Oday Owner Reviews

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Review of the Oday 280 by Ned Young

Year built	1983
Location of boat	Lake Texoma
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	16-22 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
Gear that's been added	air conditioner
Structural or complex improvements	air conditioner
The boat's best features	good construction and trimlarge interior sizegood interior design
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The head did not have a vented loop; we added one and solved the problems.
Sailing characterisitcs	Good heavy air boat. We use a 150% genoa and full main up to 25 knots. The boat is under powred in light air.
Motoring characterisitcs
Liveability
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	I have sailed for over 35 years and my first boat was a O'day Javlin. O'Day always had a reputation for a good quality boat.