Over the weekend, I bought a small, ill-kempt O'Day sailboat as a summer project for me and my 9 year old son. We can't even ID it by model, for it has only an O'Day plaque with hull and model numbers on it. It is ten feet long, has a 56 inch beam and the sail has a red emblem resembling an S with a duck bill facing out of it. Looking at photos on this site, it appears to be a Widgeon, with a jib and all, but the length is only 10 feet and the sail emblem is not a W.
The hull is sky blue, interior white and turquoise, and I plant to repaint it inside and out. The white sails have no tears but are stained by algae and mold and rust that I could not get out even with a bleach/water solution. Any help with the model ID, the prep and paint process and sail cleaning tips are appreciated. I do have to rebuild the plywood tiller, but all wood parts are there for patterns adn hardware is still attached. There is one of two matching decorative trim pieces missing from the transom, roundish metal pieces that straddle the transom and hide the seam, and each is located located at the edge of the range of travel for the tiller across the transom. Is hardware like that still available for O'Days?
Again: thanks for any help and advice! -- Dan
The hull is sky blue, interior white and turquoise, and I plant to repaint it inside and out. The white sails have no tears but are stained by algae and mold and rust that I could not get out even with a bleach/water solution. Any help with the model ID, the prep and paint process and sail cleaning tips are appreciated. I do have to rebuild the plywood tiller, but all wood parts are there for patterns adn hardware is still attached. There is one of two matching decorative trim pieces missing from the transom, roundish metal pieces that straddle the transom and hide the seam, and each is located located at the edge of the range of travel for the tiller across the transom. Is hardware like that still available for O'Days?
Again: thanks for any help and advice! -- Dan
