DS1 Restoration
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:13 pm
Hello everyone,
I purchased a 1966 O'Day DaySailer last August and absolutely fell in love with her. After spending about every weekend taking her out for the rest of the summer, I had to tuck her away for winter. Having decided this is definitely a boat I'd like to keep for a while, I've decided to invest some time and money into shining her up. Though not particularly weathered to begin with, there are plenty of TLC projects I'd like to complete before dropping her back in the water this spring.
I have been reading through the forum and greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge represented. I have the stress cracks along the edge of my cuddy and through my research on this forum have determined how to repair/reinforce this. I have also pulled out, disassembled and stripped the decking in preparation for a fresh seal. I've purchased a gallon of Bristol amber urethane high gloss on the recommendation of a local marine supply store. My first question though was what you all think is the best way of going about this re-seal. At this point I'm leaning towards re-assembling the naked decking BEFORE applying the new coats. In this way, I can ensure the fasteners don't breach the seal after it's been applied. Any comments on this approach?
There are a handful of other projects I wanted to ask about, but need to get some pictures up to guide that discussion. I hope to get to that soon, but the decking is the #1 project at the moment. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. Looking forward to working with you!
- Devin
Vancouver, WA
I purchased a 1966 O'Day DaySailer last August and absolutely fell in love with her. After spending about every weekend taking her out for the rest of the summer, I had to tuck her away for winter. Having decided this is definitely a boat I'd like to keep for a while, I've decided to invest some time and money into shining her up. Though not particularly weathered to begin with, there are plenty of TLC projects I'd like to complete before dropping her back in the water this spring.
I have been reading through the forum and greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge represented. I have the stress cracks along the edge of my cuddy and through my research on this forum have determined how to repair/reinforce this. I have also pulled out, disassembled and stripped the decking in preparation for a fresh seal. I've purchased a gallon of Bristol amber urethane high gloss on the recommendation of a local marine supply store. My first question though was what you all think is the best way of going about this re-seal. At this point I'm leaning towards re-assembling the naked decking BEFORE applying the new coats. In this way, I can ensure the fasteners don't breach the seal after it's been applied. Any comments on this approach?
There are a handful of other projects I wanted to ask about, but need to get some pictures up to guide that discussion. I hope to get to that soon, but the decking is the #1 project at the moment. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. Looking forward to working with you!
- Devin
Vancouver, WA