O'Day 37 ports

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Kakc

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Sep 17, 2010
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Oday 37 CC Florida
Hi All!
I recently both O'Day 37 CC. Now my beauty wait me in Florida.
In November, after hurricane season, I'm going to Panama, and in April, -ohalla!, - I guess voyage to Europe.
One of the first I planning change all ports. The ports no looking well, some locks broken, the plastic so old. I decided the problem of leaking – gaskets were changed, but I'm not sure than opening ports will not open after first wave))) Would you recommend me ports good fit to old places?
And about forward hatch – somebody have experience to change it for more reliable construction? I fixed the leaking - double rubber pasted, but may be possible to change it to more strong feature?

Sorry my English, It don't my native language )))
 
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rajhnsn

rajhnsn

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Oct 7, 2008
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Oday Oday 35 Chesapeake Bay
There is an Oday 37 cc across from my slip at Sailing Emporium in Rock Hall, Md. He recently changed all of his ports. I'll mention this post to him the next time I see him. We didn't even recognize it as an Oday with the new ports.
 
Peter Brennan

Peter Brennan

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Jun 10, 2004
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Oday 37 World's Fair Marina, Flushing, Queens, NYC
What year is the boat? Earlier models did not have all opening ports. From '82 onward all ports are opening. In my experience, the ports are fitted in oversize cutouts and eventually will leak around the port under the trim ring. The ports must be removed and reinstalled (with new if you like) cleanly. In the older boats the main cabin ports are trapezoidal in shape and can't easily be replaced with rectangular ports, opening or not.
 
rajhnsn

rajhnsn

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Oct 7, 2008
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Oday Oday 35 Chesapeake Bay
Not sure what year it is but the replaced ports are all rectangular with radius corners. The outside are chrome or stainless. I'll try to point the owner to this discussion so he can better explain what he has done.
 
Régis

Régis

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Mar 3, 2008
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Oday 37 Peribonka
Salut, si ta langue maternelle n'est pas l'anglais est-ce le français. J'ai également un 37CC et j'ai changé quelques hublots tout comme les joints de caoutchou des autres. Donc si tu parles français ça serait plus facile pour moi d'échanger avec toi! Bye Régis
 
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Kakc

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Sep 17, 2010
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Oday 37 CC Florida
Peter Brennan said:
What year is the boat? Earlier models did not have all opening ports. From '82 onward all ports are opening. In my experience, the ports are fitted in oversize cutouts and eventually will leak around the port under the trim ring. The ports must be removed and reinstalled (with new if you like) cleanly. In the older boats the main cabin ports are trapezoidal in shape and can't easily be replaced with rectangular ports, opening or not.
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The year '79. The opening ports - 2 in the forward cabin and 4 in the aft cabin. All ports don't leak around. I'm worried only opening ports - the locks are old and could be broken easy.
 
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Kakc

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Sep 17, 2010
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Oday 37 CC Florida
Régis said:
Salut, si ta langue maternelle n'est pas l'anglais est-ce le français. J'ai également un 37CC et j'ai changé quelques hublots tout comme les joints de caoutchou des autres. Donc si tu parles français ça serait plus facile pour moi d'échanger avec toi! Bye Régis
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Sorry, I'm speaking Russian, English and Spanish...
 
RAD

RAD

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Jun 3, 2004
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Catalina 30 Bay Shore, N.Y.
I'd bet there Beckson ports cause thats whats in my 1978 32CC and Replacing was no problem the new ones had different hole locations but that didn't matter, measure top to bottom and side to side and go on the Beckson site for a match up

http://www.beckson.com/ports.html

BTW Regis will correct him self when he realizes his mistake he can and has written english
 
Régis

Régis

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Mar 3, 2008
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Oday 37 Peribonka
Good evening, I can make an effort to speak English but is very bad. I changed some ports and I did not leak. Beckson ports link is good, that's exactly what I bought. It's pretty simple to change and for sealing sikaflex did the job.
 
Phil Herring

Phil Herring

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Mar 25, 1997
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The original ports are almost certainly Grey Enterprises. Becksons have never been used as OEM ports, to my knowledge. They're both plastic and look similar so its easy to get confused.
 
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Richard9563

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Jan 22, 2008
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Oday 37 Fernandina Beach FL
I just replaced my 37CC ports with those from West Marine. They are white and drain better than the originals but look good. The main cabin openings fit fine. The smaller port openings had to be enlarged slightly. The interior seems much brighter.
 
bria46

bria46

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Jan 15, 2011
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Oday 272 Waukegan, IL, Sarasota, FL
FYI - www.pompanette.com/bomar . By the way my O'Day 272 used OEM Ports from Beckson
 
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Winters Dream

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Aug 23, 2005
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Oday 28 Racine WI
I have a 1979 O'Day, although it is only a 28 footer. Even if it were longer, I would not cross Lake Michigan with a boat that old and would never cross the ocean to Europe. O'Days were built to sail the coast, not cross oceans.

Be careful out there!

Bob Lendvay
 
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Kakc

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Sep 17, 2010
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Oday 37 CC Florida
Hi all!
I successfully changed my ports to Beckson. The size fit strike-to-strike, I changed all ports (10) 1 day myself. The part numbers are PO410DWS-20 (opened) PF410-WS-20R (fixed).
Now I'm in Caribbean side of the Panama, relax and enjoy. The sailing from Florida took 2 weeks, Florida - Bahamas - Windward passage– Panama. The boat running well, in the wind 10-15 knots boat speed is 7 knots. The average speed for this trip was 5 knots ( for the night I took 2 reefs on the main and reefing the jib).

Next week I planning to install windlass, I'll post here the results)))

UPD Oh, photos in my Facebook

Photos here
 
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Kakc

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Sep 17, 2010
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Oday 37 CC Florida
Winters Dream said:
I have a 1979 O'Day, although it is only a 28 footer. Even if it were longer, I would not cross Lake Michigan with a boat that old and would never cross the ocean to Europe. O'Days were built to sail the coast, not cross oceans.

Be careful out there!

Bob Lendvay
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After I sailed from Florida to Panama I absolutely sure with my boat. Maximum wind was 30 knots, wave 10-15 feet. Two reefs main, little part of jib – the boat was very stable and run well. Before cross the Atlantic I'll change the stay rigging for be quiet about it.

PS Here is sister ship my boat, several years ago came to Panama from Australia)))
 
eherlihy

eherlihy

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Aug 17, 2010
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Oday 35 Barrington
Kakc said:
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UPD Oh, photos in my Facebook

Photos here
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Please, if possible, post photos somewhere (anywhere) other than Facebook. These forums have a widget for posting photos, and I believe that it works. Many of us are not Facebook users, and therefore cannot see the pix.

Thank you!
 
Régis

Régis

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Mar 3, 2008
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Oday 37 Peribonka
Super Kakc, I hear the rest of your adventure. Your pictures are beautiful and make you dream. Thanks Régis
 
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