Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 222 by brian faulkner

Year built	1985
Location of boat	Lake mishigan
The boat is sailed on	The Great 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	2001
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes I WouldThis was my first boat the boats looks less than 3 years old great gel coat
Gear that's been added	VHF,porta poti,stove,130 genoa, gps, speed log depth &lifeline covers
Structural or complex improvements	Bottom Paint, tiller ext. & standing rig covers.
The boat's best features	easy to sail even for a new sailer very solid boat
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.
Sailing characterisitcs	solid boat I have been in 5' waves performed well for a light boat prop will spin in 5+ waves
Motoring characterisitcs	6 hp will do 6 knots
Liveability	Small but good for a over night
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	I looked around for 2 years ant 50 + boats my 1985 looks better than A 1996 Hunter