1979 BoatYard Center cockpit
O'day 37
I've spent the last two years completely overhauling this boat, only to discover I want a larger boat. I've been up and down the delta with it twice and all over the bay. I love it but have decided to upsize. Since buying I have put over 15K into her, and she looks and sails great. She is converted from Diesel to electric in 2015, and has 8 motor batteries (48V at 300Ah) and 2 house batteries (12V at 70ah). Two solar panels keep the house batteries topped up, and you can charge the house from the motor batteries. A Honda 2000 generator can keep the motor batteries recharging at the equivalent of about 3 knots of speed - or 20amps/hour. Without recharging, she can go about 7-8 hours at 3.5 knots constant, or 2-3 hours at 5 knots. When sailing in a good wind, the prop will recharge the batteries. It's pretty sweet.
This is a great bay cruiser, equipped for overnight and easy sailing. She is also a great live aboard, Below is a non-exhaustive list of improvements:
2014 New main, genoa lines 8 foot RIB Exterior cushions
2015 West Marina UHF Ray marine depth Electric Yacht QuietTorque-10 motor 8 300ah batteries - 48V AGM 2 70ah 12V AGM house batteries 110watt "walkable" solar MPPT charge controller Dodger Jabsco toilet Raymarine a7 MFD Raymarine HD color radar SeaTalk networking New bottom paint and zincs New thruhulls New interior upholstery ProMarine 20 amp house charger Quick charge 30 amp motor bank charger All LED interior lights Adler/Babour fridge/freezer holding plate Blueseas 12V and 110v panels Spare anchor with 15 chain and 125 of rode Rail mounted bbq Sprint 1000 replacement electric windlass motor
2016 110watt "walkable" solar MPPT charge controller EZ-Jax -lazy jacks Tides Marine mast track Fully battened Hyde main sail Composting toilet Complete replacement of portholes Galvanic isolater Interior durable carpets Blue seas SOC meter Dual color spreader lights 240 watt stereo Stainless lifelines Top paint
