I think I'm going crazy...

[lakebum1716]

I was on here a couple of years ago, trying to see if anyone could decide whether I had a Daysailer, or a Daysailer 2. (I bought one that was in the middle of a refurbishment; the place that sold it to me said it was built in the early 1960s, but the guy who donated it to them said it was built in 1984; no hull ID number or plate can be found.) No consensus was ever reached, though the majority said it was a Daysailer 1.

So the newest problem is a leak around the centerboard handle. Easy fix, right? So I order the washer for the Daysailer. After much cussing, I finally remove the plate to the centerboard assembly (the previous owner had fiberglassed the screws to the plate) and see that the washer looks NOTHING like the one I had bought. So I go back to the drmarine website (an excellent resource, as I'm sure all of you know) and sure enough, the washers for the Daysailer and the Daysailer 2 are completely different. So I order the washers for the Daysailer 2, once again confused about what model the boat is.

They new washers arrived today... and they look even LESS like the washer the boat had! (That washer can best be described as looking like a rubberized rope; it's not flat like these-- and most-- washers, but rounded.)

So now I have NO idea what kind of boat I have, and even less of an idea of how to fix it. However, I remain open to any and all suggestions...

 

[RECESS]

Are you sure the previous owner did not do a fix and use a non O'Day washer? I had several parts on my O'Day that were cheap, and I do mean cheap after market replacements. I think I have put everything I can find back to O'Day parts with Rudy's help at D&R Marine. I would call him and have a talk with my cell phone right next to my boat. He will tell you exactly what you have and what you need.

 

[Sunbird22358]

If you have a DS I (if you have a handle to operate the CB, then it must be a DS I, or not an O'DAY), the washer that D&R Sells for the DS I is the correct one. It should fit between the flat area on the handle that bears against the CB trunk and the side of the CB trunk. I don't know WHERE that "rope-like seal" came from, perhaps the previous owner tried a cheap fix?