If you own an older O’day Daysailer II and do some of your own maintenance, repair, or restoration work, then this is THE book you want to have in your possession. With 100 pages including over 100 illustrations, pictures, and tables, the book entitled, Understanding, Maintaining and Repairing your Daysailer II, covers some of the most common fixes and upgrades to make sailing the DS II more comfortable, convenient and safe within the class rules. Included in the publication is a builder chart to determine the year and manufacturer of most daysailers. As well, the Daysailer Association’s specifications and measurements document is included in the publication; an invaluable guide for making modifications within the class rules, or restoring your boat to its original configuration. Also included is the rare, and original copy of the manual that came with the new boat from O’Day. Although the graphics from the original manual are scanned to preserve their historic nature, the text has been transcribed by the author to improve readability. Understanding, Maintaining and Repairing your Daysailer II is available for $26 ($20 for the book and $6 shipping and handling anywhere in the continental United States and Canada. Shipping takes approximately two weeks following the processing of your cheque. Contact the author at roger02@mts.net for ordering and delivery instructions. The book is a limited print edition, so order early. Supplies may not be available for long. The publication is also available on CD ROM in Microsoft word format with full color .jpg images. This allows the viewer to magnify detail of the many high resolution digital pictures of the common repairs fixes and restorations made to this classic boat. The CD is the same cost ($26), but if you order both the book and the CD at the same time, the cost is $36 total. The author, Roger Conrad is a frequent contributor to the Daysailer forum, home of the Daysailer Association, and the O’Day Owners forum on the Internet. He sails a 1974 DSII which he restored, repairs, and maintains with loving attention. He started sailing repairing and restoring sailboats 25 years ago. The book includes the following topics (excerpts taken from the table of contents: History of the o’day daysailer, The DS I, II, AND III: differences and similarities, Manufacturer by year and model, Builder chart, General lines, Original manual (day sailer operating and rigging instructions), Specifications and measurements, Common repair and maintenance issues, Transporting the mast, The boom and its parts, Mast raising, Rigging, Jib, Mainsail, Traveler, Reefing, Spinnaker, Bailers and drains, Motor mount, Rudder assembly, Transom, Cuddy, Centerboard, Cb control lines and rigging scheme, Reattaching the uphaul tang, Careening your daysailer, Removing the cb, Reinstalling the centerboard, Replacing lines, Reattaching the cb downhaul, Managing leaks, Removing the cb pivot bolt, Uphaul holes, inner hull or bilge, Drainage in the inner hull (limber holes), Under the cockpit sole, Under the seats, Behind the seats, Under gunwales, deck and coaming, Creating more access to the inner hull.