I have found a Oday 39 that I think I would like to own. I have found only one owner who has commented on blisters.His Oday is 25 years old and has no blistering. Is this common with the Oday line of sailboats?
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I had one from the 70s, an 84 and an 87. The older ones had no blisters or signs of ever having blisters. The 87 had a ring of dime-sized blisters all the way around her, within about a foot of the waterline. However, the 87 had been left in fresh water without a haulout for close to 10 years. I don't hear too much about blistering being a huge problem with O'Days as it is with other brands. Those 39s are pretty boats.
blisters on 79 ODay
I had a 1979 ODay 30. I had to have 2 blister jobs done on it. Last one was 5 years ago after 10 years on bottom. It was nearly $9,000 for a complete peel and new bottom. I have head a lot of this style era boats from ODay had blister problems. The 39 I believe was made by Jeneau.? Nothing bad about them on the Oday site. There is an ODay owners site other than this one. they are very active and would be of help in your decision.
I had a 1979 ODay 30. I had to have 2 blister jobs done on it. Last one was 5 years ago after 10 years on bottom. It was nearly $9,000 for a complete peel and new bottom. I have head a lot of this style era boats from ODay had blister problems. The 39 I believe was made by Jeneau.? Nothing bad about them on the Oday site. There is an ODay owners site other than this one. they are very active and would be of help in your decision.
Blisters are not the huge scary thing many yards make them out to me. Older boats rarely suffered blisters because the resin of the '60's and '70's still contained VOCs. When those were banned, the resin in the gelcoat was much more prone to blilstering. Just grind out them out, let dry, fill with epoxy (if they are very large or deep, build up with layers of mat and resin) paint and go sailing. Don't let anyone talk you into a peel job, it's not worth it.
Aye to what LarryW and Ol Dave said.
I had a 23 ft Clipper Marine for 16 years and fixed dozens of blisters by popping, scraping out, hit with hair dryer, next weekend fill with epoxy/microballoon mix, smooth and paint over with epoxy. Never had one repair not work. Of course it was not a boat you would want to put lot of money (that I did'nt have then) into.
I had a 23 ft Clipper Marine for 16 years and fixed dozens of blisters by popping, scraping out, hit with hair dryer, next weekend fill with epoxy/microballoon mix, smooth and paint over with epoxy. Never had one repair not work. Of course it was not a boat you would want to put lot of money (that I did'nt have then) into.
Larry Writes:
" Don't let anyone talk you into a peel job, it's not worth it "
I knew a guy that paid $8K for a peel job and his boat was only worth $5K at best...
I agree with Larry statement wholeheartly
" Don't let anyone talk you into a peel job, it's not worth it "
I knew a guy that paid $8K for a peel job and his boat was only worth $5K at best...
I agree with Larry statement wholeheartly
I think that goes for so much on boats. I have a 25 footer that needs a paint job. Some have stamped their collective feet and demanded that 2-stage, gelcoat, ablative, copper or some other type is the only way to go. And have a yard do it because if it's worth doing, it's worth paying an expert to do it right. Well, I have a trailerable for a reason, cost. And if I'm going to have to pay an "expert" $3000 to strip sand and paint my $2200 boat, "ain't gonna doit!" If you can afford to have it hauled and repaired, cool, be my Bud. But if you're a shoe-string sailor, pop . . . dry . . . fill.
I believe that every sailor should look in his/her billfold and decide whether or not they need to learn some new skills. A quart of epoxy and enough micro balloons to make filler will cost less than 50 dollars and if I do it for you may labor rates will pay for the materials in the first hour and that includes sandpaper and paint.
Blisters are relatively easy to fix... if you do the work yourself. 3M makes a kit.. I used it to fix 50+ quarter size or less blemishes on my seventies era boat 10 years ago. None have failed since then, and I have only had one new blister that was noticed on the subsequent haul out after the repair (probably one I missed the first time). No new ones for the past 9 years.
By the way, I did not let them dry out for a long time like some people recommend. Not when lay days are 3 bucks a foot. No, a hair dryer works just fine. Follow the directions on the 3M kit and cover the repaired areas with a 2 part epoxy primer before painting.
A marine surveyor will give you an opinion on the severity of any blistering he finds on your prospective boat. Chances are, if the current or previous owner maintained the boat, any blistering problems have already been addressed. I am of the understanding that blisters don't occur with ongoing regularity. Like acne, there is a period of time when they are most likely to occur, then they "grow up" and appear with much less regularity. I'm no expert, though, so I recommend you research the subject through the many resources available on the internet.
By the way, I did not let them dry out for a long time like some people recommend. Not when lay days are 3 bucks a foot. No, a hair dryer works just fine. Follow the directions on the 3M kit and cover the repaired areas with a 2 part epoxy primer before painting.
A marine surveyor will give you an opinion on the severity of any blistering he finds on your prospective boat. Chances are, if the current or previous owner maintained the boat, any blistering problems have already been addressed. I am of the understanding that blisters don't occur with ongoing regularity. Like acne, there is a period of time when they are most likely to occur, then they "grow up" and appear with much less regularity. I'm no expert, though, so I recommend you research the subject through the many resources available on the internet.
I agree with the above comments regarding how over-blown the issue is with blisters. On the other hand I would NOT purchase a boat with blisters without making a price adjustment for the repair, weather or not you actually do the repair. If/when you attempt to sell the boat, the next guy will probably ding you on the price if they are there (and they should).
Depending on the number of blisters and the depth of them, they can be VERY costly to fix on a 39' vessel. If it is severly blistered they sometime "peel" the bottom and treat it that way. If the blisters are random and it is not too bad they are treated individually.
Just be sure to get a price on the repair before you make an offer.
Depending on the number of blisters and the depth of them, they can be VERY costly to fix on a 39' vessel. If it is severly blistered they sometime "peel" the bottom and treat it that way. If the blisters are random and it is not too bad they are treated individually.
Just be sure to get a price on the repair before you make an offer.
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