Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 23 by Steve

Year built	1980
Location of boat	Monroe Lake, Indiana
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2009
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Definitely. It's a really nice first boat; simple rigging, uncluttered cockpit, easy to sail, very forgiving.
Gear that's been added	None
Structural or complex improvements	None
The boat's best features	Well built. Large cockpit is nice and it's uncluttered, which makes it easy for our young kids to move around.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Bulkheads- swapped them out in 2010, as well as mast step, which had to be rebedded. Normal wear and tear, really. The lexan fore hatch is nearly always a concern to me because of its age.
Sailing characterisitcs	Forgiving boat- rounds up in a puff and let's you know it's not going to get knocked down easily. Light helm, very responsive.
Motoring characterisitcs	I hardly motor and I have a very small one, only 4hp.
Liveability	Weekender, at best. And really only for two people. Perfect day sailer.
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