FRANKENSTEIN CAN’T SAIL UPWIND

[SH]

Hello,I have just realized that I have purchased a 1977 stub keeled Oday 22 that has been Frankensteined to a ‘mast shortened’ mast head rig and mainsail from an Oday 23, my fault for not researching my initial purchase. It balances off not to badly with only a working jib sheeted to the mid deck. I have to battle upwind though, and so my question to owners of Oday 23’s is whether purchasing the full 130 percent genoa will help in my quest to get out of the bay rather than sailing in one spot. Do ‘you’ find your boats able to point upwind with power when using the full genoa. What thoughts…

 

[Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day " The Wiser Choice"]

How does this relate to the 240 O'day?

You are not clear as to how this applies to the240 O'day? Am I missing something. Alan

 

[Rod Johnson,]

Measure mast?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Frankenstiening" the mast? Especially since the 23 had a larger mainsail than the 22(luff of O23 main was longer than the mast of the 22). I have a feeling that you have the original "stock" O'Day 22 rig for a 1977 model, the 22 had a masthead rig from 1972 (first production year) until 1979, the 1980 model introduced the taller fractional rig which was used until the 22 was discontinued after 1983 model year.The mast on a 1972-79 22 would be 22'9" long, the later 1980-83 22 had a 27' 3" long mast.The 22 was designed at the beginging of the "large jib, small main" era of sailboat design, most of the masthead-rigged 22s have been equipped with large genoas instead of the original smaller working jibs. This improved light air sailing.

 

[SH]

Thanks alot

Hello Ron,You are correct, I remember my mast being 22'6" withour the crane when I ran some lighting wiring up last spring, so I guess I have the correct rig, still need to fiddle with the centers a bit...thanks...SH.