An instructional video on how to rig and launch a DaySailer-helpful information for taking one of the club's boats out for a sail. Please bear in mind this video is designed to complement hands-on training provided by Eugene Yacht Club.
Thank you for posting this. It answered a number of rigging questions I had that are difficult to describe, even with providing a photo. I purchased a 1982 Spindrift and have replaced all of the running rigging and it took some detective work to sort out some of the elements that were not attached to anything. This ironed out a few of my educated guesses. Confirmed a few, corrected a couple more. Thank you and happy sailing!
That method of inserting the sail to the mast looks very strong, but too slow for me. Mine has the flat rail that you insert the little slides that are attached to the sail. Much faster!
A bit disappointing in the lack of detail to sound and logical sequence. It would be nice if the O'Day association would put out a real instructional video. I recently bought a used Daysailer II and there are ropes I need to replace and some rigging details that I need help with - like how to run the halyard at the top of the mast (use both pulleys or just one), effective boom vang rigging, so on.
Mark, sorry this video didn't quite meet your needs. It was put together by one of volunteers to provide a bit of a refresher for our newer sailors who have been through an orientation session for club boats. If you do come across something from O'Day, please let us know!
@@EugeneYachtClubJunctionCity Another problem I have (maybe I should join the association) is the Daysailer II instruction manual is missing a lot of information that the beginning sailor needs. Read it sometime and imagine you have minimal knowledge about sailing, or ask your kids to implement what limited information there is. I will send a request to the association. Thank you
@@beckyfrady1471 Sorry, I just saw your reply. I figured it out myself. have watched a lot of sailing related videos and there is a lot that is basically the same. Additionally I also have now a 12' Kingfisher I acquired for smaller lakes. I am finding it requires minimum of 5kt to move. But that is beside the point here. I don't get out much but now I am an experienced novice. Anyway, if you still have questions I can probably answer them. I can rig the Daysailer in about 30 minutes now (I also know how to dismast it when it's fully rigged and you drive under a tree limb)
0:17 This is not a criticism of the author, but as someone who has sailed an O’Day Sailer from new (since 1963; I’m 70) as rigged by the Canadian manufacturer Grampian Marine, I can tell you that main sheet on this Daysailer is incorrectly rigged and the explanation of the purpose and use of the traveller is also incorrect. To properly rig the main sheet, one starts at the clew of the boom. First, one end of the main sheet is tied or shackled to a swivelling _becket block_ attached to the clew of the boom. By attachment, this end becomes the _standing_ or fixed end of the main sheet. The main sheet is then led down to the transom to either of the port or starboard _single blocks_ (the blocks through which the rather tatty green rope is seen to run in the video). The main sheet is then led across the transom-under the tiller- to and through the opposite block. The main sheet is then led back up to the clew of the boom and through the becket block. At this point you will see that the main sheet has formed a triangle at the stern of the boat. This triangular reeving of the main sheet forms the traveller-a separate line for the traveller is not required and this arrangement will not interfere with the tiller. The intention of this arrangement is simplicity for the novice sailor as the benefits of a traveller are incorporated into the main sheet. To complete the reeving of the main sheet, from the clew becket block, the main sheet is led forward along the boom to and through the block affixed to the boom roughly over the aft end of the centreboard casing. The main sheet is then led down to a _swivelling block and cam cleat_ (look up _Harken product 402_ on the internet. Picture omits the block which is attached at the spring.) or a _large ratchet block._ [1] It is perfectly appropriate to cleat the main with a quick-release cam cleat or use a ratchet-block as holding the mainsheet under load will be extremely tiring and risks unintended release while steering. This completes the reeving of the main sheet. Note, no stopper knot is ever tied on the loose or _running_ end of the main sheet. Explanation. The main sheet thus rigged forms a triangular path at the transom. This triangular path functions as a traveller integral with the main sheet. On every sailboat, there is a tendency for the clew of the boom to rise as the boom moves away from the centre line of the boat-as when reaching, or in heavier winds. This rise of the boom creates a fuller sail which has more power. Such power may cause excessive heeling when the intention of easing out the main is to spill wind and or reduce the power of the sail. As shown in the video, attachment point of a main sheet can be moved outward from the centre line of the boat-which is the function of the traveller-then the angle of the main sheet and the forces the main sheet apply a greater downward angle and effect, thus flattening the main sail and reducing its power. The triangular reeving of the main sheet applies two forces to the clew of boom; a downward force from that portion of the main sheet running from the leeward block to the clew, and a centring force from that portion of the main sheet running from the windward block to the clew of the boom. This pattern was intended by to simplify control of the mainsail. It was a very clever innovation of the designers Uffa Fox and George O’Day. Two final notes. The rigging as shown is missing a downhaul or Cunningham line at the tack of the mainsail to tighten the luff of the sail and to prevent the boom from rising, and the rigging of the outhaul is just silly. The outhaul requires only a short line at the clew. The tension of the luff and foot can be set according the the wind at the being of a sail and left-tighter for strong winds and looser in light airs. I know that this video is some years old, but I hope this assists new and contemporary owners of the O’Day Daysailer who have recently come across this video and for those who see it in the future. I offer this in a positive way so that new sailors can derive the greatest pleasure from their boat. _____________ 1. A ratchet-block functions like a winch, turning in one direction only. If you pull a sheet through a ratchet block, the block rotates freely. However if the tension of sail tries to pull the sheet back through the block, it locks against the ratchet and the block pinches the sheet. Only light tension is then required. This allows a sheet to be pulled in, tightened or _set_ , and will, as long as mild tension is held, take the greater part of the sheet tension off the hands of the crew. When the crew relieves the tension, the line slips through the block, loosing the sail.
I really appreciate someone taking the time to walk folks through portions of the rigging and this is one of the best videos I have found. I do have a few questions: There are two horn cleats above the cuddy cabin. One is used to secure the mainsail halyard. Is the other for the jib halyard? After securing the mainsail halyard to the horn clean the line is then routed through a cam cleat. Why? There is a fairlead and cam cleat between the two horn cleats on top of the halyard. It looks like this secures the line for the boom vang. Correct? Can you show and explain the routing of the outhaul and mainsheet in greater detail. It looks like the green line on the starboard side is the jibsheet and it is routed through a fairlead and then to a cam cleat on the supports for the centerboard trunk. Correct? I have seen jibsheet cars and tracks mounted on the inside face of the gunnel in the cockpit. I do not see those on this rigging. Did I overlook them or are they not a part of this rigging system? There is a set of lines shown at the 3:42 mark. I am unable to hear the description of them. It sounds like they might be a "sling". How this set of lines are used? ( I see them later in the video but it is not clear what they are for) Where is the topping lift secured and how is it routed?
