Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday Mariner by Stephen T. Bresnock

Year built	1978
Location of boat	Amissville, Virginia
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	1997
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes. It's a great boat. I don't have a great deal of sailing experience (probably still considered a novice)and this boat has been the ideal size for me to learn and grow in sailing. It feels very stable and the cockpit has plenty of room to move around without feeling crowded.
Gear that's been added	Just a couple of swivel blocks to run the jib and main sheets to the cockpit.
Structural or complex improvements	NO.
The boat's best features	It's not overwhelming to operate/sail. Comfortable and enough for for a full day of sailing and/or anchoring for a couple of hours for sun and fun in the water with my wife and kids or a couple of friends.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Additional maintenance appears to be my biggest problem right now. It's in need of a paint job, work on the rub rail, teak and doing something with the cabin. There is carpet on the walls of the cabin. Want to take it off but don't know what to replace it with. Don't know how to go about repainting it and would like to install running and cabin lights - don't know how or where to begin.
Sailing characterisitcs	Fun sailing, really gets my adrenaline going. Had a great day 8-10 knots with the kids remained stable not much lean and didn't scare the kids !!! My youngest daughter really enjoys being out on it.
Motoring characterisitcs	7hp for getting in and out of docking areas. Nice to have especially when you've lost the wind for the afetrnoon.
Liveability	I find it comfortable and fun. Would like to improve the cabin for weekend sailing and sleeping.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought from a private owner. Nice person to deal with.
Other comments	Like I stated earlier I want to make some upgrades and improvements but don't know how or where to start. I'm looking for some good resources to use. I'm handy and would prefere to do as much of the work myself (budget). Any help/information would be greatly appreciated.Thank you

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