Any known ailments on 73 oday 22 ?

[Tony Zambella]

What should I be concerned with on a 1973 oday 22 ? Are there any structural or inherrentissues with them I should know about ?I have an opertunity (I think) 73 O'day 22, Looks pretty good. Verry little gelcoat cracking. Seems to be all there. Sails are still intact. It's on a reasonable trailer. No motor. % 400.00 ?This is not my first saliboat. But somtimes you just need advice from others.

 

[gary jensen]

O Day quality

I had a 76 O Day (27) for 12 years. I sailed it a lot..100 days the first year and over 75 days per year for the rest of the time. NEVER once did I have any failure of any kind. I sailed it on San Francisco Bay where the wind BLOWS!! I even had to call the Coast guard once in 55 knots of wind on San Pablo Bay when I was on my side with the mast FLAT on the water...No problem, it was a great boat that I had many great times with. I felt very secure with the boat and the way she handeled. She was fast and pointed high. I think they are good boats..

 

[Joe DiCianni]

O-Day 22

Tony, I had a 1974 O'Day 22 for 2 years until I bought a 1978 Hunter 27, I I liked the O-Day. The only problem I had was a lot of leakage from rain that came down the inside walls & rotted the wood under the cushions & just made the boat damp. We only used it for day sails so it didn't matter that much to us. I bought for only $900 without a motor. When heeling over in gusts, some water would come out of the bilge hole if I didn't pump it out beforhand and wet the inside cabin floor. It was a great boat for us to learn how to sail! It probably doesn't have any deficiencies that any other 22 boat of that vintage had. It was fairly heavy & solid.

 

[Justin - O'day Owners' Web]

22

Tony - People speak highly of the 22, so I wouldn't be concerned about your choice of models. O'days generally are over built and last well. You may not win any races against lighter boats, but you ought to get home safely, the more important criterion in my book.For $400 I would be tempted to break my cardinal 'get a survey' rule. As long as the chain plates and mast step are not rotten, so there is no risk of catastrophic failure, I'd probably grab it. I would then put some of the money you'll save on this boat over other more expensive examples immediately into new standing rigging, unless you know its less than ten years old.Justin - O'day Owners' Web