O'Day Sailing

Today I completed the first successful maiden voyage in my sailboat. The plan was to launch from a boat ramp in Port Orange and sail to disappearing island but after gaining enough courage to venture out of launching area I shortly found that I do not know how to read the channel indicators in the intercoastal waterway and was soon scraping the bottom on oysters. Rigging the boat took about two hours to get everything hoisted, tied, and situated.

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My first project for the boat will be to fix the lighting on the trailer as well as sand off all the rust and paint it with Rust-Oleum. I have chosen the smoke grey enamel color (Number 7786402) that comes in a can so I can brush it onto the trailer. I also bought an LED light kit and side markers to replace the current non-working lights.

The light kit was easy to install but I am not satisfied with the brightness of the lights so I will need to research ways to make it brighter.

Painting the trailer is a slow and tiring process since the trailer is covered in rust each section takes nearly 2 hours to get to the bare metal. I went ahead and bought an electric sander for the project but I soon found that it was not designed for this type of sanding.

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As everyone knows you must name your boat so I have compiled a list of possible names ranked from the most desirable.

• She's almost 18 - This is funny because the boat is 17 ft. long so I think you get the joke.


• One Ping Only - From the movie "Hunt for the Red October".


• iBoat - The latest Apple gadget!


• AFK - Stands for away from keyboard but mostly used by nerds so I doubt anyone would get it.


• The Pearl - From the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".


• PWNED - Another nerd reference.


• Giggidy Giggidy - From the TV show "Family Guy".


• The Other Woman


• SpaceBall 1 - From the movie "Space Balls".


• 88 knots per hour - A reference from the movie "Back to the Future".


• Kelly - My friend Kelly suggested that I name it after her.


• Cupcake - Some girl asked me to name it this a long time ago.