hi im timjust bought oday tempest for only 400.00 im disabled veteran but am able to refurbish my boat i need a main sail and odat chrome insignia thats on cabimn and could use used set of custions for cabin .its been gutted inside but have all partitions for templates any you oday guy know where i might find these things im on fixed pension so cost big deal but im going to get her in water or die trying lol thanks
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That's a beautiful boat. I think the Tempest is one of Oday's best looking boats, and a great sailer too. As for the items you are looking for:
you can look for used sails on line. There are a bunch of brokers: usedsails.com, secondhandsails.com, etc. According to the I Heart Odays website, the measurements for a Tempest are I: 26'6", J: 8'5", P: 23', E: 10'. Even if you don't find a used Tempest main, you are sure to find something that is close enough that can be modified by a local sailmaker. But I suggest you measure your own rig before you plunk down any money; the measurements quoted on line are not universally correct.
I'm afraid you are going to find yourself SOL looking for used interior cushions. There aren't a whole lot of Tempests left floating around, and it seems to me highly unlikely that you will find someone willing to sell the cushions out of one. And no one sells replacement cushions for defunct models. There are only two ways to get new cushions for a boat like yours: pay someone to custom make them, or custom make them yourself. I am going to predict that it will cost more than what you paid for the boat to have someone make them for you.
Good luck, and send us pictures as you go!
you can look for used sails on line. There are a bunch of brokers: usedsails.com, secondhandsails.com, etc. According to the I Heart Odays website, the measurements for a Tempest are I: 26'6", J: 8'5", P: 23', E: 10'. Even if you don't find a used Tempest main, you are sure to find something that is close enough that can be modified by a local sailmaker. But I suggest you measure your own rig before you plunk down any money; the measurements quoted on line are not universally correct.
I'm afraid you are going to find yourself SOL looking for used interior cushions. There aren't a whole lot of Tempests left floating around, and it seems to me highly unlikely that you will find someone willing to sell the cushions out of one. And no one sells replacement cushions for defunct models. There are only two ways to get new cushions for a boat like yours: pay someone to custom make them, or custom make them yourself. I am going to predict that it will cost more than what you paid for the boat to have someone make them for you.
Good luck, and send us pictures as you go!
We've made interior cushions before using a foam mattress off a folding couch and sewed the HD fabric my wife picked up on clearance with an old cast iron Singer.
We cut the foam with an electric carving knife. Didn't use zippers, velcro at the end of the covers.
Worked for us.
We cut the foam with an electric carving knife. Didn't use zippers, velcro at the end of the covers.
Worked for us.
I was reading my last (not the recent) SCA last night and ran across a mention of "Polysails" http://www.polysail.com/.
I'd forgotten about this. I don't know if they make one for your boat but it would be worth checking out. Also, I think if you were to study what they do you might be able to make your own for very cheap.
I'd forgotten about this. I don't know if they make one for your boat but it would be worth checking out. Also, I think if you were to study what they do you might be able to make your own for very cheap.
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