Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 25 by John Boyce

Year built	1982
Location of boat	St. Joseph, Mi
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	Yes
Owner bought the boat in	8/20
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes This is my first.
Gear that's been added	DSC VHF 162 Garman Auto Helm Will add a new CDI Furling System and a 150% Genoa. for the 2004 season to replace the old.
Structural or complex improvements	None
The boat's best features	Easy to Sail for a first timer
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.
Sailing characterisitcs	Since I bought this boat I log 550 miles + every year.
Motoring characterisitcs	Merc 9.9 that will give a steady 7mph at 7.5 miles per gal.
Liveability	This is a live aboard every weekend from May till mid Oct. A little tight but have learned to work around it.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
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