How to rebuild trailor for 22ft O'Day ??

[Soaringeagle]

Hi-
Need YOUR HELP-


Question- How would one convert a boat trailer for a 22 O'Day????
need measurements from boat trailer to side of boat etc ??


Live in Port Townsend, WA see---
http://wallaceyachts.com/leaving_yw.cgi?url=http://www.ptguide.com/
Thanks
Gordon Shadburne

 

[Joe11688]

Hi-
Need YOUR HELP-


Question- How would one convert a boat trailer for a 22 O'Day????
need measurements from boat trailer to side of boat etc ??


Live in Port Townsend, WA see---
http://wallaceyachts.com/leaving_yw.cgi?url=http://www.ptguide.com/
Thanks
Gordon Shadburne

You could buy a used or new powerboat trailer which will take the weight of the boat fully found and able to accept a 23' boat. The last part is important because you will need a trailer which is long enough to back down the ramp and float her on or off without swamping the tow vehicle. Also, the trailer should have a couple of hull guides on the back so that the boat gets centered when you retrieve it at the ramp.
The next thing you'll need is a couple of pressure treated planks. Sandwich them and attach them to the center of the trailers cross members for the keel to sit on. Use a couple of galvanized brackets to do this. It will save having to drill holes in the cross members. The heads of the 5/8" x 6.5" carriage bolts can be counter sunk into the top plank so that the keel won't hit them.
You'll need some extension brackets to raise the bunks to a height of approximately 20". Good luck on that one. I honestly can't tell you what to use or where to buy them.
I was able to purchase 24" extension bracket from a Long Trailer Mfg dealer years ago and they worked for my O'Day 222. Long went out of business years ago.
Perhaps you could weld some adjustable boat stand poppets to your trailer to support the hull.
I can only tell you that the extension brackets on my trailer are the best I've ever seen and it's a shame that some company doesn't start manufacturing them again. These brackets are the key to converting a powerboat trailer into a sailboat trailer.
I bought my Long Trailer new and it came with 8" extension brackets and the dealer had the 24" extension brackets in stock. I really lucked out.

The brackets for the keel boards can be obtained free at any power company. They're used for lightning arrestors, pot heads and fused cutouts. The linemen sometimes mount this hardware to a pole with a 5/8" bolt and have no need for the back plate and the carriage bolt hardware. They wind up throwing it out. I'm sure they would give it to you for the asking. You need at least two back plates with the carriage bolts and washers.
Good luck Gordon!
Joe

 

[Chris Bogle]

Here is a picture of my Oday 22 trailer. Hope this helps.

 

[Hydro Therapy]

I recently altered a 20 foot EZ Loader roller trailer to accomadate my 1980 22 Oday. I replaced all of the roller brackets. I purchased 10 inch brackets from West Marine. I then used the old brackets to make a keel support.

I added a pic. I will try to get a close up of the keel support.

 

[Joe11688]

I recently altered a 20 foot EZ Loader roller trailer to accomadate my 1980 22 Oday. I replaced all of the roller brackets. I purchased 10 inch brackets from West Marine. I then used the old brackets to make a keel support.

I added a pic. I will try to get a close up of the keel support.

Your trailer is identical to the trailer that came with 86 O'Day 222 when I bought it new. My trailer had a rack with four 12" keel rollers.
Taking my boat off the trailer and putting it on boats stands was very easy with that trailer. It was even easier getting the trailer back under the boat by winching it under the hull without the towing vehicle. It took roughly 20 minutes. The trailer I have now is an all day affair for doing that chore.

 

[anchorclanker]

Trinkka, and others who had, or have a single axle trailer. My 222 originally had a single axle as well, but it was lost/stolen somewhere along the way.

I am curious how a single hauled your 22. The people who originally owned my 222 hauled the boat about 100 miles each way several times a year and never said anything about it one way or other. And the 222 is some 600 pounds lighter.

 

[Hydro Therapy]

I'm no expert. I altered the trailer, purchased the boat and winched her onto it. It was very easy, loaded on nicely. I purchased it less than 2 months ago. She is sitting for the winter.

Trinkka, I like that keel roller. I added a pic that better explains how I used the old brackets to make a keel support. I loosen the nuts shown in the pic, wench the boat up and re-tighten them.

 

[Joe11688]

Trinkka, and others who had, or have a single axle trailer. My 222 originally had a single axle as well, but it was lost/stolen somewhere along the way.

I am curious how a single hauled your 22. The people who originally owned my 222 hauled the boat about 100 miles each way several times a year and never said anything about it one way or other. And the 222 is some 600 pounds lighter.

I used to haul my O'Day 222 about 40 miles to Cape Cod on the weekend when I first go the boat. Looking back now, it probably wasn't a great idea with a single axle trailer w/ 15" wheels but I never had a problem. Lucky, I guess. Today I'm only hauling the boat about 6 miles to the club from my house twice a year with my tandem trailer. I did have a spare for my other trailer and I've neglected to buy one for this trailer. I don't ever remember having to use that spare wheel for the other trailer. If the old LR Trailers are still around, they may be all shot by now if they've been used constantly in saltwater. My LR was so rusted it bent in half one day as I was cranking the boat on to the trailer at the club ramp. Luckily I was able to put my boat back on the mooring and go out and find a trailer to replace it. That's when I picked up the Long Trailer.

In regard to the Load-Rite roller trailer; It was a Model 192500S mfg in sept. of 1985. The tires were H78-15B and the GAWR was 3,175 Lbs. This trailer was great for this boat. The O'Day 192 and the 240 also had a similar trailer under it as a package in the boat shows. The trailers were assembled at Northeastern Marine in Oxford Ma. They were the supplier for these trailers in my area. They are still in business but they no longer supply the special ordered parts that were used in these trailers.

 

[anchorclanker]

I used to haul my O'Day 222 about 40 miles to Cape Cod on the weekend when I first go the boat. Looking back now, it probably wasn't a great idea with a single axle trailer w/ 15" wheels but I never had a problem. Lucky, I guess.

At 2200 pounds displacement according to sailboatdata, the 222 isnt that heavy. If I put 15% of the GW (trailer + boat) on the tongue, the tires should still be carrying under 1000 pounds each. Good 15 inch tires are usually rated over 1500, so the remaining capacity falls to the trailers physical integrity and its spring capacity. If its to lightly sprung or loaded with too little tongue weight, or the trailer is flimsy, its going to sway and wander all over the road and generally be no fun to pull, and could become outright dangerous above 30 or 40 mph. OTOH, a single 3500 pound axle with 16 inch 1 ply tires under a stout frame would easily haul the load.

The 22 is a bit heavier. According to sailboatdata the 22 has 2623 displacement. If your running single 15's, make sure you eyeball the tire sidewall for max load capacity, and maybe weigh the boat and trailer and also, just the rear axle loaded as well, just to be sure your within capacity.

 

[Joe11688]

It's true that the O'Day 222 has a 2200 lbs displacement with nothing else added to it. If you figure everything else including the outboard, it amounts to much more weight. Back then, it really didn't bother me much because everything was new.
Today I don't think I would trailer too far with a single axle trailer, although my friend Wayne trailers his Seaward with and old single axle trailer that came with his boat I think. It's not too uncommon to see sailboats of this size on a single axle trailer though. I remember that my boat trailered beautiful on that trailer with my 1998 Delta 88 Olds pulling it. It was a great trailer back then but like everything else, it got old and it rusted out on me. I really didn't know the extent of the Cancer until I took a peek under the trailer and saw large rusted holes in the cross members. Of course, when the frame bent in half that was a good indication. That was in 2004 I think, so she had a pretty long life.
This Long Trailer is still like new. I only use it twice a season. At 4600 Lbs, the extra carrying capacity actually cost me more money to register it than what it cost for the Load Rite, but that's OK with me.