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Review of the Oday 25 by Preston Symonds

Year built 1979  
Location of boat New London, CT  
The boat is sailed on Bays, sounds, or protected salt water  
How the boat is used Weekends and longer  
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Average size of crew 2-4  
Liveaboard? No  
Owner bought the boat in 1990  
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again? Yes, as a first boat, it was big enough for a family of 3 for weekend sailing, and fit our requirements.  
Gear that's been added added some running rigging to help sail better, put a lot of pulleys to help point higher, go faster, also electronics inside and out.  
Structural or complex improvements Yes the old carpet on the hull interior got damp over the years and seemd moldy, (I am a carpet and upholstry cleaner and water damage specialist)so I ripped out all the carpet, fiberglassed in son 1 x 1/2" oak wood on the hull, then we got some 1 x 4 x 8' pieces of tongue & groove knotty pine, that we stained teak color and varnished with about 8 coats.... put it on the sides of the hull and the bulkhead between the saloin and head areas .... wow, really looks great inside... also redide the cusions with a teal color plaid material, and the upper part of the head rests with a gray/silver material.  
The boat's best features We go to Napatree beach, and I can put the centerboard up and acutally get into about 2 feet of water, and walk to the beach. Easy to clean the bottom when the tide goes out  
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc. It being a centerboard, it takes a lot of work to get it going fast, seems to go real well in about 15 to 20 knots using the 130 or 150 jib. The only problem I encountered is the ports leaking, probably due to age... but I'm going to replace with new ones.  
Sailing characterisitcs very slow in light winds, under 5 knots, but with a 170 drifter it will plod along and make way. Fun boat when the wind kicks up, with a 150 jib on, although because it's a centerboard, it's a bit on the bouncy side, and you have to stay with the tiller at all times.... most fin keels will track 10 times better...have to give some to get some, I still like the centerboard for gunkholing.  
Motoring characterisitcs Our 9.9 will push the boat at almost hull speed about 5.5 knots, and it will turn on a dime with the motor for docking. Reverse is pretty good too.. Our Old motor bit the dust in Stonington a few years ago, and I had a little Cruise n'Carry (1.5hp) engine for the dinghy... took the 9.9 off, and put the cruise engine on and it actually pushes the boat almost 2 knots. Waited for the tide to turn and went home...  
Liveability For two with a small child its a good size weekender......  
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any) [builder]  
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any We bought it from a small brokerage, I only went to one or two, I would have gone to a lot more and probably gotten into a 27 or 29 foot boat with a full or fin type keel, with an inboard and wheel. I think they wanted to "blow out the samller boats" or they may have felt I was a "newbie to sailing" ...  
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