Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 25 by J. Hayes

Year built	1978
Location of boat	Chestertown , Md./
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Probably
Gear that's been added	Totally rewired. Patched damaged transom.
Structural or complex improvements	Yes!!! Changed form a 9.9 Johnson Sailmaster to a 8 H. P Yamaha 4 stroke. The heavier 4 stroke engine has re quired a compltete rebuilding of the transom at great expense to the management. Beware of 4 strokes on older O'Day models.
The boat's best features	Relatively easy to handle. The old 9.9 Johnson weighed a ton and was diifcult to pull up on the high transom. Would have preferred an inboard.The new Yamaha has a power lift and will be great if we ever get the tranosm finished.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	See comments on the outbord anove.
Sailing characterisitcs	Would like a self furling jib. All else O.K.
Motoring characterisitcs	See above.
Liveability	Generallyy good for a boat that size. The main cabin bunks are a little narrow.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought form a loacl dealer. Good experience. He knew sailboats. Had a survey BEFORE making offer. This drove the dealer crazy but worked for me.
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