O'Day 30

[blt2ski]

$900 for basic bottom work is about right, that is what I typically have paid for my 30' boat.

Enjoy her, I have done what you have done overall, ie bought a used boat, new cushions, re varnish interior, etc. Takes about 2-3 yrs unless you spend the money right now and have someone do it for you. The 2-3 yrs seems to be ave time from talking with other folks, along with what it took me. And even then, depending upon what you want in the end, as you realize you would like something to be this way vs that way.........you'll be upgrading toying, changing etc for how ever long you have the boat.

I would also not be suprised if the CB could be put back in etc.

Marty

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

I'd keep the two units separate. First, if the single unit fails, you're out two navigation instruments—the GPS and the depthsounder. Second, the screen on the smaller units really can't accommodate both the GPS chart plotting function and the the fishfinding function at the same time.

That's a good point I wasn't thinking of.
I'll just have to figure out where to put them.
But first things first... Let's hope the survey goes well..

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by blt2ski

$900 for basic bottom work is about right, that is what I typically have paid for my 30' boat.

Enjoy her, I have done what you have done overall, ie bought a used boat, new cushions, re varnish interior, etc. Takes about 2-3 yrs unless you spend the money right now and have someone do it for you. The 2-3 yrs seems to be ave time from talking with other folks, along with what it took me. And even then, depending upon what you want in the end, as you realize you would like something to be this way vs that way.........you'll be upgrading toying, changing etc for how ever long you have the boat.

I would also not be suprised if the CB could be put back in etc.

Marty

I agree on the time thing. I am looking forward to chipping away at it.
As long as the boat is in good shape, the rest can wait a bit.

I will find out more about the CB when they haul it out.

[JSailer]

Well,
I am now a proud owner of a sailboat
The survey went well, a few things here and there and the seller met me half way so I believe (and others too) that the price was very right.
I just got the bottom paint done and we should have it back at the dock tomorrow.
Of course, the day after buying the boat I had shoulder surgery and really won't be able to sail the boat for the next couple of months... But at least I can go and "work" on it a bit.

As far as the things to get done...
The "knee" at the bottom of the internal chainplate is slightly loose and needs to be cleaned up and re-bonded to the hull.
The aft bulkhead by the nav table also needs replaced and rebonded.
I have a great guy doing the fiberglass work as soon as we get it back to the dock.

I need an engine alarm (low oil pressure) as the current one is not working/missing.

The head pump handle is leaking, probably needs new seal.
Raw water pump needs a new gasket.

Most of this is probably due to the boat not having been used much in the last year since the owner passed away.

The electric bilge pump does not have a float/auto function so I will probably just put in a new one (once I figured how to get the old one out since the access hole is about the size of the pump! I have been advised to cut out a bigger opening and put in a larger access trap).

The internal Halon fire extinghisher need to be inspected (any idea or advice, cost, etc.?)

Everything else is cosmetic. Cushions, cabin brightwork, wall covering and will be handled by the lady in the house

Lazyjacks (or MackPack) is on my wish list but will probably have to wait a bit. I know I can put in lazyjacks for not much $$$ but the Mackpack would ultimately be my wish and a lot more $$$.

I am completely thrilled with it. I have been waiting for a very long time to finally get my own boat.
Now I just my shoulder to heal so I can actually sail it!

Please keep the advice coming!

[mrwuffles]

Congratulations sounds like you got your "work" cut out for youself, its a good way to learn about the systems have fun on your new boat.

[parttimesailor]

[QUOTE=JSailer;409010]Hello,

First, I want to apologize if this has been answered before in some way but I searched for a while and cold not find anything on this...
So here we go.
I am looking at buying my first boat. I have sailed most of life on a variety of boats but never owned one.
This boat is to be used on the East coast of Florida for day sailing and light cruising to the keys and maybe eventually to the Bahamas if appropriate.
Two adults and 3 younger boys (5, 7, 9).
So... Now that I have bored you to death with my pedigree, the real question comes regarding this 1978 O'Day 30 I'm looking at.
Asking $8500.
New mast, boom, standing and running rigging, mostly new sails, spinaker, etc.
QUOTE]

Do you know the reasons why the mast and boom have been replaced? Was it just normal wear or was there some sort of unfortunate event?

[JSailer]

Do you know the reasons why the mast and boom have been replaced? Was it just normal wear or was there some sort of unfortunate event?

I was told it was just normal wear and tear. I did not, nor did the surveyor see anything that would indicate any major failure causing the replacement

[sailingdog]

The mast, boom and rigging were 30 years old...

BTW, if you want to read about an easy way to install lazyjacks and get a fast way to furl the main... click HERE.

[sailingfool]

Originally Posted by JSailer

I looked at the boat again today and I'm more and more attracted to it.....
The center board situation is certainly a concern. I plan on going for a sail in the next few days to see how bad (or good) it points without the CB.....

So just how did this test work out? I would wonder how to simply determine the effect of losing the centerboard. You don't need to so much test the pointing ability of the boat, as to determine the amount of leeway that occurs when sailing on the wind. Your boat might point like a charm, but with excessive leeway you'll never get upwind...

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by sailingfool

So just how did this test work out? I would wonder how to simply determine the effect of losing the centerboard. You don't need to so much test the pointing ability of the boat, as to determine the amount of leeway that occurs when sailing on the wind. Your boat might point like a charm, but with excessive leeway you'll never get upwind...

Well, it was blowing about 15/20 when we went out. The boat was very stiff and handled the breeze very well. I did not have a GPS to accurately determine the leeway but looking at the wake (over a short distance) it didn't look too bad at all.
It turns out the CB is still in there, they had put in a plate at the back of the opening to permantly keep it inside.
My understanding is that the guy had had problems with the cable breaking/sticking over the years and was tired of replacing it (this is second hand info from his widow...).
So everything is still there to someday try to re-use the CB if I want to mess with it. I guess it will need a new cable of course and who know what else... But I'm not gonna worry about it for now.