I have a few other questions if anyone can help. Can anyone explain how to raise and lower the mast on a 26? The info I have is vague. Is there a place to obtain an owner's manual? What other Oday resource websights are out there? I'm not new to sailing, but new to owning an Oday and I need to build my resources.
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O'Day 26 manual
We bought a 26 in November from the original owner, and in the process of disassembling the interior to replace the bulkheads we found the manual and the sales pamflet. If you want I can e-mail them to you as I have both as PDF's. My son and I stepped and unstepped the mast when we got the boat home, and as the PO said , it was easier than you would think.
We bought a 26 in November from the original owner, and in the process of disassembling the interior to replace the bulkheads we found the manual and the sales pamflet. If you want I can e-mail them to you as I have both as PDF's. My son and I stepped and unstepped the mast when we got the boat home, and as the PO said , it was easier than you would think.
Please send it
Wow! quick response, thank you. Yes, please email the .pdf files to me at: 1fp@direcway.com Thanks again, Kim
Wow! quick response, thank you. Yes, please email the .pdf files to me at: 1fp@direcway.com Thanks again, Kim
Oday 26 Manual
How is the bulkhead replacement progressing? Can I get a copy of the manual? cbowers@snet.net Thanks
How is the bulkhead replacement progressing? Can I get a copy of the manual? cbowers@snet.net Thanks
Oday Manuals
If it's not too much trouble could you e-mail me the manual and brochure, I've been looking for any literature. Thanks. ultimax144@netzero.com
If it's not too much trouble could you e-mail me the manual and brochure, I've been looking for any literature. Thanks. ultimax144@netzero.com
26 oday
Great boat I have a 26ftr. 1985 anniversary edition and truly enjoy it . I have only unstepped the mat once and had 3 people there to work it down ,we also had the use of the ramp at our floating dock and low tide in our favor. I had never attempted this before on this size boat but I did own an oday daysailor before this and would step and unstep that with ease with the help of my wife.The smaller the boat the lighter the mast naturally but I do not believe that my partner nor I wish to try it again . Sometimes the job is best left to the pros, my feeling is that for the 2x a year that it is done I would rather not hurt myself or damage the boat, rigging or the mast. Do not get me wrong I do most everything with my partner ,Linda, and we seem to be doing fine so far.Enjoy your new boat and use the forum for input, check the archives as well.
Great boat I have a 26ftr. 1985 anniversary edition and truly enjoy it . I have only unstepped the mat once and had 3 people there to work it down ,we also had the use of the ramp at our floating dock and low tide in our favor. I had never attempted this before on this size boat but I did own an oday daysailor before this and would step and unstep that with ease with the help of my wife.The smaller the boat the lighter the mast naturally but I do not believe that my partner nor I wish to try it again . Sometimes the job is best left to the pros, my feeling is that for the 2x a year that it is done I would rather not hurt myself or damage the boat, rigging or the mast. Do not get me wrong I do most everything with my partner ,Linda, and we seem to be doing fine so far.Enjoy your new boat and use the forum for input, check the archives as well.
manuals for 26 ftr.
I would also like to have a copy of the manuals and any other info you mght have on this boat. yakman49@msn.com
I would also like to have a copy of the manuals and any other info you mght have on this boat. yakman49@msn.com
O'Day 26 manual
I would be more than happy to send the manual to anyone who wants one. I may wait another day or so to see if there are any more requests and then do a mass mailing. The file size is fairly big and I am still in the days of dial up, so it will take some time for me to send. Will probably send Monday nite. Charles, things are progressing well, the interior is out, the fabric is off. I have the plywood and hull liner fabric, but haven't cut the new ones out yet. That will happen soon though so everything is ready to go when it warms up enough to work with contact cement and fiberglass. All the interior teak has been cleaned and refinished and ready to go back in. I do have a question for you about the fabric. Were you able to get the fabric up between the hull and deck the way the original was or did you just trim along the deck? Also did you put the contact cement on in sections or the whole piece at once? We are still hoping to splash in May, but time will tell. Rick
I would be more than happy to send the manual to anyone who wants one. I may wait another day or so to see if there are any more requests and then do a mass mailing. The file size is fairly big and I am still in the days of dial up, so it will take some time for me to send. Will probably send Monday nite. Charles, things are progressing well, the interior is out, the fabric is off. I have the plywood and hull liner fabric, but haven't cut the new ones out yet. That will happen soon though so everything is ready to go when it warms up enough to work with contact cement and fiberglass. All the interior teak has been cleaned and refinished and ready to go back in. I do have a question for you about the fabric. Were you able to get the fabric up between the hull and deck the way the original was or did you just trim along the deck? Also did you put the contact cement on in sections or the whole piece at once? We are still hoping to splash in May, but time will tell. Rick
bulkheads need replacing
IM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULKHEAD DUE TO A LEAK IN THE CHAINPLATES... ID LOVE TO HAVE A MANUAL IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY SEND ONE.. THANKS SO MUCH badge06@suscom.net
IM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULKHEAD DUE TO A LEAK IN THE CHAINPLATES... ID LOVE TO HAVE A MANUAL IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY SEND ONE.. THANKS SO MUCH badge06@suscom.net
Mast stepping
I rigged a system to use the boom as a gin pole, and am able to raise and lower the mast on my 26 single handed. Basically, I rig lines to hold the boom in place, rig a topping lift from mast to boom, and use a handy billy from the boom to chain plates affized to the transom to rais and lower the mast.
I rigged a system to use the boom as a gin pole, and am able to raise and lower the mast on my 26 single handed. Basically, I rig lines to hold the boom in place, rig a topping lift from mast to boom, and use a handy billy from the boom to chain plates affized to the transom to rais and lower the mast.
Hull Liner
I have not installed the hull liner aft of the chainplate bulheads yet. As far as the forward section I was able to get the old liner out in one piece (per side that is) and use it as a template. I sprayed large sections of the hull and worked the fabric a couple of square feet at a time. I have had no problems with the liner pulling back. I was able to push the liner up between the and the deck with out any issues.
I have not installed the hull liner aft of the chainplate bulheads yet. As far as the forward section I was able to get the old liner out in one piece (per side that is) and use it as a template. I sprayed large sections of the hull and worked the fabric a couple of square feet at a time. I have had no problems with the liner pulling back. I was able to push the liner up between the and the deck with out any issues.
26 Manual Request
Rick - Appleman I would also appreciate receiving a manual for my 26. I stepped the mast one time with the boat in the water, wave action made things a little unstable. I now have the boat lifted off the trailer and step the mast at the same time. Much safer for crew & boat. I have one of the few 26's located in the northwest. Mine is an inboard and a fantastic boat for the San Juan Islands protected, light air sailing. Herb <wave@rockisland.com>
Rick - Appleman I would also appreciate receiving a manual for my 26. I stepped the mast one time with the boat in the water, wave action made things a little unstable. I now have the boat lifted off the trailer and step the mast at the same time. Much safer for crew & boat. I have one of the few 26's located in the northwest. Mine is an inboard and a fantastic boat for the San Juan Islands protected, light air sailing. Herb <wave@rockisland.com>
Original Question
Everyone, thanks for sending information. I'm still confused about the mast raising on my 26. Does the mast raise from the bow up, or stern? The boat I just bought has a CDI furler and if it raises from the bow, this might pose a problem for raising/lowering. Any info on this specific topic is very appreciated.
Everyone, thanks for sending information. I'm still confused about the mast raising on my 26. Does the mast raise from the bow up, or stern? The boat I just bought has a CDI furler and if it raises from the bow, this might pose a problem for raising/lowering. Any info on this specific topic is very appreciated.
26 mast raising
I can't help much. my 25 can be raised from bow or stern. I just bought it and will practice in driveway in a few weeks. I will step mine from the stern using a crutch on the pintels to support it initially. I can't imagine that the furler would cause a problem if raising from the bow. you would have to pin it at some point to keep the mast from going overcenter of course. I have found not all responsed get answered here as they do on other non'Oday forums. Maybe it's the number of owners, I don't know. good luck. gene
I can't help much. my 25 can be raised from bow or stern. I just bought it and will practice in driveway in a few weeks. I will step mine from the stern using a crutch on the pintels to support it initially. I can't imagine that the furler would cause a problem if raising from the bow. you would have to pin it at some point to keep the mast from going overcenter of course. I have found not all responsed get answered here as they do on other non'Oday forums. Maybe it's the number of owners, I don't know. good luck. gene
26 mast raising - no problem
Hi Kim I appologize for the blind contact. I was reviewing the recent questions in the Oday owners chat room. I wanted to let you know that getting your mast up or down is really easy with a few tools and alittle confidence that comes from practice. I used to do this as a good samaritan around my local marina in the spring and fall for many, many boats of all makes and sizes. I even talked a couple new to sailing (that bought an Oday 240 from me and transported it down to washington DC) through the process over a cell phone. You will need some special tools to assist you. Have no fear... a lack of some tools can be compensated for by using more bodies on board to assist your undertaking. A mast crutch, two 20' to 30' lines, and a block and tackle system (3 to 1 minimum, 4 to 1 better, 6 to 1 even better.) This block and tackle should have a cam cleat system attached to one of the blocks!!! Look around your boat...The block and tackle system sounds alot like the boom vang on many boats! Every boat will have the lengths of line laying around somewhere! The crutch can be replaced by extra helpers, or someone in your marina may have a MAST UP" crutch" to loan you if you ask, or you can build one real cheaply. My system uses a (6 to 1) main sheet block with snap shackles attached to each block from a catamaran. (You can also use the boom vang from the 272LE if it’s large enough.) Some people use a 2X4 A-FRAME. I made a 2X4 vertical elevation post with a single keel roller mounted on the top. Two ten foot 2X4’s held together by aluminum straps can slide vertically and be held in place by a carriage bolt that runs through both boards in predrilled holes, and elevates from 10’ to 16 or 17'. This elevation seems to make raising the mast easier since your most of the way there to beating the leverage problem. This rig can be secured by placement into the scupper well at the rear of the cockpit and running rope from the rig to the cleats on both stern quarters and from the rig to the stern pulpit. Run this rope at two levels to keep it from kicking out while the mast is resting on the roller overhead. Attach the block with cam cleat to the bow stem fitting and the other block the bottom of the furling unit. If the rope is long enough it can be run outside the bow pulpit and back to the primary winch, if not the cams on the block are great security to allow one person to either pull the rig up or lower it down carefully. All that’s left is to set the upper part of the mast in the roller atop the 2X4 rig and push from the mast base so that the mast rolls out over the roller until the bottom of the mast is located above the mast tabernacle and push the pins into the appropriate slot to secure the mast for raising. Now pull or winch up while a 2nd person simply acts to steady the masts side to side motion. When it’s up, use the jib halyard to reattach the block system disconnected from the furler bottom. This will give you the leverage to pull the mast forward enough to set the clevis pin under the furler to the bow tack. This may be the simplified short version, but it demonstrates the major points. I can set up a boat and raise the mast in about an hour with just alittle help from a boat owner. You may take longer, but believe me it's easy and you will get faster with practice. I’m sure you know enough to have the back stay and shrouds (port and starboard) secured before attempting a mast raising. I only mention this because every year I either hear of or witness someone who forgets the basics and the inevitable accident occurs. Caution and adherence to the check list philosophy utilized by submariners and pilots is my creedos. Good luck later this spring. Call me if you have any questions. Scott Schell David Scott Schell 724.368.3480 telephone 724.316.9150 cell dschell@zoominternet.net
Hi Kim I appologize for the blind contact. I was reviewing the recent questions in the Oday owners chat room. I wanted to let you know that getting your mast up or down is really easy with a few tools and alittle confidence that comes from practice. I used to do this as a good samaritan around my local marina in the spring and fall for many, many boats of all makes and sizes. I even talked a couple new to sailing (that bought an Oday 240 from me and transported it down to washington DC) through the process over a cell phone. You will need some special tools to assist you. Have no fear... a lack of some tools can be compensated for by using more bodies on board to assist your undertaking. A mast crutch, two 20' to 30' lines, and a block and tackle system (3 to 1 minimum, 4 to 1 better, 6 to 1 even better.) This block and tackle should have a cam cleat system attached to one of the blocks!!! Look around your boat...The block and tackle system sounds alot like the boom vang on many boats! Every boat will have the lengths of line laying around somewhere! The crutch can be replaced by extra helpers, or someone in your marina may have a MAST UP" crutch" to loan you if you ask, or you can build one real cheaply. My system uses a (6 to 1) main sheet block with snap shackles attached to each block from a catamaran. (You can also use the boom vang from the 272LE if it’s large enough.) Some people use a 2X4 A-FRAME. I made a 2X4 vertical elevation post with a single keel roller mounted on the top. Two ten foot 2X4’s held together by aluminum straps can slide vertically and be held in place by a carriage bolt that runs through both boards in predrilled holes, and elevates from 10’ to 16 or 17'. This elevation seems to make raising the mast easier since your most of the way there to beating the leverage problem. This rig can be secured by placement into the scupper well at the rear of the cockpit and running rope from the rig to the cleats on both stern quarters and from the rig to the stern pulpit. Run this rope at two levels to keep it from kicking out while the mast is resting on the roller overhead. Attach the block with cam cleat to the bow stem fitting and the other block the bottom of the furling unit. If the rope is long enough it can be run outside the bow pulpit and back to the primary winch, if not the cams on the block are great security to allow one person to either pull the rig up or lower it down carefully. All that’s left is to set the upper part of the mast in the roller atop the 2X4 rig and push from the mast base so that the mast rolls out over the roller until the bottom of the mast is located above the mast tabernacle and push the pins into the appropriate slot to secure the mast for raising. Now pull or winch up while a 2nd person simply acts to steady the masts side to side motion. When it’s up, use the jib halyard to reattach the block system disconnected from the furler bottom. This will give you the leverage to pull the mast forward enough to set the clevis pin under the furler to the bow tack. This may be the simplified short version, but it demonstrates the major points. I can set up a boat and raise the mast in about an hour with just alittle help from a boat owner. You may take longer, but believe me it's easy and you will get faster with practice. I’m sure you know enough to have the back stay and shrouds (port and starboard) secured before attempting a mast raising. I only mention this because every year I either hear of or witness someone who forgets the basics and the inevitable accident occurs. Caution and adherence to the check list philosophy utilized by submariners and pilots is my creedos. Good luck later this spring. Call me if you have any questions. Scott Schell David Scott Schell 724.368.3480 telephone 724.316.9150 cell dschell@zoominternet.net
26 mast raising - no problem
Hi Kim I appologize for the blind contact. I was reviewing the recent questions in the Oday owners chat room. I wanted to let you know that getting your mast up or down is really easy with a few tools and alittle confidence that comes from practice. I used to do this as a good samaritan around my local marina in the spring and fall for many, many boats of all makes and sizes. I even talked a couple new to sailing (that bought an Oday 240 from me and transported it down to washington DC) through the process over a cell phone. You will need some special tools to assist you. Have no fear... a lack of some tools can be compensated for by using more bodies on board to assist your undertaking. A mast crutch, two 20' to 30' lines, and a block and tackle system (3 to 1 minimum, 4 to 1 better, 6 to 1 even better.) This block and tackle should have a cam cleat system attached to one of the blocks!!! Look around your boat...The block and tackle system sounds alot like the boom vang on many boats! Every boat will have the lengths of line laying around somewhere! The crutch can be replaced by extra helpers, or someone in your marina may have a MAST UP" crutch" to loan you if you ask, or you can build one real cheaply. My system uses a (6 to 1) main sheet block with snap shackles attached to each block from a catamaran. (You can also use the boom vang from the 272LE if it’s large enough.) Some people use a 2X4 A-FRAME. I made a 2X4 vertical elevation post with a single keel roller mounted on the top. Two ten foot 2X4’s held together by aluminum straps can slide vertically and be held in place by a carriage bolt that runs through both boards in predrilled holes, and elevates from 10’ to 16 or 17'. This elevation seems to make raising the mast easier since your most of the way there to beating the leverage problem. This rig can be secured by placement into the scupper well at the rear of the cockpit and running rope from the rig to the cleats on both stern quarters and from the rig to the stern pulpit. Run this rope at two levels to keep it from kicking out while the mast is resting on the roller overhead. Attach the block with cam cleat to the bow stem fitting and the other block the bottom of the furling unit. If the rope is long enough it can be run outside the bow pulpit and back to the primary winch, if not the cams on the block are great security to allow one person to either pull the rig up or lower it down carefully. All that’s left is to set the upper part of the mast in the roller atop the 2X4 rig and push from the mast base so that the mast rolls out over the roller until the bottom of the mast is located above the mast tabernacle and push the pins into the appropriate slot to secure the mast for raising. Now pull or winch up while a 2nd person simply acts to steady the masts side to side motion. When it’s up, use the jib halyard to reattach the block system disconnected from the furler bottom. This will give you the leverage to pull the mast forward enough to set the clevis pin under the furler to the bow tack. This may be the simplified short version, but it demonstrates the major points. I can set up a boat and raise the mast in about an hour with just alittle help from a boat owner. You may take longer, but believe me it's easy and you will get faster with practice. I’m sure you know enough to have the back stay and shrouds (port and starboard) secured before attempting a mast raising. I only mention this because every year I either hear of or witness someone who forgets the basics and the inevitable accident occurs. Caution and adherence to the check list philosophy utilized by submariners and pilots is my creedos. Good luck later this spring. Call or e-mail me if you have any questions. Scott Schell David Scott Schell 724.316.9150 cell dschell@zoominternet.net
Hi Kim I appologize for the blind contact. I was reviewing the recent questions in the Oday owners chat room. I wanted to let you know that getting your mast up or down is really easy with a few tools and alittle confidence that comes from practice. I used to do this as a good samaritan around my local marina in the spring and fall for many, many boats of all makes and sizes. I even talked a couple new to sailing (that bought an Oday 240 from me and transported it down to washington DC) through the process over a cell phone. You will need some special tools to assist you. Have no fear... a lack of some tools can be compensated for by using more bodies on board to assist your undertaking. A mast crutch, two 20' to 30' lines, and a block and tackle system (3 to 1 minimum, 4 to 1 better, 6 to 1 even better.) This block and tackle should have a cam cleat system attached to one of the blocks!!! Look around your boat...The block and tackle system sounds alot like the boom vang on many boats! Every boat will have the lengths of line laying around somewhere! The crutch can be replaced by extra helpers, or someone in your marina may have a MAST UP" crutch" to loan you if you ask, or you can build one real cheaply. My system uses a (6 to 1) main sheet block with snap shackles attached to each block from a catamaran. (You can also use the boom vang from the 272LE if it’s large enough.) Some people use a 2X4 A-FRAME. I made a 2X4 vertical elevation post with a single keel roller mounted on the top. Two ten foot 2X4’s held together by aluminum straps can slide vertically and be held in place by a carriage bolt that runs through both boards in predrilled holes, and elevates from 10’ to 16 or 17'. This elevation seems to make raising the mast easier since your most of the way there to beating the leverage problem. This rig can be secured by placement into the scupper well at the rear of the cockpit and running rope from the rig to the cleats on both stern quarters and from the rig to the stern pulpit. Run this rope at two levels to keep it from kicking out while the mast is resting on the roller overhead. Attach the block with cam cleat to the bow stem fitting and the other block the bottom of the furling unit. If the rope is long enough it can be run outside the bow pulpit and back to the primary winch, if not the cams on the block are great security to allow one person to either pull the rig up or lower it down carefully. All that’s left is to set the upper part of the mast in the roller atop the 2X4 rig and push from the mast base so that the mast rolls out over the roller until the bottom of the mast is located above the mast tabernacle and push the pins into the appropriate slot to secure the mast for raising. Now pull or winch up while a 2nd person simply acts to steady the masts side to side motion. When it’s up, use the jib halyard to reattach the block system disconnected from the furler bottom. This will give you the leverage to pull the mast forward enough to set the clevis pin under the furler to the bow tack. This may be the simplified short version, but it demonstrates the major points. I can set up a boat and raise the mast in about an hour with just alittle help from a boat owner. You may take longer, but believe me it's easy and you will get faster with practice. I’m sure you know enough to have the back stay and shrouds (port and starboard) secured before attempting a mast raising. I only mention this because every year I either hear of or witness someone who forgets the basics and the inevitable accident occurs. Caution and adherence to the check list philosophy utilized by submariners and pilots is my creedos. Good luck later this spring. Call or e-mail me if you have any questions. Scott Schell David Scott Schell 724.316.9150 cell dschell@zoominternet.net
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