Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 25 by Don Watterson

Year built	1977
Location of boat	Lake Berryessa, Calif.
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1984
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Very pleased with this boat. As others have mentioned, very safe, stable boat. Low cost operation. Good for teaching kids to sail.
Gear that's been added	New outboard recently. Yamaha 8hp
Structural or complex improvements	No not really. Mounted a latter on the port aft.
The boat's best features	Swing keel, nice for access to lake beaches.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	It's been a solid boat.
Sailing characterisitcs
Motoring characterisitcs	Moves through the water quickly and pretty reponsive under motoring conditions.
Liveability	We spent many weekends and a few extended weeks on the boat when the kids were small. It's really not large enough for the whole family.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	N/A
Other comments	This boat is a very good beginners boat. Very forgiving. It serves many purposes, shelter from the sun, jetski platform, place to keep the beer cold and exciting lake sailing.