Can anyone help? I have an o'day 22 built in 74 and the boat came with a shade tarp. I can't figure out how it is put up? It has poles but there doesn't seem to be and placement portals and does it go over the boom. If anyone has a shade screen and could enlighten me, it would be helpful. Thanks
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Justin - O'day Owners' Web
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Bob - There are so many different designs for canvass out there that its hard to tell you what to do. Most design do go over the boom, however, with poles relatively horizontal. Some simply have lines from the corner at that point. Does that make sense with what you have? Justin - O'day Owners' Web
Bob - There are so many different designs for canvass out there that its hard to tell you what to do. Most design do go over the boom, however, with poles relatively horizontal. Some simply have lines from the corner at that point. Does that make sense with what you have? Justin - O'day Owners' Web
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Stu Timm
Cockpit Shade
Hi Bob, You probably have an "aftermarket" sunshade. I do not think O'Day offered such a device as a factory option. It was probably a custom-made tarp. The tarp should have grommets or eyes in the corners to tie a support pole into. Otherwise the tarp will just fold over the boom like a tent, and give no view out the sides. The poles are meant probably to hold out the flanges of the tarp to create a near flat "roof" over the cockpit. The ends of the poles might have hardware allowing them to be tied or connected to the gromments on the tarp. If this is so, you could fold the tarp over the boom, then fasten the poles to the croners of the tarp, side to side on the tarp, not front to back (perpendicular to the boat's centerline). Then tie the ends of the poles (at each corner of the tarp down to the nearest cleat, stantion or whatever to stabilise the rig on the boom. If you tighten it down a bit, I reckon the tarp should not slide around on the boom too much, but I have no actual experience with that approach. I plan to have something made for either this year or next but utilizing a line run from eyes on the mast (above the boom) to a point somewhere on the backstay wire, thereby extending the coverage over the cockpit by a foot. I'll let you know if it works. By the way, I'm in Centerport, with a 1979 O'Day 22. Are you in the water yet? Are you out of NPYC or CPYC? I'm usually in the Bay on weekends if not on the hook off Ashroken Beach either ralaxing or dabbling with a fishing pole. I hope to see you out there! regards, Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB
Hi Bob, You probably have an "aftermarket" sunshade. I do not think O'Day offered such a device as a factory option. It was probably a custom-made tarp. The tarp should have grommets or eyes in the corners to tie a support pole into. Otherwise the tarp will just fold over the boom like a tent, and give no view out the sides. The poles are meant probably to hold out the flanges of the tarp to create a near flat "roof" over the cockpit. The ends of the poles might have hardware allowing them to be tied or connected to the gromments on the tarp. If this is so, you could fold the tarp over the boom, then fasten the poles to the croners of the tarp, side to side on the tarp, not front to back (perpendicular to the boat's centerline). Then tie the ends of the poles (at each corner of the tarp down to the nearest cleat, stantion or whatever to stabilise the rig on the boom. If you tighten it down a bit, I reckon the tarp should not slide around on the boom too much, but I have no actual experience with that approach. I plan to have something made for either this year or next but utilizing a line run from eyes on the mast (above the boom) to a point somewhere on the backstay wire, thereby extending the coverage over the cockpit by a foot. I'll let you know if it works. By the way, I'm in Centerport, with a 1979 O'Day 22. Are you in the water yet? Are you out of NPYC or CPYC? I'm usually in the Bay on weekends if not on the hook off Ashroken Beach either ralaxing or dabbling with a fishing pole. I hope to see you out there! regards, Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB
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Stu Timm
Sunshade Solution
I came up with a solution for my 22 footer last weekend and tested it on July 14th in light to moderate breezes. I started with a 8' by 6' canvas tarp from West Marine, about $25.00. The tarp is 10.5 oz. canvas and has brass grommets at all corners and mid points. I bought some lengths of mahogany decking material (4" by 1") that I ripped in half with a circular saw and cut to approximately 5'-6" in length. So I ended up with (2) five and a half foot long one by two's. Those with table saws and good straight ripping fences can achieve better results than my efforts did with a hand held circular saw. I sanded down the edges and screwed eye-bolts of stainless steel into each end being careful to pre-drill so as to not split the wood. Mahogany can be very fiberous material and tends to split. I finished the two members with about 6 to 7 coats of clear urethane, sanding between each coat lightly with a 400 grit black sandpaper. I made sure to urethane the ends of the wood to seal them. I affixed stainless snap shackles to each corner of the tarp ($5.00 each from the local hardware store!). I then tied small slines to each corner of the tarp as well as tie-downs. When I set up the tarp on the boat, I did not rig it over the boom, but rather elevated it a bit to allow access to the foredeck. I oriented the tarp so that the long dimension ran along the boom, and the short dimension ran side to side. I connected the main haylard to the middle grommet on the short side of the tarp and pulled it up a tad. On the aft end of the tarp, I tied a small line from the middle grommet of the AFT part of the tarp to the backstay, just above the mainsheet wire connection. I now had the tarp pinned at either end, drooping over the boom like a fallen pup tent. I rigged the mahogany standoffs ( 1 by 2's) and took the snap shackles on the corners of the tarp and connected them to the eyebolts on the standoffs. The standoffs were oriented side to side on the boat, one forward, one aft. I then tied the corners down to the nearest cleat, lifeline, stantion, whatever suits you, to level the tarp. The first time I rigged it it took about 10 minutes, but with some adjustments and practice, that will decrease in time. When it was time to go in, the tarp rolls up on the standoffs like a old stretcher and stows away as a 5'-6" long by 4 inch diameter canvas and wood affair. The boat is operable with the tarp up on headsail (working jib) or motor only. The tarp offers good coverage to the forward half of the cockpit and the entire conpainionway as well. Lowering it to the boom will help in rainy situations (which I have not tested yet!). The standoffs must be placed over the boom in the high setting, not under. The 5'-6" long standoffs will pull the tarp pretty tight so I recommend trying a 5 foot standoff or 5'-3" perhaps. That'll just make the tarp more angular, instead of flat and level. I'll try to get snapshots of the rig on the site soon. And if anyone's in Northport Bay on a weekend afternoon, look for me around Ashroken Beach, my favorite "hangout". Happy sailing all. Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1079 22' O'day centerboard Centerport, Long Island
I came up with a solution for my 22 footer last weekend and tested it on July 14th in light to moderate breezes. I started with a 8' by 6' canvas tarp from West Marine, about $25.00. The tarp is 10.5 oz. canvas and has brass grommets at all corners and mid points. I bought some lengths of mahogany decking material (4" by 1") that I ripped in half with a circular saw and cut to approximately 5'-6" in length. So I ended up with (2) five and a half foot long one by two's. Those with table saws and good straight ripping fences can achieve better results than my efforts did with a hand held circular saw. I sanded down the edges and screwed eye-bolts of stainless steel into each end being careful to pre-drill so as to not split the wood. Mahogany can be very fiberous material and tends to split. I finished the two members with about 6 to 7 coats of clear urethane, sanding between each coat lightly with a 400 grit black sandpaper. I made sure to urethane the ends of the wood to seal them. I affixed stainless snap shackles to each corner of the tarp ($5.00 each from the local hardware store!). I then tied small slines to each corner of the tarp as well as tie-downs. When I set up the tarp on the boat, I did not rig it over the boom, but rather elevated it a bit to allow access to the foredeck. I oriented the tarp so that the long dimension ran along the boom, and the short dimension ran side to side. I connected the main haylard to the middle grommet on the short side of the tarp and pulled it up a tad. On the aft end of the tarp, I tied a small line from the middle grommet of the AFT part of the tarp to the backstay, just above the mainsheet wire connection. I now had the tarp pinned at either end, drooping over the boom like a fallen pup tent. I rigged the mahogany standoffs ( 1 by 2's) and took the snap shackles on the corners of the tarp and connected them to the eyebolts on the standoffs. The standoffs were oriented side to side on the boat, one forward, one aft. I then tied the corners down to the nearest cleat, lifeline, stantion, whatever suits you, to level the tarp. The first time I rigged it it took about 10 minutes, but with some adjustments and practice, that will decrease in time. When it was time to go in, the tarp rolls up on the standoffs like a old stretcher and stows away as a 5'-6" long by 4 inch diameter canvas and wood affair. The boat is operable with the tarp up on headsail (working jib) or motor only. The tarp offers good coverage to the forward half of the cockpit and the entire conpainionway as well. Lowering it to the boom will help in rainy situations (which I have not tested yet!). The standoffs must be placed over the boom in the high setting, not under. The 5'-6" long standoffs will pull the tarp pretty tight so I recommend trying a 5 foot standoff or 5'-3" perhaps. That'll just make the tarp more angular, instead of flat and level. I'll try to get snapshots of the rig on the site soon. And if anyone's in Northport Bay on a weekend afternoon, look for me around Ashroken Beach, my favorite "hangout". Happy sailing all. Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1079 22' O'day centerboard Centerport, Long Island
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