Hello All! Does anybody have an O'day 22 with the factory bow pulpit AND can you tell me this- On the inside of the forepeak overhead-are ALL of the pulpit mounting bolts forward of the turned down front edge of the cabin overhead? I'm looking at some bow pulpits and trying to establish whether or not any of them will actually fit, without running into structural difficulties and real ugly mountings. Thank you very much. Best, Conway Deitrick
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Bow Pulpits
Hi Conway; The bow pulpit on the Oday 22 has (4) four mounting flanges. Two aft, two forward. The forward flanges are close to the boat's stem, and are bolted through the deck forward of the cabin liner. To access them you need to lie flat on your back with your head facing forward on the boat. Then scrunch as far forward into the narrow end of the vee-berth as you can (remember to have your tools with you!)reaching over your head into that little triangular niche at the bow of the boat. Up above there you'll see the forward mounting bolts for the bow rail. The aft bolts are easier to see and get to. The bolts are run through a circular fiberglass disc acting as a thrust washer. Oday had a ton of these things put on my 1979 boat for everything, and they act as a backing plates I suppose. Make sure you don't tighten bolts agains the raw fiberglass if you can - use washers liberally! Rudy and or the Chandlery would be the best place to get a bow rail. Good luck, Stu "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB Centerport
Hi Conway; The bow pulpit on the Oday 22 has (4) four mounting flanges. Two aft, two forward. The forward flanges are close to the boat's stem, and are bolted through the deck forward of the cabin liner. To access them you need to lie flat on your back with your head facing forward on the boat. Then scrunch as far forward into the narrow end of the vee-berth as you can (remember to have your tools with you!)reaching over your head into that little triangular niche at the bow of the boat. Up above there you'll see the forward mounting bolts for the bow rail. The aft bolts are easier to see and get to. The bolts are run through a circular fiberglass disc acting as a thrust washer. Oday had a ton of these things put on my 1979 boat for everything, and they act as a backing plates I suppose. Make sure you don't tighten bolts agains the raw fiberglass if you can - use washers liberally! Rudy and or the Chandlery would be the best place to get a bow rail. Good luck, Stu "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB Centerport
Thank you, Stu!
Hi Stu, Thank you very much for your response. It is exactly what I was looking for and clears up some questions I had regarding the mounting being solid enough that the railing could take some stress from above. Thank you again, for making this whole process MUCH simpler! Best regards, Conway Deitrick
Hi Stu, Thank you very much for your response. It is exactly what I was looking for and clears up some questions I had regarding the mounting being solid enough that the railing could take some stress from above. Thank you again, for making this whole process MUCH simpler! Best regards, Conway Deitrick
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