Oday 26 centerboard weight

[Therock]

I am considering buying an Oday 25/26 swing keel. I have seen most of the specs.
However, nobody has mentioned the weight of the board. If these weigh like
1500 lbs I'm not interested. How much do they weigh?

 

[Joe11688]

I am considering buying an Oday 25/26 swing keel. I have seen most of the specs.
However, nobody has mentioned the weight of the board. If these weigh like
1500 lbs I'm not interested. How much do they weigh?

The O'Day 25 or the 26 sloops are a good choice. They aren't swing keels though. They are called keel/centerboards. The lead keel on the keel/centerboard version sloop weighs about 1,825 lbs and the fiberglass centerboard pivots in the keel slot. The centerboards on these boats are very light and can be pulled up by a braid line. The later model O'Day 25s and 26s have the centerboard pendant accessible from the cockpit right in front of the companionway. The older O'Day 25s like the 1975 OD 25s have a winch down in the cabin on the table pedestal with a cable on it for pulling up the centerboard. Some guys have gone to braid line for these winches, as the centerboards on these boats were about the same weight as the newer O'Days 25. Most people prefer the later model O'Day 25 with the pendant line accessible in the cockpit, but with that said,
we have a 75 O'Day 25 with the winch on the table stanchion in our club and it's one of the fastest boats in the club. The other two O'Days are a late model 25 and a 26 with the pendant lines in the cockpit.
The people who own these boats love them. They're easy to handle, roomy, and they are trailerable. Check out this site for more info:
http://www.iheartodays.com/model_oday_25.html
Joe

 

[Sunbird22358]

I'd estimate that the CB on the 26 weighs about 50# maybe less. There is some lead inside, but only enough to allow the CB to easily drop down and not float. Definitely weighs less than 70# when crated for shipment, since D&R Marine ships them via UPS.

 

[Shoaldrafter]

C/B on 26

I'd estimate that the CB on the 26 weighs about 50# maybe less. There is some lead inside, but only enough to allow the CB to easily drop down and not float. Definitely weighs less than 70# when crated for shipment, since D&R Marine ships them via UPS.

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The c/b on the 26 is liftable by an
old retired man...

I had mine out to paint the well, a
doable project on the 26.

They are good lake or protected
waters boats. Cabin inside is about
5' 8". Good seating for lunch. Port
seetee slides out to make 3/4 double
for overnighting.

But even the newest is an old boat.
Many have bought project boats for
complete restoration. Even a restoration
done 10 years ago is an old boat, so
either of these boats require a do it
your self type owner.

On the 26 the keel and rudder are the
same dept getting rid of the issue of
the 25 grounding the rudder. In shoal
waters this is a consideration. The keel
on the 26 is at least 4" deeper.

The deeper keel on the 26 also was intended
to reduce weather helm of the 25. It takes a
naval architect to explain that, and John H.
Deknatel never publically explained why he
increased the depth of the keel.

Just this past week I was explaining this
difference between the 25 and 26 to a former
25 owner and he immediately said 'yup',
been there done that...

Ed K

 

[Joe11688]

Ed,
I never thought to weigh my centerboard when I had it out. How heavy was the centerboard on the O'Day 26 you had, do you remember? Approximately?
Ahoy?
Joe

 

[Shoaldrafter]

weight

Ed,
I never thought to weigh my centerboard when I had it out. How heavy was the centerboard on the O'Day 26 you had, do you remember? Approximately?
Ahoy?
Joe

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Joe,

I did not weigh it. Just moved it around and onto saw horses to fair and paint. I suspect Sunbird's estimate is accurate.

It was not balanced when I put it on saw horses. The shape makes it awkward. But it is doable.

I do not recall how I got it out. I know that one of the wedges was stuck in and had to be pried out which effectively destroyed it. However, I had one good one and used it as a pattern to make a new pair out of wood and epoxy. That was not difficult. Another doable project.

The 26 is an easy boat to work on. Plenty of room to move around. Ask Rudy about the coins... Keith will not look for it... Do you have one?

Bye the way, I still have the 26. It is in a slip on Lake Hartwell. Just have not had time to use it with all the work I have going on with the 28.

If you know anyone looking for a servicable 26 I will sell it but it has a trailer that has to go with it.

It is just my wife wanted certain things in the sail boat and it was impossible to modify a O'Day 26 for her. So I had to find one she liked.

Unfortunately it is not trailerable, but then I live where I cannot put it in the backyard anyway. Maybe I will sail up by you next year. The problem is not sailing north but sailing back south.

If you have not taken your c/b out and bottom painted the well, then now is the time to begin. Also, bottom paint the board while you are at it.

I stay involved with the:

http://www.greenvillewoodworkers.com/

Hard to believe the Guild has over 500 members. Since our work is charity work, we can compete with Chinese toys. And ours are real wood.

Last year this time I was working on furniture for a local charity. I could not afford the cabinets that we made, real wood, plywood good both sides, hand made and made to incredible tolerances.

Some of the Guild members do woodworking for a living. One guy does custom furniture that fetches $5,000 or $10,000 a piece. If you know woodworking, the quality is incredible.

Ed K

 

[emergpa1]

I'm waiting on the federal govt. to give me a coin!

 

[Joe11688]

I've never found that coin Ed. I even forgot where you told us that they placed it.
I think that Rod is correct on the centerboard weight estimate. My board has to be at least 40 lbs.
I bottom painted my centerboard slot and centerboard several years ago and I only need to touch up the bottom of the keel and the centerboard about every year. In fact, these are the first to get painted after I check the pendant line and shackle for ware.
There is a guy on this forum who is looking for an O'Day 26 and I think he wants it with a trailer. He's located in Canada and he's looking into an O'Day 26 up in my area on Cape Cod. There was another guy in Florida last year who was looking for a 26 and he found one this year. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for you.

I have a woodworking shop in my cellar with several craftsman power tools that I had bought through the years as I needed them, but I very seldom ever go down there and build anything. When I do go down there to build something, it's always small projects like old fashioned buck saws, shelves and stuff for my boat, or a leather craft stitching pony. I'm kind of a hack when it comes to woodworking. I gave away a small Craftsman wood lathe years ago and today I'm kicking myself for doing that. I'd like to do some small projects that require a lathe. Otherwise, I don't think I would have a lot of use for one that would justify going out and buying a new one.

Hey Keith!
Ask Barry if he'll send you a coin! You won't mind if it was made in China would you?

 

[RichBone]

Over my rebuild I've been all through the boat and never found the coin, but, I placed one on top of the compression post when I finished it.

Rich

 

[Shoaldrafter]

Over my rebuild I've been all through the boat and never found the coin, but, I placed one on top of the compression post when I finished it.

Rich

Rich,

We have gone thru this discussion in the long past. Joe will not ask Rudy if he ever heard of this practice.

All I will say is that it had to be done when hull was made. I suspect that it is one of those old ship builder/ hull builder rituals.

I found it by accident. I was not looking for it. I glaced backward at what appeared to be a defect and it turned out to a coin. It was either a nickel or quarter, I cannot remember which. If I knew that you needed to know I would have looked this afternoon when I was on boat.

The one thing that I suspect is that my hull was not the only hull which this guy did this. My hull is a 26. But this spot would be the same on the 25 and probably the 23. It was the hull makers stamp of identity!

I believe during the first discussion I even posted a picture, which I no longer have.

I am willing to bet two bits that someone else has a coin on their boat. It will take someone interested in finding a unique thumb print. Any detectives out there?

This sort of stamp of craftsmanship is not a fluke or one time thing. It is a stamp of pride in a job well done.

Where are the coins?

Ed K

 

[RichBone]

I've read of the practice of putting a coin under the mast when it was stepped on the old sailing ships. Ed, I remember looking for the coin back when you were talking about it but I still couldn't find it. Either someone already found it or the guy was on vacation.

Rich