Need information on mast/boom/rigging for older Daysailer I

[ConBrio]

Hello,

Sorry for multiple postings everywhere. New to the forum, new to the boat. Just acquired it yesterday. We were told it is a 1970. I know from reading here that it is a 17' DSI. Not sure 1970 is the accurate age, but probably close. O'Day, Fall River, MA plate says Hull No. 6555, Class No. 1001.

We are excited about restoring the boat and have seen some of the beautiful pictures here. We think we have mohogany, not teak. Hull is in good shape. We were planning to clean it up and do only what is absolutely necessary at the moment so we can sail her a few times this season and then do the complete restoration over the fall and winter.

But now we are not sure we have the right mast, boom and mainsail. We are missing the jib altogether. One mast, which seems to fit is 17 1/2', the boom is 9'8" and the mainsail fits the boom and mast. The other mast is 22'. There is a lallicolumn in the cuddy and the 17 1/2' mast attaches on top of the cuddy cabin. Everything we've read suggests that the mast should be 22' end-to-end. Is the mast on these boats intended to go through where the lallicolumn is now? Perhaps someone cut it down and placed a lallicolumn there? Or it could be we have nothing that actually belongs with the original boat. Sorry for the long post. Any info on correct mast, boom, sail dimensions appreciated.

[Elk River]

Hello ConBrio:

I believe your mast choices are thus: a hole in the cuddy where the mast goes through and steps on a heel at the bottom of the boat, or a post from the bottom of the boat to the cuddy with a hinged plate on the cuddy where you attach the mast and then raise it to a standing or working position, the hinged plate being called a tabernacle. Obviously, the mast going through the cuddy will be longer than one with a tabernacle. My DS is a 1966 with the mast stepping on the heel in the bilge, but I haven't measured it, although I do know it is longer than the boat.

Hope this helps.

Brad

[Phill]

If your class number is 1001, it may be one of the very first DS 1's built with fiberglass seats. As far as I know all of the 'three digit', under 999, boats have wooden seats and a different side and stern floatation tanks. My guess is maybe around 1963 or 64. You may have a real keeper there.

The 22' mast is probably designed to be set up at the deck level on some kind of mast section under the deck with a hinge at the deck. The stock main sail luff is 20'6" , and the maximum gooseneck (boom swivel) height is 24" above the deck. So that would be 22'6". My original 1966 mast was about 6" short of these maximums above the deck. My current full length mast to the keel is 25' 0", and is about 3" short of maximum.

There is no max boom length, but class rules only allow the sail foot to be stretched no more that 10' 0".

hope this helps
phill

[Bob Hunkins]

You can get a feeling for what the right ought to look like form the pictures in the Class handbook
It's available on this website at:
http://daysailer.org/dsa_handbook_spec.php