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O'day 222

The o'day 222 is a 21.75ft fractional sloop designed by c. raymond hunt associates and built in fiberglass by o'day corp. between 1984 and 1988., 130 units have been built..

The O'day 222 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.

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The O'Day 222 sailboat is a compact and versatile vessel that offers sailing enthusiasts a perfect combination of performance and comfort. With a length overall (LOA) of 22 feet and a beam of 8 feet, the O'Day 222 is designed to be easily handled by a small crew or even single-handed. Its well-thought-out layout provides ample space for relaxation and storage, making it suitable for day sailing or weekend getaways.

One of the standout features of the O'Day 222 is its excellent sailing performance. The boat's efficient hull design, combined with a generous sail area, allows it to slice through the water with ease, offering thrilling and responsive handling. The O'Day 222 is equipped with a fractional rig and a self-tacking jib, which simplifies the sailing process and makes it easy to control the boat's speed and direction.

Inside the cabin, the O'Day 222 offers surprising comfort and functionality for its size. It features a cozy V-berth in the bow, which can comfortably accommodate two adults. The main cabin includes a settee and a table that can be converted into a double berth, providing additional sleeping space. The boat also boasts a compact galley area with a sink and a portable stove, as well as a private marine head. Overall, the O'Day 222 is a well-designed and reliable sailboat that caters to both experienced sailors and those new to the sport, offering an enjoyable and memorable sailing experience.

LOA: 21.75 ft LWL: 19.58 ft Beam: 7.92 ft Draft: 4.67 ft Displacement: 2200.00 lbs Ballast: 800.00 lbs Hull type: Keel/Cbrd. Hull construction: FG Rigging type: Fractional Sloop

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Basic specs., sailing characteristics.

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for O'Day 222 is 2.43, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for O'Day 222 is about 96 kg/cm, alternatively 539 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 96 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 539 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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O'Day 222 - Sailboat Data, Parts & Rigging

Sailboat data, rig dimensions and recommended sail areas for O'Day 222 sailboat. Tech info about rigging, halyards, sheets, mainsail covers and more.

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Min./max. draft: Bridge clearance: Power: B/D ratio:

21' 5" 23' 0" 19' 7" 1' 874' 8" 29' 6"

outboard 3 to 6 hp 36%

Designer: Builder:

Years produced: Sail area: Fuel tankage: Water tankage:

C. Raymond Hunt Assoc.

O'Day Div. of Lear Siegler

Approx. trailering wgt.: 3,200 lbs.

The 21- and 22-foot size range is a good length of boat for newish sailors starting out or those moving up from a beach boat or small daysailer. All four boats in this comp group fit that category. The O'Day 222 shown here is a follow-on to the popular O'Day 22 (page 118). The 222 has a deeper board-up draft, but also a deeper board-down draft, which improves upwind performance. Best features: The O'Day 222's size and modest sailplan and masthead rig make her relatively simple to sail. Worst features: Her Space Index is lowest of the comp group, as is her headroom. Beware, big and tall people. Her outboard is mounted on her transom, a long way from the helmsman's control. The mainsheet, led aft to the transom, can become entangled with the outboard under certain conditions; some owners have installed a traveler in the forward end of the cockpit to eliminate this problem. The O'Day 222's rudder was made in a sandwich of two fiberglass skins with foam in between. Owners report their rudders are easily broken (e.g., carried away for the same reason as the O'Day 22's rudder). Chainplates also seem to be a weak point, and bear frequent inspection.

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Readers' Questions

Does oday 222 have positive floation?

No, Oday 222 does not have positive flotation. Flotation refers to a boat's ability to float and the Oday 222 is a sailboat which does not have any special features to increase flotation.

Is oday rudder made of led?

No, it is not possible to make a rudder out of LED. Rudder and other controlling surfaces of a boat usually use materials such as metal alloys, fibreglass or wood, as these provide more strength and durability than LED.

How to rig a oday 222?

Prepare the rigging for sailboat: Attach the jib halyard to the sail head, lashing the jib sheet to the clew and leading it aft to the cockpit. Connect the topping lift to the boom, running it aft to the cabin top. Install the mainsail halyard and mainsheet, tying it off to the boom. Adjust the outhaul: This is the rope that runs from the clew of the mainsail to the end of the boom. Adjust the length of the rope to make the foot of the sail tight. Adjust the Preventer: This is a line that runs from the starboard stern of the boat to the end of the boom. It helps support the boom in high wind situations and should be adjusted so that the boom is at an appropriate angle while sailing. Secure the jib sheets: Make sure the jib sheets are tied off at the jib clew, and that the sheets rotate freely in the fairleads. Adjust the jib halyard: Make sure the jib halyard is adjusted to the correct length so that the sail sits at the correct angle. Rig the downhaul: Attach the downhaul line to the clew of the jib, running it forward to the cabin top. Adjust the line so that the sail is flat and tight when tacking. Secure the traveler: Attach the traveler line to the port side of the cockpit and adjust so that the boom is positioned at an appropriate angle to the boat. Secure the mainsail traveler: This is a line that runs from the base of the mast to the aft of the boat. It helps control the angle of the mainsail and should be adjusted to the appropriate angle. Check the boat’s balance: Make sure the

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O’Day 22

A nice cockpit, a touch of privacy and good looks, but performance is not a strong suit here..

O’Day Boats was around a long time by fiberglass boatbuilding standards—about 30 years. Originally O’Day was a leader in small boats typified by the Fox-designed Day Sailer.

By the early ’70s O’Day had moved into the trailerable cruising boat market. In the meantime the firm was acquired by Bangor Punta along with such other major boat builders as Cal and Ranger Yachts. In later years, with the decline in volume sales of small boats, O’Day had problems. To help alleviate these, O’Day produced larger and larger boats, first a 30, then a 32, and more recently a 34 and a 37.

All the cruising size boats in the O’Day line were designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates in one of the most enduring designer-builder relationships in the industry (rivaled, in fact, only by Bill Lapworth’s tenure as Cal’s house designer and Bruce King’s with Ericson Yachts). The result of the relationship is a family resemblance in the O’Day line that is more than superficial. What proves popular in one boat is apt to be adopted in subsequent kin. Therefore, any study of the O’Day offerings over the years reflects a process of evolution.

When it was introduced, the O’Day 22 was touted as a competitive contender on the race course, a contrasting companion to the rather hazy 23-footer which it would soon phase out. The 22 had a masthead rig, a stylish rake to the transom, shallow (23″) draft with a short stub keel and no centerboard, light weight (advertised 1,800 lbs) for trailering, and a price under $3,000.

Later, the 22 acquired a fractional rig, a centerboard, 300 advertised pounds and a price tag almost $7,000 higher.

Construction

O’Day once set a standard for small boat construction and styling. That was before on and off labor problems in its plant, management changes under Bangor Punta, the decline in sales of boats in its size range, and increasingly fierce competition for buyers who became more cost than quality conscious. The later O’Day 22s were, frankly, a mixed bag of quality and shabbiness.

The spars, rigging, and hardware are as high quality as we have seen in comparable boats. Our only reservation is with the stamped stainless steel hinged mast step that we know from personal experience requires a steady hand and boat when raising or lowering a mast.

We also think that a mainsheet which terminates in a cam action cleat 16″ up the single backstay may be economical and simple but it is neither efficient nor handy, again a reflection of scrimping to keep price low.

The quality of O’Day fiberglass laminates was historically high but there have been reader reports of gelcoat voids and there is consistent evidence of print through (pattern of laminate in gelcoat). Exterior styling and proportions are superb, an opinion iterated by owners who have returned the PS Boat Owners’ Questionnaires. The O’Day 22, despite her age, is still not outdated.

On a boat of this size and price, a minimum of exterior trim is understandable. What is less understandable is the poor quality of the interior finish and decor. Belowdecks the O’Day 22 epitomizes the pejorative label Clorox bottle , used to describe fiberglass boats. Sloppily fitted bits of teak trim are matched against teak-printed Formica, at best a tacky combination. Cabinetry, such as there is, is flimsy, and in general the whole impression is of lackluster attention to details.

Performance

Without a centerboard the O’Day 22 simply did not have the performance to go with her racy image. Even with the centerboard she is hardly a ball of fire under sail. She does not point well; tacking through 100 degrees is not uncommon and she is tender, with a disconcerting desire to round up when a puff hits. In light air, with her 3/4 fore triangle and working jib she is under-canvassed and sluggish. In such conditions a genoa with substantial overlap is essential.

Since changing jibs is at best a dicey exercise on a 22 footer, the first step in reducing sail is to reef the mainsail. Jiffy reefing is standard and owners of the O’Day should have a system in good working order and know how to use it. Owners of the boat in waters where squalls are a threat may also want to consider roller furling for the larger jib, trading off the loss of performance and added cost for such a rig for the convenience and, in the case of this boat, the safety.

The O’Day is most hurt in light air downwind and most owners will want either an 8′-or-so whisker pole for winging the jib, or a spinnaker. It is a fun boat on which to learn spinnaker handling. With her fractional rig the spinnaker is relatively small and yet the boat is big enough to provide a foredeck platform for setting the sail.

The trouble is that the O’Day 22 scrimps on the hardware needed for ease of handling with or without a spinnaker. The two #10 Barient sheet winches are, in our opinion, inadequate for anything larger than a working jib and we suggest replacing them with optional #16s. Similarly, the working jib sheets lead to fixed blocks whereas lengths of track with adjustable blocks (fitted to some boats as an option) are far better for optimizing sail trim.

The O’Day did not come with halyard winches as standard. It is a large boat for setting and reefing sails with hand tension alone. Most owners will want at least one small winch (#10) on the cabin roof, with the jib and main halyards led aft through jam cleats or stoppers to the winch.

The fairing of the O’Day 22 underwater is better than average, helped by the fact that the lead ballast is encapsulated in the fiberglass hull molding. The centerboard will, however, be difficult to maintain.

Like many other boats of her size on the market, the O’Day 22 is basically a daysailer with incidental overnight accommodations, notwithstanding that her builder (or its ad agency) made much of its questionable comfort, privacy, and space.

The cockpit of the O’Day is almost perfect: a spacious 6-1/2′ long, the seats are spaced to allow bracing of feet on the one opposite, and the coaming provides a feeling of security and serves as a comfortable arm rest. It is also self-bailing although the low sill at the companionway means that the lower hatch board must be in place to prevent water going below in the event of a knockdown.

Seat locker space is excellent for a boat of this size with quarterberth below and we like the separate sealed well for the outboard remote gas tank (but not the fact that the hose can be pinched in use).

O’Day literature boasts berths for two couples in “absolute privacy.” Privacy in a 22 footer has to be one of the more relative features. A sliding door encloses the forward cabin and another, the head.

The layout of the O’Day 22 is a noteworthy example of the tradeoff between an enclosed head and berth space. It does indeed have a head area that can be enclosed, a rare feature indeed on a boat of this size. With a conventional marine toilet and throughhull discharge where permitted, this would be a most serviceable facility.

The tradeoff is a pair of terrible vee berths forward. Coming to a point at the forward end, there is simply not enough room for two adults on even the most intimate terms. They are thus suitable only for a pair of small children who do not suffer from sibling rivalry.

By contrast the two settee berths in the main cabin are a bit narrow but a fit place for two adults to sleep. In contrast to the dinette layout of other boats, we think the more traditional layout of the O’Day would be the choice for most owners, especially those cruising with children. However, the settees are not comfortable to sit on, lacking as they do backrests.

The initial version of the O’Day had the then fashionable dinette arrangement but this was quickly replaced by a pair of opposing settees. We doubt if many owners would bother setting up the portable cabin table between the berths, as it prevents the fore and aft passage through the cabin.

The galley with its small sink and space for a twoburner stove is rudimentary but adequate for a boat of this size, Inadequate is the bin/hanging locker opposite the head. Its usefulness escapes us. Enclosed, it could have been better used space. But then the O’Day 22 desperately needs stowage space.

Conclusions

At a minimum trailering weight of 2,200 lbs. (more realistically 2,500 plus the trailer), the O’Day 22 is above the maximum for trailering without a heavy car and special gear.

If she isn’t going to be trailered and launched off a ramp, the 2′ minimum draft is an unwarranted sacrifice of performance and stability. We would look for a fin keel boat unless shoal draft is the highest priority.

On the other hand, with some additional sails and hardware the O’Day 22 should appeal to the sailor who wants a minimum size (and therefore price) boat primarily for daysailing and occasional weekend cruising (maximum one couple plus two young children).

Clearly the O’Day 22 is a minimum boat built tightly to a price. She is attractively styled. As she is apt to be a first boat, resale is important. O’Day boats have enjoyed good value on the used boat market. For about $6,000 for a ten-year-old model, you get a sleek looking small boat with a good cockpit, a modicum of privacy and two good berths. You also get a schlocky decor and a slow boat.

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O'DAY 222 Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of O'DAY 222. Built by O'Day Corp. and designed by Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.), the boat was first built in 1984. It has a hull type of Keel/Cbrd. and LOA is 6.63. Its sail area/displacement ratio 19.63. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined.

O'DAY 222 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about O'DAY 222 and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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Boat specifications, sail boat calculation, rig and sail specs, contributions, who designed the o'day 222.

O'DAY 222 was designed by Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.).

Who builds O'DAY 222?

O'DAY 222 is built by O'Day Corp..

When was O'DAY 222 first built?

O'DAY 222 was first built in 1984.

How long is O'DAY 222?

O'DAY 222 is 5.97 m in length.

What is mast height on O'DAY 222?

O'DAY 222 has a mast height of 7.24 m.

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New o'day 22 owner with a few questions

• Thread starter SLT Kota
• Start date Sep 25, 2017
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Hey, I'm Stuart. I just picked up a '83 22 foot o'day from a good family friend. It was her late husbands boat and had been sitting in storage without the mast for a few years and in need of some TLC. I've got the mast up but how do I know when the stays are tight enough? Should it just be a few turns past finger tight? I tried to just wing it after reading the original owners manual but when I started to tighten the backstay I noticed the top of the mast starting to bend much more than I expected. I'm also having an issue with the cockpit drain backing up. Is there some sort of a scupper or check valve or should I be able to run a snake all the way through it to clean it out? Thanks in advance for the help! Stuart  

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SLT Kota said: Hey, I'm Stuart. I just picked up a '83 22 foot o'day from a good family friend. It was her late husbands boat and had been sitting in storage without the mast for a few years and in need of some TLC. I've got the mast up but how do I know when the stays are tight enough? Should it just be a few turns past finger tight? I tried to just wing it after reading the original owners manual but when I started to tighten the backstay I noticed the top of the mast starting to bend much more than I expected. I'm also having an issue with the cockpit drain backing up. Is there some sort of a scupper or check valve or should I be able to run a snake all the way through it to clean it out? Thanks in advance for the help! Stuart Click to expand

Cockpit drain shouldn't back up. Not sure what the config is on a 22, but on my newer design 192, there is a wire reinforced rubber hose (think hose used for holding tank installations in the head) which connects a fitting in the cockpit to a plastic fitting in the transom. These are known to deteriorate over time, as happened to my friend's boat last year. He had his wife and guest sit on the foredeck to lift the transom out of the water while he frantically consulted with me, then pulled off the bits of old hose, and ran to the hardware store to get some of that fiber reinforced vinyl hose. On his, it looked like the rubber deteriorated either in combination with, or because of, rusting of the wire encapsulated in the rubber. It was a bitch for him to clear out the lazarette, lay in there, to get to the underside of the back of the cockpit, and pick at the fitting barbs with pliers until he got it off. Replacement was pretty easy, though. The hose makes a 90º turn, so one would need to be careful not to kink the hose at the bend so as to reduce flow. I think most of those vinyl tubings are squashed due to being rolled up, so I would be careful to spin it such that the bend tends to open the oblong flattening, leading to less restriction. I also suspect leaving the hose to sit in hot sun on a summer day would help, or a heat gun. This is an opportunity to source good ALL stainless steel hose clamps (many "SS clamps" don't have a SS worm gear) and to install 2 clamps on each fitting as per best practice for any through hull fitting. Here is more info on good hose clamps: https://marinehowto.com/proper-installation-of-double-hose-clamps/  

Thank you! I worked on the boat a little more last night and I believe my forestay was too tight which caused the upper section of my mast to bend when I tightened the backstay because the only bending was above the point where the forestay attaches to the mast. I will try to find out if my cockpit drain hose is just kinked, that would be nice though replacing it does not sound like much fun. Hopefully I'll have the boat sailing again soon!  

I have the same boat and regularly need to snake it. There's a bend in the hose which leaves sometimes clog. I've done a lot to my boat so let me know if you have other questions.  

Looks like the O'day 22 was available as a fractional rig first, then a masthead rig the following year. I'm assuming you have the fractional rig. On my fractional rig 192, it true that if you have the backstay on the tighter side, the mast tip above the hounds (where upper shrouds and forestay attach to mast) will appear to have a noticeable kink to the aft. My sailmaker said that this rig should have about 1/2" to 3/4" of mast pre-bend (curve to forward.) This is typically set by upper shroud and forestay tension, as the spreaders are swept, and thus induce pre-bend. I found on mine, when I had the rig waaaay tightened, that the lowers can pull the pre-bend out of the mast. That's not too good a thing, as pre-bend is useful to stiffen the mast, prevent mast inversions, prevent "pumping," and also the main should be cut expecting a bit of pre-bend, otherwise it would have too much draft if set on a straight mast. Contrary to what some people do, I set the mast straight laterally, using main halyard to check that it is even side to side measuring down to the chainplates. Then I use the lowers to make sure the mast is in column, not bowing to one side or the other. The backstay I set to moderate tightness - not that it seems floppy, but not that it puts a very noticeable aft kink in the mast tip. (Someday adding a purchase to the 18" strop under the mainsheet triangle would be great for increasing backstay tension to de-power. And maybe even figuring how the heck I would make a traveler.) Then I go sail in 8-10 knots, close hauled, and check that my tiller has 3-6º of weather helm. If not, I adjust forestay and lowers until I feel I have the rake set appropriately for that amount of weather helm. First time, I thought I had the boat balanced so well, it turns out I had lee helm with a bit more wind! So I had to back off forestay a couple turns, then take up the uppers. As for the lowers, keeping an eye to the amount of pre-bend (estimated by pulling the main halyard down along the mast approximately aft of the base as much as the exit point from the sheave at the mast head, and guess at the amount of pre-bend midway up or so. Then, I make sure sailing in about 10 knots, that the leeward lower seems looser, but not remarkably moving around. I have read other tuning procedures, which all basically say to take the standing rigging to 10% of breaking strength. In my opinion, these older recreational boats (eg. not racing boats) don't tolerate that much rig tension well. Maybe when then were new, but surely not 30 years later. In fact, the owner's manual for the 192 says to tighten the rig hand tight, whatever the hell that means. Doesn't sound like 10% of breaking strength of wire in standing rigging to me. My old Loos gauge, though often considered not very accurate, bears out my tension opinions...  

Brian S said: My old Loos gauge, though often considered not very accurate, bears out my tension opinions... Click to expand

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Brian S said: Looks like the O'day 22 was available as a fractional rig first, then a masthead rig the following year.... Click to expand

Sunbird22358 said: Brian, it's sort-of the other way around..... The 22 was masthead-rigged from 1972-79, and the Fractional rig was the standard for the 1980-83 models. I too figured that he was speaking of the newer, fractional rig, then noticed he mentioned that she is a 1983 model, thus confirming the fractional rig. The 222 which was built from 1984-89 was always fractional rig. Click to expand

jviss said: I always thought of the Loos gauges as being pretty accurate. It's a very simple concept! Click to expand

Looks very nice! I would encourage new sails if budget permits. There is nothing in the world like new sails! I like FX Sails. You can two in-shore, cross-cut, Dacron sails for just about $1k, and at this time of year, with a phone call, you can probably get a nice discount. No connection, just a happy customer.  

Brian S said: That's all good. I was getting info from Sailboatdata.com, which we all know is a great resource, but not always accurate or complete. QUOTE] Sailboatdata.com is the greatest, but their data isn't always perfect when it comes to models that were updated a few times like the O'DAY 22 (shoal-keel changed to K/CB, Masthead rig changed to fractional) or when there were two or more models with the same name/number, for instance the O'DAY 23, some details are mixed up. Still a good resource! By the way, check out the Widgeon there..... O'DAY made 3 different deck configurations over the years (I'll call them MK 1, MK2 an MK 3) Sailboatdata.com has a picture of the MK1 (vintage 1967), the side view drawing is a MK 2, and the top view is another Mk 1. (Those 2 drawings are ones that I had modified for my Widgeon Manual, based on ones published in O'DAY literature), they must have found them on-line, (I've posted them a few times like here) I'm not going to complain, since the CAL 21 drawings are from an owner's web-site, not CAL. That said, I would still recommend Sailboatdata.com as a good source of info! Check out their forum too, and the webmaster does have a category on the forum for submitting corrections. Even Rudy (D&R Marine) gets mixed up sometimes, but I still trust his advice! Click to expand

Nice looking boat. Always get new sails. Always. The reason we like new sails, is that we know they shape to the way they are cut. They are not baggy, and they respond to sail controls so that you can depower them as needed. They will sail faster, and with less heeling than an old stretched out sail. Think about it - there was some reason somebody had old sails to sell. Sure, "the boat got destroyed but the sails were brand new and survived" is one reason, but unlikely. More likely is that someone decided the old sails were whupped, and decided to get new. So, the used sails you are likely to get are not going to perform as well as new. Still, if you can't afford new, you could check out Bacon Sails in Annapolis for used sails.  

Got her out under sail power alone for the first time, it was nice so nice to be sailing again! Last Saturday was a perfect day for sailing but I had a wedding to go to so Sunday was the first sail... and of course we had less than ideal wind. I still need to do some small projects and tune the rigging (and learn to how to haha) but the boat moved under sail power for the first time in years which was very exciting. I had rather light wind but I did notice that the boat didn't want to point very well at all even with the center board down. I'm sure a new main would help with that but I'm hoping that I'm just a bit rusty trimming the sails. Thanks again for all of the help! Stuart  

Stuart-- Did you receive my package of mainsail cover and sail?  

Yes I did, thank you again Roger! I was finally able to take the boat out in some real wind without fear of shredding my mainsail thanks to very night package from rojack2. This boat is so much fun! My girlfriend and I had a wonderful day sailing; both the boat and my girlfriend did great. She had never been sailing before so it was a lot of fun showing her how everything worked and by the end of the day she was doing a great job with the lines. Thank you again for all of the help, especially to Roger for the sail and main sail cover! Stuart  

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O'Day Corp.

Founded by famed Americas Cup sailor and olympic medalist George O’Day. In the beginning George O’Day Associates was only a distributor for several brands of small Sailboats. Some were produced by Fairey Marine of England and Marscot Plastics in the USA. (O’Day took over Marscot in 1958 to build the RHODES 19.) Soon he became involved in producing his own line of boats. Among the most successful projects was in commissioning Uffa Fox to design the DAYSAILER in 1969. Eventually, more than 12000 of these were sold. O’Day sold his company to the conglomerate Bangor Punta (later Lear Siegler) in 1966. For a number of years, O’Day Corp. was the largest producer of sailboats in the US. Manufacturers ID (>1972): XDY.

Associations

• Albacore (International Albacore Assoc.)
• Cadet Class (Int.)
• Albacore Class - Canada
• Dophin 24 Class (S&S)
• Tempest Class (International)
• Mariner Class Association (Rhodes USA)
• Cadet Class Association (UK)
• Mystic Seaport Museum
• Yngling Class (INT)
• Rhodes 19 Class Association
• Classic & Vintage Racing Dinghy Association
• Interclub Dinghy Class
• Daysailer Class (O'Day)
• Alan Gurney
• Andrew Kostanecki
• C. Raymond Hunt and Associates
• Greg Gregory
• Ian Proctor
• John Deknatel
• Philippe Briand
• Philip Rhodes
• Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)
• Richard D. Carlson
• Robert H. Baker
• Roger McAleer
• Sparkman & Stephens
• Uffa Fox/O'Day
• William Shaw

65 sailboats built by O'Day Corp.

Cadet (Int)

O'Day Widgeon 12

Javelin 14 (Fox)

Rhodes 19 CB

O'Day 22

O'Day Sprite 10

O'Day 25

O'Day Swift

O'day kitten.

O'Day 23-2

O'Day 20

O'Day 7/11

O'Day 27

O'Day 19

O'Day 28

O'Day 12

Raven (Usa)

O'Day Tempest 23

O'Day 30

O'Day 15-2

O'Day Flying Saucer

O'Day 34

O'Day 322

O'Day 37

O'Day 40

O'Day 31

O'Day 32

O'Day 222

O'Day 39

O'Day 26

O'Day Outlaw 26

Dolphin 24 (S&S)

O'Day 280

Day sailer ii.

O'Day 15-1

O'Day 32 Ketch

Interclub (Usa)

O'day super sprite 10, o'day 290.

O'Day 23-1 (Lift Top)

O'Day 192

O'day 302.

Mariner 19 FK

O'Day Ospray

Mariner 19 CB

Cal 39 (hunt/o'day), o'day 28 (323-440).

Tempest (International)

O'Day 35

O'Day 22 MH

Javelin 14 (fox) fk, o'day 250.

O'Day 272

O'day 14.

O'Day 240

O'day super swift.

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