Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday Tempest by bruce cresser

Year built	1965
Location of boat	Watch Hill RI
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	1985
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	vhf.am/fm stereo additional bilge pump in aft lazzerette. All new opening ports and Bomar hatch.New set of working sails and rigged for spinnakera new genoa is on the way.
Structural or complex improvements	from the foward bulkhead(anchor line locker)aft all wood has been replaced including floors , newv-berths small galley and enclosed pota-poti.The main bulkhead, and companionway added,also a new cockpit sole with the foward 2' raised 6" forstorage of cooler underneath. The boat did not have and outboard well so that has been also added .
The boat's best features	This boat has been very good to us and the hullis very strong even after 37 years.Not knowing much of her previous use, I can say we have sailed her in lots of different conditions toa number different of ports trusting in her to be seaworthy.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The original cockpit cores(balsa) as I have sen on other Tempest have become spongy due to delamination. The rudder needs to be inspectedannualy due to delamination and easy to remove.
Sailing characterisitcs	The boat sails well to windward and is quite quickhowever in winds 15 and above she gets very wet and will require a reef and steering up over waves to avoid pounding.Sailng dead before the wind the boat is sluggish and it is best to tack her downwind on long runs.
Motoring characterisitcs	We have recently bought a new eninrude 8 and have found that to be better than the previous 6.After a bad experience coming out of the Cape Cod Canal due to lack of power the 8 was a welcome addition. Like any sailboat reverse is always a challange and should only be depended on to slow you down if needed at docking.
Liveability	For one person it is feasable, I actualy lived on this boat one year just to do it and in the winterwith a heater it works.
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	Overall this has been a great boat. Their are quite a few Tempest for sale real cheap as low as $500.00 but they will require lots of attention but to any starting out this is agood boat and I would share any information I have with anyone on trying to make and older Tempest seaworthy again.

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