How long can I get away with this? I tested em and they arent moving. I will attach another picture. Its only on the starboard side due my forestay and backstay being loose last year. Why do you have to find this kind of stuff the day before you plan on launching the boat??
Is this bad?
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They'll work fine
Until they break. Then you're in trouble. Seriously, I know this isn't what you want to hear, but don't mess with rigging. T boltst that have been bent, have also been weakened. You won't know how much, or how strong they are, until they break.
Until they break. Then you're in trouble. Seriously, I know this isn't what you want to hear, but don't mess with rigging. T boltst that have been bent, have also been weakened. You won't know how much, or how strong they are, until they break.
1 more question Herb
Hey Herb, I need to tighten my forestay and backstay. What tools do I need? I just need to make them tighter, get rid of some slack I feel I might have. Thanks.
Hey Herb, I need to tighten my forestay and backstay. What tools do I need? I just need to make them tighter, get rid of some slack I feel I might have. Thanks.
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I'm no expert, and I know there are "special" tools made for the purpose, but I simply use a crescent wrench (for the swaged fitting on the shroud), and a pair of pliers (for the turnbuckle). Keep in mind, my setup on my O'Day 25 appears slightly different than yours. Looking at yours, I would use either a crescent or an open end wrench properly fitted to the swaged end and the nut on your adjuster.
I'm no expert, and I know there are "special" tools made for the purpose, but I simply use a crescent wrench (for the swaged fitting on the shroud), and a pair of pliers (for the turnbuckle). Keep in mind, my setup on my O'Day 25 appears slightly different than yours. Looking at yours, I would use either a crescent or an open end wrench properly fitted to the swaged end and the nut on your adjuster.
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bad?
Hullo, Is that pic of a bent terminal? The photos are blurry. If that terminal is really bent, then, yeah, that is bad. make repairs. Eric
Hullo, Is that pic of a bent terminal? The photos are blurry. If that terminal is really bent, then, yeah, that is bad. make repairs. Eric
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Paul P.
Dismasting is no fun...
I had some deck hardware fail on me two years ago- it ended up being a crystalized turnbuckle screw that was not obvious to the casual observer until it snapped when I least wanted it to. Replacing bent or damaged or rusty or questionable hardware is the safest thing that you could do. DR Marine has a mot of parts for ODay's if you need replacement parts.
I had some deck hardware fail on me two years ago- it ended up being a crystalized turnbuckle screw that was not obvious to the casual observer until it snapped when I least wanted it to. Replacing bent or damaged or rusty or questionable hardware is the safest thing that you could do. DR Marine has a mot of parts for ODay's if you need replacement parts.
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bob
Expensive can be cheaper
i always replace. as much as those parts cost its allot cheaper then the mast coming down. plus you know it will not fail on a nice calm sunny day. i just replaced one of mine. bob
i always replace. as much as those parts cost its allot cheaper then the mast coming down. plus you know it will not fail on a nice calm sunny day. i just replaced one of mine. bob
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yep! it's bad
A bent turnbuckle thread? Yep, I'd replace it. Probably won't cause a dismasting but you'll never tune the rig properly and get a well balanced boat. My two cents. Fair winds to you. Mike
A bent turnbuckle thread? Yep, I'd replace it. Probably won't cause a dismasting but you'll never tune the rig properly and get a well balanced boat. My two cents. Fair winds to you. Mike
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yes,, west-marine on lorain av, ended up buying a complet turn-buckle unit (end up with a extra end that depening on the thread direction could use in the future). you may get away with just buying an end depending on their stock supply. bob
yes,, west-marine on lorain av, ended up buying a complet turn-buckle unit (end up with a extra end that depening on the thread direction could use in the future). you may get away with just buying an end depending on their stock supply. bob
Cleveland Sailors Unite
Thanks Bob, are you sailing up to Leamington for the Oday get together? Did you get the "Double-Toggle Turnbuckle -1/8"wire,1/4"thread,1/4"pin. BS 2750 lbs"?
Thanks Bob, are you sailing up to Leamington for the Oday get together? Did you get the "Double-Toggle Turnbuckle -1/8"wire,1/4"thread,1/4"pin. BS 2750 lbs"?
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bob
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yes on the double tougle, i'm not sure of the sizes i just took what i needed and matched it up in the store. i wish i had the skill to sail to leamington, its an adveture for me to sail out 10 miles. bob
yes on the double tougle, i'm not sure of the sizes i just took what i needed and matched it up in the store. i wish i had the skill to sail to leamington, its an adveture for me to sail out 10 miles. bob
C'mon now
If you sail out of the west side, i am in rocky river, we could sail up together or close to each other. Think about it cause I know I would rather have another boat making the crossing with me.
If you sail out of the west side, i am in rocky river, we could sail up together or close to each other. Think about it cause I know I would rather have another boat making the crossing with me.
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bob
man not yet
Remember David that you also have to sail back. I have a friend that only sailed to Bass Island from Edgewater. They were stuck at Bass Island for 3 days (bad weather) before they ventured back. The trip back was bad enough that both he and his wife tied themselves to the boat thinking that at least they would find their bodies. He had a 25’ keeled O’day, mine just a 222. I have raced motorcycles both moto-x and AMA café’ style super-bike, Raced super-karts all over the USA. I’m not bragging about these things just trying to give some credence to when I say that I have demanded all the luck from the adventure gods that a person should. Sailing is such a peculiar thing. Only with exposure to compromising situations can you gain the confidence that you need to get to the next level. However unlike racing situations you can’t always push the envelope to the degree that is needed to learn but not sink your boat. Hope that I’m making sense. Robert Sklenka PS: hope to see you out on the lake this summer. The name of my boat is Scaramouche, and thanks for the invite.
Remember David that you also have to sail back. I have a friend that only sailed to Bass Island from Edgewater. They were stuck at Bass Island for 3 days (bad weather) before they ventured back. The trip back was bad enough that both he and his wife tied themselves to the boat thinking that at least they would find their bodies. He had a 25’ keeled O’day, mine just a 222. I have raced motorcycles both moto-x and AMA café’ style super-bike, Raced super-karts all over the USA. I’m not bragging about these things just trying to give some credence to when I say that I have demanded all the luck from the adventure gods that a person should. Sailing is such a peculiar thing. Only with exposure to compromising situations can you gain the confidence that you need to get to the next level. However unlike racing situations you can’t always push the envelope to the degree that is needed to learn but not sink your boat. Hope that I’m making sense. Robert Sklenka PS: hope to see you out on the lake this summer. The name of my boat is Scaramouche, and thanks for the invite.
Bob rides motorcycles but wont sail??
How long have you sailed? I have a 22. Or am I the crazy one?
How long have you sailed? I have a 22. Or am I the crazy one?
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good chuckle
David, I’ve been sailing 3 years, so when speaking to Ohio sailing years you have to convert to like dog years. So considering our short season about 12 month of sailing time. Last year I didn’t know how far to push the equipment (sailed in some 17-20 mph NE wind) not knowing the boats limits, or its 1984 rigging so I kept it on the conservative side. After picking up some late in the season suspicious mast movement and post season inspection I believe I was correct in not pushing the boat. Some of these things (with my novice knowledge) have been repaired. But finding these previously unknown problems make me a little nervous, yet gives (to myself anyway) credence to my conservative sailing practices. However regardless of what I was racing I have always leaned heavily on making sure that my equipment was top notch. Bob
David, I’ve been sailing 3 years, so when speaking to Ohio sailing years you have to convert to like dog years. So considering our short season about 12 month of sailing time. Last year I didn’t know how far to push the equipment (sailed in some 17-20 mph NE wind) not knowing the boats limits, or its 1984 rigging so I kept it on the conservative side. After picking up some late in the season suspicious mast movement and post season inspection I believe I was correct in not pushing the boat. Some of these things (with my novice knowledge) have been repaired. But finding these previously unknown problems make me a little nervous, yet gives (to myself anyway) credence to my conservative sailing practices. However regardless of what I was racing I have always leaned heavily on making sure that my equipment was top notch. Bob
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