Possible deal on oday 28

[the_alpine]

Saw this in the local craigslist. Bummer for the seller, but maybe a deal for someone who can lowball and make the repairs:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/boa/4738494505.html

 

[Picflight]

Made me think, if I buy this boat, fix it, then I get to sail it south via the Panama Canal to bring it home. That can be a fun first trip.

 

[SailingCal21]

Sorry to hear your troubles. Makes me wonder how fast the tow-boat was going?

Note to self, when being towed tie off to the mast.

 

[DHaranSailor]

Ouch. Feel sorry for the guy who posted that. Right to the feels.

 

[Sunbird22358]

Sorry to hear your troubles. Makes me wonder how fast the tow-boat was going?

Note to self, when being towed tie off to the mast.

ONLY if the mast is keel-stepped! If the boat has a deck-stepped mast the mast step could be ripped off the deck (or if the towline slipped up the mast a bit..... bye-bye mast).
Another good (and with a deck-stepped mast, much better) attachment point for towing a sailboat would be a bridle from the two jibsheet winches forward along the deck and use the bow cleats as "chocks". Could also use this idea to tow off the stern if you lead the bridle aft.

For a vessel HARD aground, the best idea is usually to wrap a line or strap completely around the boat's hull and tied off by short lines to hold it in place along the sides. That puts much less strain on hardware, since the force is all on the hull.

Might have been better for this boat to have just waited for high tide ,unless exposed to waves.

 

[tcwaltz]

I would say the the cleat strength is my biggest disappointment with the oday. I have slot of stress fractures in the gel coat. When I was up under the bsck area. The glass isn't that thick and the backing plate is a 2" metal disk. Already contemplating making a 4" fiberglass backing plate to epoxy in from below with a bigger metal plate. Front isn't any better

 

[Jackdaw]

I would say the the cleat strength is my biggest disappointment with the oday.

I would say that ANY deck penetration is a potential disappointment on an O'day. Not sure why, decent boats otherwise but they never got that bit sorted. Stanchions, pulpits, cleats, chain-plates, mast tabernacles, I've seen them ALL pulled up and out. Often under-built, and they seem to always get wet. Then out them come. Many times more that all other brands put together.

Love the Oday 28 but this is a chronic brand issue.

To the dude on CL, insurance would have helped. A lot.