As many of my fellow O'day owners, subscribing to sailnet.com's O'day group,
already know; I replaced my centerboard cable. It was a simple fix. The
materials needed were;
• 1/4 inch double braided, good quality line. (New England brand).
•Deep throat (long D) 1/4 inch shackle.
•Nylon Eye (to splice the line around).
The repair job took about 30 minutes while the boat was on a travel lift.
Without adding holes in the boat, a 30 amp power inlet replaced the through-deck that was used for discharging waste. I have a breaker box, reverse polarity alarm and 4 covered terminals that have yet to be installed. I wanted to make sure that the unit was sealed properly and that I was happy with the placement of it. At last look, the inlet has not gotten wet and, although it is slightly higher than the old waste through-deck, I don't mind its location.
Another project on my list is to build shelves. Ideally, I would like to put a shelf 3 inches under the counter on the starboard side. Fully extending stainless steel draw slides would hold the teak plywood that I have on board just for that reason. This sliding shelf would hold my Coleman 2 burner stove and double as a navigation table. Shelves would also go nicely in the V-berth, under the little upholstered square, using it more effectively. In lieu of a shelf in the lazarette, I installed bungee hooks for the boat hook, cleaning brush and hand pump.
The Knot Limited, F.K.A. Knot Working, came into my possession with an Evinrude 9.9 mounted on her port side, bare-skin transom. Two steps were mounted on the reinforced starboard side. This boat originally came with an inboard engine. I don't know what kind, as only bits and pieces were left. I removed most of the existing inboard components.
In the cockpit, sheets would occasionally get caught around the levers that controlled the throttle and gear position. Removing them left me with a 1 1/2" hole. To remedy that, I covered the hole with a Titan winch handle holder. This was the only one I found that would be ascetically pleasing and cover the area. I bought two, because they were inexpensive and in case it didn't weather well, I didn't want to take the chance of it being discontinued (more holes). The winch itself had no official home until then and was never where you needed it to be.
I removed the original 10 gallon gas tank and threw it out, hoping I was making the right decision. Before this journey, I used to keep a 6 gallon, metal gas tank strapped down to the platform that held the old tank. This past September, I installed a Skyline, 13 gallon, aluminum fuel tank, below deck. Its dimensions closely matched the remaining platform. To make it fit, I had to cut off the mounting brackets that came with the tank. I lined the platform with silicone, soaped the bottom of the tank and set her in there. It took a little elbow grease to manipulate the gas hose to line up the fill with the existing gasoline through-hull. I placed a White Sportsman fuel gauge aft of the old ignition control panel in the cockpit and an air vent through the transom. As long as I am careful to mix the exact oil ratio, slowly, while filling with gas-I'll be golden.
Behind the 9.9 Evinrude, I added marine plywood, two part epoxy, an aluminum plate, and 2- 2x4 braces to the inside of the transom. I added that same plywood behind the gudgeons (the brackets that hold the rudder to the transom) and the steps. If I ever get that 15 HP engine that I've been dreaming of, I'll feel safe using it at full speed.
The vintage ignition control panel is now being used as a communications port. You can read more about that on the Navigation page.
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