Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday Javelin by J Ranney

Year built	1972
Location of boat	Minnesota
The boat is sailed on	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	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes, this is a good boat to learn to sail in.
Gear that's been added	none. In fact, I could use some help in finding out how to rig the sail and mast on this boat. I could also use some pictures as to how the rigging is for the centerboard, as mine is on a frayed cable and very difficult to raise.
Structural or complex improvements	none
The boat's best features	Ease of launching and one person can sail it.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The retraction mechanism of the center board. It looks like mine was modified and not done very well.
Sailing characterisitcs	Very stable boat.
Motoring characterisitcs	N/A
Liveability	N/A
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	[builder]
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	N/A
Other comments	I would like to find out how the auto bailer is supposed to work as mine just allows water into the boat not out so I have the drain hole plugged. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.