Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday DaySailer by Antony Rieck

Year built	1968
Location of boat	jacksonville , FL
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	06
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	no
Gear that's been added	no
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	the look, and it handles very well.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The major fault of this design that makes this boat a big negative for family daysailing is that if the boat is capsized, the chances of righting it are slim. The mast sinks to the bottom so fast and if its over 16' deep it goes turtle up. Theres no chance of righting it without assistance from a power boat. Its not a great situation to be in with young kids.This happened recently when my tiller broke during a controlled jibe and over it went. 3.5 hours later and the assistance of two other boats we were able to right it. The only reason we were able to turn it was it had broken its mast.
Sailing characterisitcs	A wonderful boat to sail. handles great.
Motoring characterisitcs
Liveability	nice open cockpit
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	50 - 50