 4 HP motor. It has Yamaha on it so you must have an alternator built into your outboard motor and the rectifier is part of that circuit (I am just guessing at this, others are more qualified electricians and you should ask people like Stu Jackson on "ask all sailors").
You'll love the boat, hope all works out for you and this is a great place to get help when needed.

 

[rlpeeples88]

Guest Battery Charger

Jibes, you are right. Here are pictures of the Guest battery charger.

 

[RAD]

The rectifier is for an alternator that some of the small outboards can be bought with this option....I believe its about 6 amp
Have you checked to see if the battery's are on board and hooked up? not sure where they are on a 27

 

[25yearslater]

So whatcha plannin' for repairs, upgrades, etc? Looks like a pretty nice boat in good shape.

 

[rlpeeples88]

RAD,

The batteries for the 1986 O'Day 272 are located in the forward starboard cockpit locker. And yes, there is one battery onboard that came with the boat. It is in that locker. All of the electronics run into this locker.

See the pictures I have attached.

 

[rlpeeples88]

25,

Top priority is getting a new battery for the boat and getting power setup. Right now I can't go out at night because I have no way of turning on my nav lights. So as soon as I get a fresh battery and everything plugged in, I should be good to go. First repair priority is to rebed the windows. I'm waiting for a free weekend to tackle that job. Then, I'd like to take some SoftScrub to the cockpit and clean it up. It has some mildew areas on the floor that need to be cleaned.

 

[dparilla]

I just want to say, welcome aboard. Enjoy your o'day. She will clean up nicely.

 

[jibes138]

How do you know you need a new battery?

I think the first thing might be to invest in what is called a multi-meter. This measures voltage (V), resistance (Ohms), and Current (Amps). You should see if the battery is ok before buying a new one. Have you tried to charge it? Make sure there is water in the cells. If the water is below the lead plates the battery is probably oxidized and shot. Make sure the battery is tied down when you are sailing, it isn't something you want flying around in rough conditions. I don't see a hold down bracket in your locker but the view in the picture might not show it.
You should get power to the charger and try to charge it for 24 hours. While the charger is connected you should be able to have your lights in the boat working and can check out the navigation lights. If the battery charges up your all set. If it won't hold a charge you'll need a new one.

 

[JK_Boston_Catalina310]

Great Boat, Good Luck

I love the O'Day 272s. A friend of mine bought one last year and we had a lot of fun sailing it. Can't wait for this season. With his boat and our new boat we plan to do a lot of local cruising.

That little section of cord that has a standard plug on one end and a marine plug on the other end is typically used when hauled out of the water. We use ours to keep our batteries charged over the winter. You probably don't need to keep it on the boat.

Is the unmarked switch for a VHF or Stereo? I don't see either of those marked on the panel but they could be under "accessory". Also, it could be a master kill switch. That way you only have to switch one then you can leave the boat and the battery won't die.

I think someone already answered this but the white box appears to be an external regulator for an alternator, most likely on an outboard.

The black box is your battery switch. If you intend to do a lot of cruising and spending time on the hook this can be very useful. We set ours to 1 for odd numbered days and 2 for even number days. Every night after dinner we switch to all and run the engine for an hour to charge (also makes hot water to do dishes). This way you always have a fresh battery to start the engine if necessary.

As to the battery, I have a westmarine charger that I bought for about $100. It lets you choose the temp, battery type and charge rate. You can recondition old batteries with a long charge using this that may bring your battery back to life. As someone has mentioned, check the fluid levels first. Also, this charger will tell you if the battery is no good.

My friend has to rebed his windows too. He found the guy who bought the patterns from O'Day when they went out of business and bought brand new windows that he plans to use. I will find out the contact info for that guy.

We also had to replace the thruhull that is on the port side of the stern. It is above the waterline and O'Day used a plastic thruhull. They tend to get brittle from the sun after some time. I would recommend replacing this with brass or some other more sun resistant product before it ruins a day on the water by making you have to go back to port early. It can be accessed easy through the quarter birth and can be changed out quickly.

Fair winds and I hope you guys have a lot of fun on your boat.

JK

 

[rlpeeples88]

Jk,

What is a thruhull? I'm not sure what the unmarked switch on the panel is. Somehow, I will have to figure that out.