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Review of the Oday 27 by Andrew
| Year built | 1976 |
| Location of boat | Lake Mead, NV |
| The boat is sailed on | Lakes |
| How the boat is used | Weekends and longer |
| Normal wind strength | 16-22 knots |
| Average size of crew | 2-4 |
| Liveaboard? | No |
| Owner bought the boat in | 2008 |
| If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? | Yes. It was an affordable introduction to nice sized boat and I have not had any major down time since buying her. |
| Gear that's been added | New stero was installed by the previous owner. I added some equipment to run the halyards back to the cockpit a couple months after buying it and have loved not having to leave the cockpit |
| Structural or complex improvements | The standing rigging was pretty soft and it worried me to see the deck bow on the windward side. I drilled a whole bunch of holes and and injected penetrating epoxy into the powdered wood and now she is hard as a rock. Maybe only $100 in materials and a couple afternoons. |
| The boat's best features | She is a boat that has been ready to sail everytime I go out there and because she has been around a while she knows how to get me back to the silp safely and doesn't even complain when I put a "rookie stripe" down her side with the rubber dock liners. |
| Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. | Just the standing rigging, but that seems to be fixed for now. The idle set screw on the Atomic 4 can do wonders in how the engine runs, a half a turn solved all my issues with the engine dying on me at low RPM. |
| Sailing characterisitcs | Very stabil, I take her out in 30+ winds and try to bury her rail without success. |
| Motoring characterisitcs | No real issues, idle set screw adjsutments, frequent oil changes, and new spark plugs every 6 months and she fires up every time I push the button. |
| Liveability | I have had 4 people out on it for many overnight trips and as long as you are all friends there is plenty of room for sleeping. I am 6'3" so my only complaint is not enough head room. Also, I put a garbage bag in the ice box to keep the empty booze bottles and garbage from leaking out in the living quarters. I just use an ice chest for food because everything is a little more in reach that way. |
| The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) | |
| The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any | private purchase. A check and a handshake. |
| Other comments | She has been great. An older boat allowed me to get into it for a reasonable price, but she was built with enough quality that even at 34 years old she is still reliably getting me out (and back in from) the water. |
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