Well i was thinking of buying a bottom of the barrel catalina 22, but the thought of refinishing the keel kind of turned me off to it, and it needed some glass work as well. I'm glad i wasnt rash about it as i found an O'day 22 for the same asking price as the catalina.
I like the thought of the Oday as it had a fixed shoal keel and will trailer easy. I'm really unable to find much info about O'days though, catalina has a plethera of info out there on them but i cant seem to find much more than for sale ads in regards the the oday 22.
Id imagine only drafting 23 inches that any beam wind over 10 knots you'd have to reef. I read that O'days quality (in the only book i found so far that bothers to mention them) is likened to that of a ford or chevy adaquate, and not much more.
Does anyone have any opinions from experience? I've never sailed a day in my life and Im just looking for a casual trailerable vacation cruiser for my girlfriend the dog and I, so top performance isn't of concern to me. But before i go and look at this boat (tomorrow) Itd be nice to hear for things to watch out for. Of course im going to tap the entire deck and listen for thuds, and look for water marks, check for a fair hull, straight rubrails, bonded bulkheads, good sails, rigging reinforcments, etc... but are there any horror stories common among Oday sailers? Id sure like to be able prioritze my examination.
Also this may be a stupid question, but were the keels glassed in/on, or bolted on? Id have thought only steel keels would be bolted on, but i'm new to all of this. From the photos i've seen it doesnt appear there's much access to the bildge from the cabin floor, so if it's glassed in or poured in ill be content, but if its bolted on with no access to the bolts... hmmm... Either way there should be sufficient access to the bildge, but ill be very uneasy if a refinished floor is hidding corroded keel bolts.
Thanks in advance for your time, i look foreward to hearing your opinions.
-mike
I like the thought of the Oday as it had a fixed shoal keel and will trailer easy. I'm really unable to find much info about O'days though, catalina has a plethera of info out there on them but i cant seem to find much more than for sale ads in regards the the oday 22.
Id imagine only drafting 23 inches that any beam wind over 10 knots you'd have to reef. I read that O'days quality (in the only book i found so far that bothers to mention them) is likened to that of a ford or chevy adaquate, and not much more.
Does anyone have any opinions from experience? I've never sailed a day in my life and Im just looking for a casual trailerable vacation cruiser for my girlfriend the dog and I, so top performance isn't of concern to me. But before i go and look at this boat (tomorrow) Itd be nice to hear for things to watch out for. Of course im going to tap the entire deck and listen for thuds, and look for water marks, check for a fair hull, straight rubrails, bonded bulkheads, good sails, rigging reinforcments, etc... but are there any horror stories common among Oday sailers? Id sure like to be able prioritze my examination.
Also this may be a stupid question, but were the keels glassed in/on, or bolted on? Id have thought only steel keels would be bolted on, but i'm new to all of this. From the photos i've seen it doesnt appear there's much access to the bildge from the cabin floor, so if it's glassed in or poured in ill be content, but if its bolted on with no access to the bolts... hmmm... Either way there should be sufficient access to the bildge, but ill be very uneasy if a refinished floor is hidding corroded keel bolts.
Thanks in advance for your time, i look foreward to hearing your opinions.
-mike