Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 40 by Rick Seaburg

Year built	1988
Location of boat	Branford CT
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	2002
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	backstay adjuster, spinnaker gear prop protector max prop
Structural or complex improvements	none
The boat's best features	nice size cockpit, wide side decks, open airy cabin
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	some minor wet core damage
Sailing characterisitcs	0-25 knot winds seas 0-5 feetboat generally handles well on all points of sail tacking through 60-70 degrees even with the shoal keel. Weather helm builds rapidly as the wind goes over 10 knots but easing the traveler relieves the condition.
Motoring characterisitcs	Handles well under motor easily achieving 7 kts. Has about a 2 boatlength turning diameter
Liveability	very livable good storage lot's of tankage very comfortable for long periods or a day sail.
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	Good all around performance cruiser with club racing potential.