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Hi all, I'm a new member of the daysailer family here in Exuma, Bahamas. I'm fairly certain that my boat is a DSI (came with an old sail, #259) hereby christened "S.S. Bitter Lemon", although I haven't been able to locate a serial number plate yet. The information on this forum has been indispensable as I learned about this boat before my first shake down cruise. I'm really looking forward to getting a lot of good sailing out of it.

I come from a long family history of traditional Bahamian racing sloop sailors & boatbuilders and currently help teach kids to sail here in a combined fleet of Opti's, Sunfish, Hobie Waves & a few Hobie 16's & Prindle 18's.

Wow, sweet! You have a pretty boat. Might I ask, do you have a picture of how your seats are arranged/installed? I have a similar boat with the seats completely missing and would LOVE to see how yours are installed.

Pretty boat, and not a bad place to go daysailing to boot!

It looks like an early Daysailer 1. If the sail number is correct, it was made around 1959 by Marcot Plastic who produced the first Daysailers for O'Day. The identification plate would have been on the rear bulkhead. It should have the wood seats and lines in the deck to simulate planks. I'm in the process of helping a friend put together one from the same time frame. Yours looks to be in beautiful condition. Enjoy it.

Toad wrote:Wow, sweet! You have a pretty boat. Might I ask, do you have a picture of how your seats are arranged/installed? I have a similar boat with the seats completely missing and would LOVE to see how yours are installed.

I'll take a shot for you tomorrow, it's very simple.

Shagbark wrote:Pretty boat, and not a bad place to go daysailing to boot!

I'm spoiled by the location.

rnlivingston wrote:It looks like an early Daysailer 1. If the sail number is correct, it was made around 1959 by Marcot Plastic who produced the first Daysailers for O'Day. The identification plate would have been on the rear bulkhead. It should have the wood seats and lines in the deck to simulate planks. I'm in the process of helping a friend put together one from the same time frame. Yours looks to be in beautiful condition. Enjoy it.

I'll look for the ID plate the next time I go out and yes it does have wood seats and the simulated planks in the deck. Thanks for the info!

Welcome and Happy Christmas! What a beautiful boat she is, especially for her age. Must have been well taken care of...Enjoy the forum. It is a treasure trove of information and as well as links to knowledgeable and friendly DS sailors.

Love it! That's a beautiful boat. I certainly hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed my boat. I think it's a fantastic boat to teach people how to sail.

Wow, what a beauty. I recently inherited a Day Sailer 1 but a little bit worse for wear.

You posted that yours had wooden seats as well but in the photo it doesn't look like they are installed. Could you post those pictures? I think I need to replace most of the wood on my boat and was wondering the best way to go about it.