Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 272 by Terry Hynds

Year built	1987
Location of boat	Cleveland, Ohio
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
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	2006
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	nothing, well, maybe shore power.
Gear that's been added	Stereo, beer, babes.
Structural or complex improvements	made room for more beer.
The boat's best features	easy to solo sail.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	main sheet location.
Sailing characterisitcs	Lake Erie... need I say anymore.
Motoring characterisitcs	chug, chug, chug, chug.......
Liveability	Yes, the boat does seem to be alive from time to time.
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	This boat was written up by Gregg Nestor, Good Old Boat Magazine, March 2007. Great four page article. Thank you Gregg!