Prepping "no hurry" for getting wet next week, and one thing that has bothered me since getting the 23 was that the screws holding the gudgeons never seemed tight.
I had the use of 12 year old who was not eager nor willing to climb into the bowels of the O'day. But went anyway.
Removed and re bedded the three screws, all good for another 37 years now that there are big washers on the back side, non before.
So I had her loo up and the rear chain plate for the backstay, not only is there no backing plate there are no washers either!!
No way for her to get an arm with a wrench up there, just no way.
I assume it was bolted in before the tub was dropped in.
It needs a backing plate, the screws are lose and the transom is getting on in years.
I'm going to cut an access "hatch" from the cockpit just below the tiller, I need a clean "factory look" way of covering after, any ideas? needs to be completely weather proof.
I had the use of 12 year old who was not eager nor willing to climb into the bowels of the O'day. But went anyway.
Removed and re bedded the three screws, all good for another 37 years now that there are big washers on the back side, non before.
So I had her loo up and the rear chain plate for the backstay, not only is there no backing plate there are no washers either!!
No way for her to get an arm with a wrench up there, just no way.
I assume it was bolted in before the tub was dropped in.
It needs a backing plate, the screws are lose and the transom is getting on in years.
I'm going to cut an access "hatch" from the cockpit just below the tiller, I need a clean "factory look" way of covering after, any ideas? needs to be completely weather proof.