I recently started sailing an O'day daysailer (17 I think) and realized that I don't know how to right a daysailer. I've sailed dinghies and cats as well as larger keelboats but never a midsized boat with no keel. Is it just a matter of releasing the sails and standing on the centerboard? Does the cabin typically fill and does it drain easily? Are there any tricks that would help. Any help would be appreciated since I don't really want to learn on the lake. Thanks
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Ken Cobb
There is a lot posted about this at the www.boonedocks.net/daysailer/ site, which is a home page for daysailer owners. The long and short of it is, if you have one of the Daysailer I models, unless the cuddy is sealed with water-tight doors, the boat cannot be self rescued when it capsizes. Normally the cuddy fills with water, and the boat turns turtle (all the way upside down). At best you can get it righted, where it can be towed slowly to shallow water. Because the results of a capsize are so drastic on a daysailer, especially if you have a lot of gear stored in the cuddy, it is very important to sail it with the mainsheet in hand (for possible quick release in a gust) and to keep the mainsail reefed in higher winds. The good news is that the daysailer has a soft chine, and is pretty hard to capsize. Most owners I have talked to have never capsized theirs in years of sailing.
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Les
Found this out the hard way
I got blown over by sudden gust Sunday. With my back almost in the water and water running in the cockpit and into the cabin. I Finaly got the Mainsheet loose and up we went. Only damage to my pride and little water in cabin. After that I had mainsheet in hand for possible quick release in a gust. Had a great day after that, wife said she will go again. I don't think 19' would have capsize, the swingkeel stop that from happening. Keep that main sheet in hand. I will. Fair winds Les
I got blown over by sudden gust Sunday. With my back almost in the water and water running in the cockpit and into the cabin. I Finaly got the Mainsheet loose and up we went. Only damage to my pride and little water in cabin. After that I had mainsheet in hand for possible quick release in a gust. Had a great day after that, wife said she will go again. I don't think 19' would have capsize, the swingkeel stop that from happening. Keep that main sheet in hand. I will. Fair winds Les
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sean
righting a daysailor
the trick to righting that boat is to not flip it. i have the same boat and unless you have flotation in the seats it will sink like a stone. the cabin will fill and it will take an hour at least to bail. keeping the boat upright would pose quite a problem so my best advise it to just keep her high into the wind and go easy on the main off the wind one thing hat you do have going for you is that when you broach her the water will flod in from very far aft in the kockpit, this will allow the boat to still be able to point up and you will most likly be able to save it
the trick to righting that boat is to not flip it. i have the same boat and unless you have flotation in the seats it will sink like a stone. the cabin will fill and it will take an hour at least to bail. keeping the boat upright would pose quite a problem so my best advise it to just keep her high into the wind and go easy on the main off the wind one thing hat you do have going for you is that when you broach her the water will flod in from very far aft in the kockpit, this will allow the boat to still be able to point up and you will most likly be able to save it
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hbdement@pdq.net
Rhodes 19 will roll in strong gust
Got caught enjoying the day too long and didn't lower main before squall line arrived. Main then stuck in mast track and couldn't be pulled down. Small outboard useless in such gust. Did go over in 10' water. She did float on two seat and bow air pockets after mast broke. Returned in 1/2 hour with power boat, rolled her back up with power boat, towed her slowly with drain plug out. Was dry by time got to marina. My safety precaution now is to rig anchor from bow but store it in stern so I can drop over side when other methods aren't working. The next time I was caught in gust, anchor went over, boat rounded up and I had a pleasant ride on the hook till blow passed. Much better outcome.
Got caught enjoying the day too long and didn't lower main before squall line arrived. Main then stuck in mast track and couldn't be pulled down. Small outboard useless in such gust. Did go over in 10' water. She did float on two seat and bow air pockets after mast broke. Returned in 1/2 hour with power boat, rolled her back up with power boat, towed her slowly with drain plug out. Was dry by time got to marina. My safety precaution now is to rig anchor from bow but store it in stern so I can drop over side when other methods aren't working. The next time I was caught in gust, anchor went over, boat rounded up and I had a pleasant ride on the hook till blow passed. Much better outcome.
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Steve Deturk
Lessons I learned from a knockdown
Since my DSI was knocked down and turned turtle, I learned not to cleat the mainsheet and I also keep an extra PFD under the transom which in the event of a knockdown,once all crew are OK,I quickly grab the PFD secure it to the mast to prevent turning turtle. I also added some NON EXPANDING foam to the inside of the mast, messy but worth it.I used masking tape on first few inches on OUTSIDE of mast to keep extra foam from sticking.I left end of mast open overnight. If you use the wrong kind of foam, there's always a possible risk of distorting the shape of the mast. I had to remove cap from top of mast to get to that part which meant drilling out rivets. Mast floated in my swimming pool on testing it.
Since my DSI was knocked down and turned turtle, I learned not to cleat the mainsheet and I also keep an extra PFD under the transom which in the event of a knockdown,once all crew are OK,I quickly grab the PFD secure it to the mast to prevent turning turtle. I also added some NON EXPANDING foam to the inside of the mast, messy but worth it.I used masking tape on first few inches on OUTSIDE of mast to keep extra foam from sticking.I left end of mast open overnight. If you use the wrong kind of foam, there's always a possible risk of distorting the shape of the mast. I had to remove cap from top of mast to get to that part which meant drilling out rivets. Mast floated in my swimming pool on testing it.
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