O'Day 222 Compression Post Cracked
- Thread starter EyeSail
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Testing the pressures at the mast step and how best to deal with them would be an interesting project. Best done in the lab. EyeSail, what a great job on your project. Your angle brks. to replace the lag screws on the backside of the post should be a big improvement as well beefing up the post. "Destructive testing" proved the lag screw holes to be a point of failure. It also shows that we need to be very careful when changing a load from one area to another.
Thanks to a previous owner who fabricated me a new compression post and loaned his help and hydraulic jack, the boat should last another 32 years! It only took me most of today and three trips to Lowe's/Ace Hardware to put everything back in order.
I took the dry dock time to replace the T-molding around the sink and put in new water lines. I also had it put on a lift and dealt with the pound of zebra mussels jamming up the centerboard trunk and replaced the almost worn through pendant. What is better to prevent them - raise the centerboard when docked, or leave it down?
Now to launch it and raise the mast before it gets too hot tomorrow...
Thanks for all the input and help on this project! Fair winds!
I took the dry dock time to replace the T-molding around the sink and put in new water lines. I also had it put on a lift and dealt with the pound of zebra mussels jamming up the centerboard trunk and replaced the almost worn through pendant. What is better to prevent them - raise the centerboard when docked, or leave it down?
Now to launch it and raise the mast before it gets too hot tomorrow...
Thanks for all the input and help on this project! Fair winds!
Rick, I replaced mine in the 192 with the pendant that Rudy sells at drmarine.com. I think it was a good choice because it comes with the long, tapered Wichard (I think) shackle which fits perfectly into the hole on the centerboard. Has 5/16" Sta-set polyester double braid spliced nicely to the shackle. There's no unnecessary play.
Looks good Brian. I've just started noticing c/b clunk and might get around to looking at the wedges and pin. Also believe I have some weeds caught up inside which in lieu of pulling are best addressed on the water with my handy "plastic sawtooth on a pole(tm)" which helped with the Ensenada's proclivity for harvesting weeds. Pulling for trip to Lake Pepin. Trailer axle is right in the way of the board, though, so it's not a quickie.
If I leave the board down, and I get boat wakes, say on anchor, it'll clunk. When she's not sailing, I pull the board up, like in the slip, on the hook, etc. I am conveniently not worrying about the wedges and pin, though I do have a friend with a lift that could make replacement do-able, but it's not that high a lift, so I'd be laying on the ground to do it.
I'd love to see your "plastic sawtooth on a pole™" I tried to clear weeds with my boathook with no success. I usually put on the swim goggles and have a dive, which becomes less appetizing in October, even with the wetsuit. One time I had weeds, so I motored out to the middle of the lake (there's not too much I hate more than swimming under the docks. Creeps me the hell out.) Donchaknow the slow motor let all the milfoil untangle itself? I pulled off only like 2 pieces! Doh!
I ordered a pendant from D&R Marine - the shackle wasn't even close to long enough and I had to enlarge the eye to attach the old shackle, so hopefully it will hold up for a few years. The last one was probably about 12-15 years old and very frayed! I sent Rudy the photos, but I'm not sure what other 222 centerboard shackles look like. Next time, I might just make my own spliced line since I wouldn't need a new shackle.
