Looking for Ideas

[Steve McDonald]

It started out as bringing it home to clean it... (a 1976 O'day 22)Yesterday I pulled out the interior wood. I'm replacing it with some Marine grade fir plywood, and was thinking of staining the bench/berths in the main cabin. Stain or paint.... any input??For the forward berth, I'm going to add an additional cross support, and do the same as above for it's deck.I'm going to close in the bow tip with a shelf/wall made out of a Teak laminated plywood. Or at least that's the plan.Any suggestions as to replacing the wallpaper/hull liner? That, and I noticed the bilge filling everytime it rained. The pipe draining the cockpit has a crack right at the exit of the hull. I was thinking of cutting out the old one, grinding out the remainder, then installing a new one epoxy'd in place. Anyone else have to do this?I've been busy with multiple projects, but at least the new hatch covers are complete.

 

[Don Evans]

Sounds Great Steve

Yes, those innocent little additions become major renovations pretty quickly. As far as salon finish, I prefer the look of stained wood, over paint. Just a personal preference, either should be fine. The inside hull cover on many boats of our vintage has been replaced. Many have used carpet, and I think there are some responses in the archive. I also have added a shelf at the point of the V-berth, made from teak, just behind the anchor chain locker hatch, high eneough so that your feet can fit under it. Its a space that otherwise is useless. Also added a 12V lighter plug for a 12 V fan/ TV plug in and ran the 110V up to an outlet in the peak too. Send pictures of the upgrades. Take care.Don

 

[Don Evans]

Forgot One Thing

Your cracked scupper for the cockpit reminded me of a similar problem I had on the 25. I could not figure out where all the bilge water was coming from in between sails. Discovered that the drain tube that connects the cockpit scupper and the transom had rotted out and was dumping rainwater from the cockpit directly into the bilge. On the 25 its an area that is very difficult to access. Not sure if there is this 6" space on the 22 between the cockpit pan and the transom or not. I replaced the tube with a S shaped radiator hose and hose clamped it on. My bilge now is completely dry. The crack will be worth repairing for sure, but that may not be the whole story.Don

 

[Scott Milne]

Nice to see another oday 22 owner!

I bought a 74 Oday 22 in terrible condition. I ripped out the setee berth covers, bulkheads, and replaced the interior hull liner. I sanded the interior hull, painted the bildge and installed an AC/DC electrical system. The hull liner is called Somvyl and can be found at some marine fabric centers. The adhesive used is Henrys. It takes three people to replace the hull liner as you want each side to be one seamless piece. I also used a marine fir for the setee birth covers and found marine grade plywood with teak overlay for the bulkheads. My boat also leaked, but it was the seals on the windows. This was easy to fix. I'd like to replace the forward hatch, but do not know where to find a replacement. If you can, e-mail me and we can discuss it further. scotttmilne@aol.com