My name is Josh Ayers, My wife and I just recently purchased a 1983 O'day 39 in San Diego CA.
The reason for this post is fairly generic. I want to learn all I can about this model of boat. Outlets for parts and service either local or requiring shipping, General discussion about experiences with these boats from current and previous owners. Sail combinations that worked best for individual uses. Really very broad topics. I just would like to hear any and all things related to the O'Day 39.
You can see from my profile I know very little about sailing. I have researched it a lot thru books and online but I really havent found much about the 39. There is a lot of info on O'day in general and while very interesting I would like to narow the field to the 39 in particular. I realize that any information spoken about on here will be based partly on opinions. Opinions are based on experience and experience is key so please feel free to share your experiences.
Just a bit about me so you can get an accurate feel about my experience... or lack there of.
I have been an underground miner for the last 20 years. I have worked in 21 different mines across the U.S.A. The ability to travel for work has encouraged me and taught me that the world can be a scary place but worth looking around. 7 years ago my wife and I decided we want to get out of the debt we had aquired and buy a boat. Well we are very close to accomplishing that now. We have sold our home, bought a boat and finishing off the last of the pesky bills. Our youngest child will graduate in 3 years so we are going to stick it out until then. That will give us time to put some savings away and learn to sail. While we are waiting the next few years we are also modifying the boat and making it safe for offshore sailing. It has taken a long time to get here and we have a little while left to go. When we do finally push off we will only be in our mid to late fourties.
We have owned power boats our entire boating career so we are not completely new to boating but sailing is a new endevour. We have taken the boat out once already and were successful getting it back to the slip. Spent the entire day saling off the coast of San Diego tacking north along the coast. In the afternoon we turned around and headed back south to San Diego harbor. I figured we sailed about 26 nm. not far for a sailor that has a clue but quite the accomplisment for a couple that only watched from the shore until then.
At anyrate I look forward to hearing from somebody or everybody.
Thanks and have a great day!!,
Josh
The reason for this post is fairly generic. I want to learn all I can about this model of boat. Outlets for parts and service either local or requiring shipping, General discussion about experiences with these boats from current and previous owners. Sail combinations that worked best for individual uses. Really very broad topics. I just would like to hear any and all things related to the O'Day 39.
You can see from my profile I know very little about sailing. I have researched it a lot thru books and online but I really havent found much about the 39. There is a lot of info on O'day in general and while very interesting I would like to narow the field to the 39 in particular. I realize that any information spoken about on here will be based partly on opinions. Opinions are based on experience and experience is key so please feel free to share your experiences.
Just a bit about me so you can get an accurate feel about my experience... or lack there of.
I have been an underground miner for the last 20 years. I have worked in 21 different mines across the U.S.A. The ability to travel for work has encouraged me and taught me that the world can be a scary place but worth looking around. 7 years ago my wife and I decided we want to get out of the debt we had aquired and buy a boat. Well we are very close to accomplishing that now. We have sold our home, bought a boat and finishing off the last of the pesky bills. Our youngest child will graduate in 3 years so we are going to stick it out until then. That will give us time to put some savings away and learn to sail. While we are waiting the next few years we are also modifying the boat and making it safe for offshore sailing. It has taken a long time to get here and we have a little while left to go. When we do finally push off we will only be in our mid to late fourties.
We have owned power boats our entire boating career so we are not completely new to boating but sailing is a new endevour. We have taken the boat out once already and were successful getting it back to the slip. Spent the entire day saling off the coast of San Diego tacking north along the coast. In the afternoon we turned around and headed back south to San Diego harbor. I figured we sailed about 26 nm. not far for a sailor that has a clue but quite the accomplisment for a couple that only watched from the shore until then.
At anyrate I look forward to hearing from somebody or everybody.
Thanks and have a great day!!,
Josh