O'Day Day Sailer II CYANE 20 Apr 20 Pre Mast Raising Checklist

20 Apr 20:

O'Day Day Sailer II Pre Mast Raising Checklist...and yes, most of these are Lessons Learned*...

-Trailer attached to tow vehicle.*
-Step stool placed beside cockpit.*
-Mast resting in mast crutch, untied.
-Clear of overhead powerlines and obstructions, to include a clear path to launch site.
-Furling jib attached to mast tang at head furler drum.

-Halyards and topping lift not fouled up high on the mast.*
-Halyards tied secure at base of lower mast.*
-Side stays and turnbuckles free and clear.*
-Long bow line attached to lower furler drum, run forward to block on aft hole of bow tang, then back aft to cockpit. This bow line used to pull mast forward once we get the mast up past horizontal 20 degrees or so, then the bow line is cleated off while lower mast, forward hinge is pinned/ringed and furler/forestay is pinned/ringed.

-Upper mast hinge secured with aft hinge pin.
-Forward hinge pin and keeper ring removed and placed securely near by.*
-Forestay clevis pin and keeper ring removed and placed securely near by.*

Video review, still a few items to check.



Coffee break. Next video will be of raising the mast.

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O'Day Day Sailer CYANE 03 Sep 19 Mast Crutch

03 Sep 19:

Set up the mast crutch for CYANE in prep to unstep her mast. Capn Jack designed v1.0, it rotted and I used it as a pattern to cut v2.0 out of a nice piece of tiger oak.

Log of CYANE.

Small Wagon Restoration and Mast Crutch 19 Oct 17

19 Oct 17:

The shop wagons needed a little love so we broke out the marine grade plywood, varnish, paint and silicone bronze screws to get them dockworthy again. Anything to avoid more sanding on VIPER.

Capn Jack's wagon needed a new bed of 1/2 inch fir plywood, new stainless wheel brace hardware, varnish on the bed, a new stake side and Rustoleum red paint.

Skipper's wagon needed a new stake front, screws to tighten the bed frame, JBWeld on the handle swivel, WetEdge Black wheels and undercarriage and a Kingston gray bed.

Since we were already "shaving a yak*" we made a new mast crutch for the O'Day Daysailer out of a nice piece of quartersawn white oak. Copied Capn Jack's original design, transferred over the hardware and stare. finished it with TotalBoat Gleam Satin Marine Varnish.

*Yak Shaving is the series of small jobs that get done while you avoid the primary task.
Example: "I need to sand the Sunfish today. Oops, the wagons are still broken. Let's fix those. Where is the wood? Behind the rotted mast crutch. Oh, let's fix that too. I'll need some stainless from Ace Hardware.....etc...etc...etc..."

26 Oct 17:

Delivered Capn Jack's wagon, he tested it out and gave it his seal of approval.