My keel rope snapped and I was wondering how it attached. Picture would be nice. I think I need to get in water to fix, Right? Boat is in a muddy bayou with no visibility. When rope snapped I think I heard a chain or something lodge up into the pipe. Did they use a chain and if so it's stuck in the pipe. Help, How does this connect?
swing keel broke 25 oday
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D&R Marine sells 5/16" double braid polyester spliced to a stainless steel shackle: http://www.drmarine.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DR80-01 Just so turns out, they sell the same thing for my 192. (probably all the CB O'days.) It is shackled to the trailing edge of the CB, and then up through the trunk.
When I did mine, it was before the old line broke, so I was able to tape the two lines together and run it. I also had the benefit of a lift, so I didn't have to do it under water.
When I did mine, it was before the old line broke, so I was able to tape the two lines together and run it. I also had the benefit of a lift, so I didn't have to do it under water.
Kurtk. O'DAY didn't use any chain in the centerboard pendant, but for a few years they did use a centerboard pendant that was half stainless-steel cable, half dacron rope. There was splice where they joined. Most of those have by now been replaced by all rope (polyester double-braid usually). BrianS has good information and that was basically how all O'DAY K/CB models (26' and under) were rigged (except 1971-75 O'DAY 23 and 1975 O'DAY 25) as far as I've heard and seen. I've added a picture below of the pendant attached to the CB, it is from a 26, but it still shows pretty much the common setup. I'd be a bit concerned about that large thimble and splice shown, it may jam things up, but if it worked for that boat..... still, it looks big to me.
The 1975 model of the 25 had a different setup, with the CB pendant coming up in a pipe in the middle of the cabin and had a crank on that pipe to raise/lower the CB. These too used cable originally with no chain. The pipe was under the table.
Anyway, no chain was used from the factory, but who knows what a previous owner might have done? <GRIN!>
The 1975 model of the 25 had a different setup, with the CB pendant coming up in a pipe in the middle of the cabin and had a crank on that pipe to raise/lower the CB. These too used cable originally with no chain. The pipe was under the table.
Anyway, no chain was used from the factory, but who knows what a previous owner might have done? <GRIN!>
