Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 22 by Brian Dilley

Year built	1983
Location of boat	River Medway. England
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
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	2002
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes Its is my first sailing boat and has been an excellent one to learn on, either by myself or one other
Gear that's been added	Brought halyards to cockpit
Structural or complex improvements	None
The boat's best features	Stable and forgiving and responsive
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Reefing spigot to beam seized up
Sailing characterisitcs	River medway & Thames estuary, offshore sailing. Have pal who has sailed his across the English chanel to France. 23Miles
Motoring characterisitcs	Poor handling in reverse
Liveability	Can sleep upto 4 over for a night and a couple for several nights.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	private but am looking to sell for a larger boat
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