I have an Oday 25. This is my first 25 and I am learning as I go. My small boat experience has always allowed me to see the settings of the board. I have been letting the board down 4 or 5 complete turns. It seems to handle pretty well but would like to know ideal settings for beat to run. Would really appreciate help from an experienced skipper. So far I am impressed. The boat has nice balance and is fast relative to others. Thanks, John Pierce
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Justin - O'day Oweners' Web
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John - Hopefully you will get some information from one of the guys currently sailing a 25, but the basics are similar to those you'd use small boat sailing. To go up wind, let the board all the way down. You should be able to tell because the line will slacken if you let out more after the board is fully deployed. Downwind, it seems most people leave their boards down, but you can raise it to decrease drag. Remember your ability to steer is going to be affect adversely with the board up because you will not have the same pivot. Reaching I don't know - I don't see why raising the board might not help with heel angles a la dinghy racing but I haven't tried it. If you do - let us know. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
John - Hopefully you will get some information from one of the guys currently sailing a 25, but the basics are similar to those you'd use small boat sailing. To go up wind, let the board all the way down. You should be able to tell because the line will slacken if you let out more after the board is fully deployed. Downwind, it seems most people leave their boards down, but you can raise it to decrease drag. Remember your ability to steer is going to be affect adversely with the board up because you will not have the same pivot. Reaching I don't know - I don't see why raising the board might not help with heel angles a la dinghy racing but I haven't tried it. If you do - let us know. Justin - O'day Owners' Web
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Ric Shultz
board down
I keep mine all the way down (up a partial turn from a slack cable to keep the handle locked) all the time except dead down wind where I crank up a couple turns, but thats all. The boat is a little tender (heels easy) and my wife has a 20 degree of heel rule. Op speed for me is determined on jib size that is controllable. Great boat> Ric comes a time Amherst, NH
I keep mine all the way down (up a partial turn from a slack cable to keep the handle locked) all the time except dead down wind where I crank up a couple turns, but thats all. The boat is a little tender (heels easy) and my wife has a 20 degree of heel rule. Op speed for me is determined on jib size that is controllable. Great boat> Ric comes a time Amherst, NH
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Mike Whalen
Cranks, turns???
Guys, My '76 25' has a center board. The line runs into the cockpit and its steel cable. There is a cleat just to the left of where it enters the cockpit. I have to wrap that *#%&# cable around the cleat. What year are your boats and what system are you cranking and turning? I want to replace the line and wouldn't mind using something other than the cleat. Thanks, Mike
Guys, My '76 25' has a center board. The line runs into the cockpit and its steel cable. There is a cleat just to the left of where it enters the cockpit. I have to wrap that *#%&# cable around the cleat. What year are your boats and what system are you cranking and turning? I want to replace the line and wouldn't mind using something other than the cleat. Thanks, Mike
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Ric Shultz
1975
Mines a 75 and the crank is part of the stand that holds the table. I'll bet Rudy has one. Cleating a cable? What a pain in the ---
Mines a 75 and the crank is part of the stand that holds the table. I'll bet Rudy has one. Cleating a cable? What a pain in the ---
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Jim B
Stand that holds the table? What table?
I have a rope/cable (only a couple on inches on cable comes out of the hole when the board is fully up so you cleat rope)that cleats in the cockpit like Mike. I find it pretty simple, easy to use and conveniently located. I drop the board going to windward and usually keep it up on other points of sail. But then once I drop it I usually leave it down, unless I run out of stuff to dink with then I will dink with the board.
I have a rope/cable (only a couple on inches on cable comes out of the hole when the board is fully up so you cleat rope)that cleats in the cockpit like Mike. I find it pretty simple, easy to use and conveniently located. I drop the board going to windward and usually keep it up on other points of sail. But then once I drop it I usually leave it down, unless I run out of stuff to dink with then I will dink with the board.
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Ric Shultz
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First, I have photos of the table, crank, etc, so if you e-mail me I'll send them. Second, as I said before, the boat is a little tender, so other than down wind where heeling is not an issue, I leave the board down. Ric comes a time nccgm@aol.com
First, I have photos of the table, crank, etc, so if you e-mail me I'll send them. Second, as I said before, the boat is a little tender, so other than down wind where heeling is not an issue, I leave the board down. Ric comes a time nccgm@aol.com
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Ed
I have a rope that goes all the way to the board
I don't have any cable, and I do have the cleat to the left of the hole in the cockpit. This works great and I found the rope to be in good shape when the boat was on the straps before it was launched for the season. I generally keep the board down while sailing. The boat is not fast, and don't believe there would be much advantage to playing with it. I am interested in experimenting with it to reduce weather helm , though.
I don't have any cable, and I do have the cleat to the left of the hole in the cockpit. This works great and I found the rope to be in good shape when the boat was on the straps before it was launched for the season. I generally keep the board down while sailing. The boat is not fast, and don't believe there would be much advantage to playing with it. I am interested in experimenting with it to reduce weather helm , though.
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Mike
Significant design change
It seems that the 25 underwent the same complete interior design change as the 23 did in the late seventies. Earlier designs had the centerboard controlled by a crank that was mounted on the centerpost of the salon table. I saw a '73 or '74 Oday 23 on the hard set up this way (the interior layout was also completely different than the later models). The exterior lines of the hull looked the same, but the centerboard pivot pin went completely through the front end of the stub keel, as opposed to later models where it is internal and not accessible from the outside. I think I also remember seeing somewhere that these early model centerboards were made of iron. Later models had the centerboard pendant lead up to the bridge deck in the cockpit, where it is cleated off. The pendant is raised and lowered by hand. Seeing as how these later model centerboards are made of fiberglass and weigh only about seventy pounds, this is a very easy job. As far as where to "set" the board for best sailing, mine is either all the way down or all the way up.
It seems that the 25 underwent the same complete interior design change as the 23 did in the late seventies. Earlier designs had the centerboard controlled by a crank that was mounted on the centerpost of the salon table. I saw a '73 or '74 Oday 23 on the hard set up this way (the interior layout was also completely different than the later models). The exterior lines of the hull looked the same, but the centerboard pivot pin went completely through the front end of the stub keel, as opposed to later models where it is internal and not accessible from the outside. I think I also remember seeing somewhere that these early model centerboards were made of iron. Later models had the centerboard pendant lead up to the bridge deck in the cockpit, where it is cleated off. The pendant is raised and lowered by hand. Seeing as how these later model centerboards are made of fiberglass and weigh only about seventy pounds, this is a very easy job. As far as where to "set" the board for best sailing, mine is either all the way down or all the way up.
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