I have just purchased a 1983 oday 25, my first sailboat. I have no previous sailboat experience. My problem is I have no idea what kind of keel is on the boat, as to know what kind of trailer it will take to move it. It is very cold, so no, there is no diving to check. If I understand correctly (from reading archive forums here)there are 2 different types on this model, fixed and centerboard. Is there a way to tell one from the other? I do know there is access in the bottom of the hull to what looks like a large pipe running through. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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Look in the cockpit right below the step that goes into the boat. There will be a line and cleat that pulls the centerboard up and lets it down. If it's there, you've got a swing keel.
Look in the cockpit right below the step that goes into the boat. There will be a line and cleat that pulls the centerboard up and lets it down. If it's there, you've got a swing keel.
O'Day 25
Jeff, Why not hire a boat hauler for now and have him get it out for you and bring it where you want? He'll set it up on boat stands so that you can check the hull over and take measurements for a trailer. You'll have easier access to the boat on dry land. If there's a boatyard with a boatlift, you could make some arrangement with them to lift it and store it temporarily on stands in their yard. When you get your trailer, he could lift it and set it right on it. That would be the best of both worlds for you. The older O'Days had the centerboard winch mounted on the table stanchion, and the later models have a pendant line and jam cleat right in front of the companionway hatch. Good luck with that boat. I know you're going to love it. Joe
Jeff, Why not hire a boat hauler for now and have him get it out for you and bring it where you want? He'll set it up on boat stands so that you can check the hull over and take measurements for a trailer. You'll have easier access to the boat on dry land. If there's a boatyard with a boatlift, you could make some arrangement with them to lift it and store it temporarily on stands in their yard. When you get your trailer, he could lift it and set it right on it. That would be the best of both worlds for you. The older O'Days had the centerboard winch mounted on the table stanchion, and the later models have a pendant line and jam cleat right in front of the companionway hatch. Good luck with that boat. I know you're going to love it. Joe
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There is a bit of a differance between a center board and a swing keel. The swing keel will weigh several hundred pounds .This is your ballast. The shoal draft on the Oday 25 has the weight built in . the center board swings down and is about 70 pounds.
There is a bit of a differance between a center board and a swing keel. The swing keel will weigh several hundred pounds .This is your ballast. The shoal draft on the Oday 25 has the weight built in . the center board swings down and is about 70 pounds.
O'Day 25
Jeff, On second thought, I think that you need to ask someone who has any knowledge about this particular boat, whether it has a fixed keel, or a Keel centerboard. If you are able to get aboard the boat, check and see if there is a winch located on the table stanchion inside the cabin. Some of the earlier O'Day 25 keel centerboard boats had this type of set up for raising and lowering the centerboard which is housed inside a short stubby lead keel. The later version of these boats has a braid pendant line which leads into the cockpit in front of the main companionway hatch, in which the centerboard can be raised and cleated off to a jam cleat in front of the step. In any case, if it's a keel centerboard 25, it is very possible for it to be fitted to a large tandem bunk trailer with extra long adjustable bunk extension brackets. If it turns out to be a keel boat, you'll have to have it hauled each time, and put on stands in the off season. Joe
Jeff, On second thought, I think that you need to ask someone who has any knowledge about this particular boat, whether it has a fixed keel, or a Keel centerboard. If you are able to get aboard the boat, check and see if there is a winch located on the table stanchion inside the cabin. Some of the earlier O'Day 25 keel centerboard boats had this type of set up for raising and lowering the centerboard which is housed inside a short stubby lead keel. The later version of these boats has a braid pendant line which leads into the cockpit in front of the main companionway hatch, in which the centerboard can be raised and cleated off to a jam cleat in front of the step. In any case, if it's a keel centerboard 25, it is very possible for it to be fitted to a large tandem bunk trailer with extra long adjustable bunk extension brackets. If it turns out to be a keel boat, you'll have to have it hauled each time, and put on stands in the off season. Joe
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