o'day 222

  1. kveach

    Recommended loft for sail inspection and recutting

    Finally, after over a year of repairs and setbacks we've dunked our 1987 O'day 222 a few times in local lakes. She is a well behaved boat and points pretty well with 10 mph winds. But I'm pretty sure she has the original Neil Pryde mainsail. Looks good but maybe a little baggy. I want to have a...
  2. kveach

    Mast hole for gin pole - failure prone?

    It seems several models of 23 - 26 foot Hunters had a 1" mounting hole for the gin pole in the base of the mast. I want to know if people have had mast problems from using this system. I am rerigging an O'day 222 and I had US Spars make a mast raising pole and they used the system with a...
  3. kveach

    Roller furling jib on a 222 - worth it?

    Well, I'm still working on refurbishing the 222 and just put up the old Schaefer system furling jib. It certainly has a lot of sag since it just attaches to the jib halyard. So I'm wondering whether I should bother to get a good modern roller furling jib that incorporates the forestay or just go...
  4. D

    O'Day 222, 1984 - Rigging/Tension settings help

    I just picked up a OD 222 and can't find any tension settings for my stays and/or riggings. There is a lot of info out there that says "hand tight" but I want to find information I can use with a Loos Gauge. Any help is much appreciated!