O'Day 1967 Outlaw information - Suitable for extended voyage
Recently found an O'day 1967 boat, which, based on the catalog if the year given is correct, is an outlaw. I'd be a new boatowner, and am wondering what I should look out for fixing up while it's on shore. Does anyone have an owner's manual or somesuch for it? Is it a balsa cored hull or deck (probably not?)? Although the owner says everything structural is fine as of a survey some years ago (he's lost the papers for them), we're wondering if there's anything else we should check. He's willing to let us work on the boat in his warehouse until we get it working, so we're willing to take the risk and not hire another surveyor.
We're also thinking of moving the Vberth head into a private closet, perhaps -- seems like if we're shift sailing, it would be nice to have the head by more private. Has anyone done this?
We may also swap out for a composting toilet -- is it suitable for long ocean passages? (I'm wondering about the vent and heavy seas).
Thanks!
Recently found an O'day 1967 boat, which, based on the catalog if the year given is correct, is an outlaw. I'd be a new boatowner, and am wondering what I should look out for fixing up while it's on shore. Does anyone have an owner's manual or somesuch for it? Is it a balsa cored hull or deck (probably not?)? Although the owner says everything structural is fine as of a survey some years ago (he's lost the papers for them), we're wondering if there's anything else we should check. He's willing to let us work on the boat in his warehouse until we get it working, so we're willing to take the risk and not hire another surveyor.
We're also thinking of moving the Vberth head into a private closet, perhaps -- seems like if we're shift sailing, it would be nice to have the head by more private. Has anyone done this?
We may also swap out for a composting toilet -- is it suitable for long ocean passages? (I'm wondering about the vent and heavy seas).
Thanks!
