Hello All:
I recently bought a 1969 O'Day Tempest with motor and mooring for $1,000.
But of course a number of problems: keel is heavily rusted, one stringer is rotted away, and a few others.
My immediate problem is that the bottom plank of the trailer that the keel would sit on has rusted away and the boat was placed on the trailer such that too much of the weight is on the square supports, especally the two rear ones. The hull is depressed where the rear stands meet the hull. (I'm sorry I don't know the appropriate terms yet)
A person in the yard said the first thing I needed to do was get the weight redistributed. He suggested having it lifted off the trailer and onto a set of supports with the keel resting on a block of wood. I could do that but my budget is limited, the lift is expensive (hundreds) in my area and I'd like to save my money for repairing the keel, putting in a new stringer and others.
Is there an option I could do myself to rebalance the weight?
- Could I put a block of wood where the stand has rusted away and then lower the rear stand heights and rest the keel onto the block?
- I've read about a Catalina 22 owner being advised to lower the front of the trailer and put a cradle on the back of the boat, and then raise the front of the trailer and put a support under the front. Is something like that an option here? I know the Tempest is a heavier boat (3000 lbs w/ 1250 lbs keel). Could I build some supports or a cradle from 4x4s?
-Any other ideas?
I've included some pictures which shows the basic setup.
Thanks for any help.
Alan
I recently bought a 1969 O'Day Tempest with motor and mooring for $1,000.
But of course a number of problems: keel is heavily rusted, one stringer is rotted away, and a few others.
My immediate problem is that the bottom plank of the trailer that the keel would sit on has rusted away and the boat was placed on the trailer such that too much of the weight is on the square supports, especally the two rear ones. The hull is depressed where the rear stands meet the hull. (I'm sorry I don't know the appropriate terms yet)
A person in the yard said the first thing I needed to do was get the weight redistributed. He suggested having it lifted off the trailer and onto a set of supports with the keel resting on a block of wood. I could do that but my budget is limited, the lift is expensive (hundreds) in my area and I'd like to save my money for repairing the keel, putting in a new stringer and others.
Is there an option I could do myself to rebalance the weight?
- Could I put a block of wood where the stand has rusted away and then lower the rear stand heights and rest the keel onto the block?
- I've read about a Catalina 22 owner being advised to lower the front of the trailer and put a cradle on the back of the boat, and then raise the front of the trailer and put a support under the front. Is something like that an option here? I know the Tempest is a heavier boat (3000 lbs w/ 1250 lbs keel). Could I build some supports or a cradle from 4x4s?
-Any other ideas?
I've included some pictures which shows the basic setup.
Thanks for any help.
Alan