Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 34 by Robert John

Year built	1983
Location of boat	Athens, Alabama
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1996
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes!
Gear that's been added	Added dodger, bimini with full enclosure, autopilot,extra anchors and rodes, extra batteries
Structural or complex improvements	None
The boat's best features	Simplicity, ease of access
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Original alternator mounting; remounted with factory update kit. Gelcoat inside around compaionway.
Sailing characterisitcs	Boat sails well anywhere, easily single handed.
Motoring characterisitcs	Tends to squat over 5 knots but will do 6.5 knots with no sweat.Initially backs hard to port but easily corrects this with small amount of speed.Just give it a burst of throttle with the rudder hard over, then back of the throttle.
Liveability	We lived aboard for 18 months.GREAT! We have reversr cycle heat and air.We were in Panama City on Jan. 2, 1999 and it was 26 degrees! We were toasty warm. In S.W. Florida it was 90-96 daily and the a/c kept us nice and cool, even cold at night.Wish we were still aboard!
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 from the original owner.
Other comments	Great boat, super boat for the money.