I've seen the photos of lines aft in the archives. Now I'm ready to buy some parts and do it. Is the plate something specific to the 25? We don't have a lot of supply stores around here and I was looking in the West catalogue and didn't see one. I'm thinking I want to run two haylards and the reefing line back. Is this a Rudy product? Thanks, Mike
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Justin - O'day Owners' Web
Try Rudy
Mike - I would try Rudy first. There is now a link to his website at the top of the links page. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
Mike - I would try Rudy first. There is now a link to his website at the top of the links page. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
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Don Evans
2 Other Sources Mike
Rigrite and Dwyer Masts both carry this piece. Addys are... www.rigrite.com and www.dwyermast.com Don
Rigrite and Dwyer Masts both carry this piece. Addys are... www.rigrite.com and www.dwyermast.com Don
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Mike Whalen
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Thanks guys. Don, I was out sailing Sunday and when I came back in I went to put away a jacket that had fallen on the floor in the v-berth and "found" the storage area under the berth. Guess what was there? Another sail! the bag says 120 Genoa. The time I have to get out and sail is limited so I usually dash out, set main and jib, push out of slip and sail then back in strike sails lock up and go home. Had the boat since August and still haven't spent 30 minutes combined in the cabin. After finding the Genoa I thought about a through search but have decided not to. I'll wait for the occasional surprise. Later, Mike
Thanks guys. Don, I was out sailing Sunday and when I came back in I went to put away a jacket that had fallen on the floor in the v-berth and "found" the storage area under the berth. Guess what was there? Another sail! the bag says 120 Genoa. The time I have to get out and sail is limited so I usually dash out, set main and jib, push out of slip and sail then back in strike sails lock up and go home. Had the boat since August and still haven't spent 30 minutes combined in the cabin. After finding the Genoa I thought about a through search but have decided not to. I'll wait for the occasional surprise. Later, Mike
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Don Evans
Hidey Holes
Mike your gonna have to stop chasing ambulances...8^) and spend a night on yer boat. If you can manage more than 30 min aboard, also check under settees, and especially towards the stern. Also get your head in the lazarette and check back towards the stern. I am constantly finding things that have fallen to the bottom of the lockers and I thought were gone long ago. What do you have for a jib currently? The 120 could be an original sail, long past its prime or a newish sail that was swapped out for something else. Unroll the sail on your lawn and examine it closely. A very pleasant surprise though. Don
Mike your gonna have to stop chasing ambulances...8^) and spend a night on yer boat. If you can manage more than 30 min aboard, also check under settees, and especially towards the stern. Also get your head in the lazarette and check back towards the stern. I am constantly finding things that have fallen to the bottom of the lockers and I thought were gone long ago. What do you have for a jib currently? The 120 could be an original sail, long past its prime or a newish sail that was swapped out for something else. Unroll the sail on your lawn and examine it closely. A very pleasant surprise though. Don
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Mike Whalen
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Don, I'm too slow for ambualnce chasing. I represent folks wrongfully accused of crimes. They come looking for me. What I think I have is a 100% Jib. It reaches the stays on either side but just reaches. I'm told I have a "running spinaker" but mostly sail single handed and don't have much use for it. This one is in the bag and I haven't pulled it out to check the shape but everything else has been in good shape. I think. My standard is if I put it up and there are no holes in it and the wind doesn't blow holes in it its in good shape. I'll drag it out this weekend and see. Later, Mike
Don, I'm too slow for ambualnce chasing. I represent folks wrongfully accused of crimes. They come looking for me. What I think I have is a 100% Jib. It reaches the stays on either side but just reaches. I'm told I have a "running spinaker" but mostly sail single handed and don't have much use for it. This one is in the bag and I haven't pulled it out to check the shape but everything else has been in good shape. I think. My standard is if I put it up and there are no holes in it and the wind doesn't blow holes in it its in good shape. I'll drag it out this weekend and see. Later, Mike
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R.W.Landau
Athought on the lines aft.
I know that turn between the hatch rail and hand rail is tight. My thought is that an elevated turning block may work better. Just a thought and not thought out. r.w.landau
I know that turn between the hatch rail and hand rail is tight. My thought is that an elevated turning block may work better. Just a thought and not thought out. r.w.landau
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Paul Palmer
Mast Plate
Mike I made my mast plate out of a piece of scrap stainless. It fits under the mast step and has 3 holes on each side to attach blocks, halyards etc. It is hard to see in the pictures I posted but if you can't find one and want to make one I will be glad to help with drawings etc. Paul Palmer
Mike I made my mast plate out of a piece of scrap stainless. It fits under the mast step and has 3 holes on each side to attach blocks, halyards etc. It is hard to see in the pictures I posted but if you can't find one and want to make one I will be glad to help with drawings etc. Paul Palmer
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Josh
Hey Paul...
I see the mast plate, but what guage steel did you use? How'd you bend it? I think a mast plate would be better then my idea of bolting through the mast. I've got a surplus of stainless from the battery box the previous owner was going to put in but never finished. To me, a battery box that weighs nearly 100lbs and conducts electricity isn't of much use... Thanks, Josh
I see the mast plate, but what guage steel did you use? How'd you bend it? I think a mast plate would be better then my idea of bolting through the mast. I've got a surplus of stainless from the battery box the previous owner was going to put in but never finished. To me, a battery box that weighs nearly 100lbs and conducts electricity isn't of much use... Thanks, Josh
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Rich
Check Out Rig-Rite.Com
This is a link for a place called Rig-Rite. They sell every imaginable spar and spar part--like the mast plate you and I are looking for. The link I sent is for the mast size on the OD 22 (my boat) but if you can identify your own mast size (measure and check the chart on the site) you can probably find a similar plate for your boat. This plate is the cleanest and most effective way to mount a lot of turning blocks for halyards, vangs, etc. at the base of the mast--not a lot of deck holes and strong as can be...
This is a link for a place called Rig-Rite. They sell every imaginable spar and spar part--like the mast plate you and I are looking for. The link I sent is for the mast size on the OD 22 (my boat) but if you can identify your own mast size (measure and check the chart on the site) you can probably find a similar plate for your boat. This plate is the cleanest and most effective way to mount a lot of turning blocks for halyards, vangs, etc. at the base of the mast--not a lot of deck holes and strong as can be...
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Paul Palmer
Josh
Josh I don't know the gauge of the stainless steel I used. It was a little over 1/16 of an inch. I would have preferred something thicker but it was all I had and it has worked fine. I think it may have been a cover from a battery box. I took the base plate that the mast sets on off the boat to use as a pattern for the holes and to size it properly. Lay out the shape and drill all the holes while it is flat. I used a 3/4 in hole saw for the 3 holes along each side. I had to make half moon cut outs where the plate bends to allow access to the mast pivit pin and retaining bolt. After the all the holes are drilled and the plate is finished smooth then it is easy to bend in a vice with a strip of wood on each side along the bend line. I bent my about 60 degrees. Stainless is hard to work with so it takes a lot of patience to cut it out and finish smooth. I used a die grinder with a small cut off wheel to cut it out and a file to smooth the edges. I smoothed and polished it with a high density buffing wheel on the die grinder. Stainless is very hard to drill so A drill press and very good drill bits makes it easier. It mounts under the original mast base. I think this is much better method than drilling holes in the deck to mount turning blocks. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. Paul Palmer
Josh I don't know the gauge of the stainless steel I used. It was a little over 1/16 of an inch. I would have preferred something thicker but it was all I had and it has worked fine. I think it may have been a cover from a battery box. I took the base plate that the mast sets on off the boat to use as a pattern for the holes and to size it properly. Lay out the shape and drill all the holes while it is flat. I used a 3/4 in hole saw for the 3 holes along each side. I had to make half moon cut outs where the plate bends to allow access to the mast pivit pin and retaining bolt. After the all the holes are drilled and the plate is finished smooth then it is easy to bend in a vice with a strip of wood on each side along the bend line. I bent my about 60 degrees. Stainless is hard to work with so it takes a lot of patience to cut it out and finish smooth. I used a die grinder with a small cut off wheel to cut it out and a file to smooth the edges. I smoothed and polished it with a high density buffing wheel on the die grinder. Stainless is very hard to drill so A drill press and very good drill bits makes it easier. It mounts under the original mast base. I think this is much better method than drilling holes in the deck to mount turning blocks. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. Paul Palmer
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