Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 272 by Joe Barrett

Year built	1987
Location of boat	Naples Florida
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
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	1987
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes loved the boat, served me well for 15 years
Gear that's been added	Bimini, GPS,Autohelm 1000,Folding prop,larger roach mainsail, lite air 155%, heavy air 135%,2nd battery,stereo,3 extra sheet clutches, fuel filter,
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Price, sailing chacteristics, fun little boat
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Weakest area of boat without a doubt is the lower pintle & gudgeon. Mine snapped twice, once while crossing the gulf stream at 10 PM.I had mine remanufactured at local stainless steel shop to twice the thickness of the prior, this is a MUST for all owners! Beware!See review by Tom Emhke his snapped too!
Sailing characterisitcs	Need to tighten forestay and give aft rake to mast to be able to point.
Motoring characterisitcs	Good power from Westerbeake 10-2
Liveability	No real ammenities down below, nice to sail up in cockpit
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Eastern Yacht Hingham Mass, Shep Shove was great!
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