Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday Mariner by Tracy Tomlinson

Year built	1969
Location of boat	Quadra Island B.C. Canada
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	A resounding YES,YES,YES! A most amazing boat in a small package.
Gear that's been added	All I've added is a GPS and made more storage.
Structural or complex improvements	I sealed in the cabin with a solid bulkhead and a two piece door as the original canvas bulkhead was long gone. Much more weather tight now for extended cruises. Also doubled the gauge of stainless wire for my rigging, could lift the entire boat with any of the stay wires, no fear of breakage in the near future.
The boat's best features	Stability
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Nothing
Sailing characterisitcs	Solid feel underfoot no matter what the conditions and stands stiff as a church steeple! Cuts through boat wakes like a knife!
Motoring characterisitcs	My 1965 Johnson pushes the boat almost at Hull speed on less than a gallon an hour! Now that's economy!
Liveability	Have spent over a week on board during extended cruises along the Inside Passage on the B.C. Coast. I'm used to tents and small places so the Mariner cabin is luxurious in comparrison. Still a little cramped for two but more time is spent in the cockpit than the cabin anyway!
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought it privately
Other comments	Mr. Rohodes you got it right!

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