I am considering buying a 22' O'Day, it has a fixed keel, shoal draft, 1976, very well maintained. Was this a good year? Any major problems? Any info would be appreciated, including general value. Thank you! Tim
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michael
oday 22
I had a '72 Oday 22 for about 8 years in the '90s. I liked it very much. My wife and I sailed it from Seattle to Canada a few times. It was very stout and took rough water quite well. We always felt very comfortable with its seaworthiness. The cabin, though small, was adequate for our needs. We liked the way the stove and sink were set up along the bulkhead. The biggest complaint I had with the boat was that it did not point into the wind as well as I would have liked. I think that this was the result of the shoal draft keel combined with the fact that I was using the original sails which had to have been quite blown out.
I had a '72 Oday 22 for about 8 years in the '90s. I liked it very much. My wife and I sailed it from Seattle to Canada a few times. It was very stout and took rough water quite well. We always felt very comfortable with its seaworthiness. The cabin, though small, was adequate for our needs. We liked the way the stove and sink were set up along the bulkhead. The biggest complaint I had with the boat was that it did not point into the wind as well as I would have liked. I think that this was the result of the shoal draft keel combined with the fact that I was using the original sails which had to have been quite blown out.
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Mike C
my 1st love
I loved my 22. It was a stable, responsive boat. Perfect for rivers, bays, and protected waters. The shallow draft lets you get into places other boats can't. SHe sails well although she's not fast and has lots of leeway with the short keel. You can go sailboat "Camping" with 2 people for a weekend and have fun. Look for deck delamination near all the hardware, and check the rigging. I had a 73 so The way the mainsheet is rigged is probably the same. (not great.) It is either using a triangle plate off the backstay or a pair of blocks at each corner of the transom which goes through another block on the boom. Both systems have drawbacks. The triangle plate setup doesn not allow the boom to be brough to windward when the wind is low (a traveller is needed and I'll get to that) and if by some unlucky mishap, you lose your backstay, there would be NO WAY to use the mainsheet at all. The other setup (I had it on my 1973) with 3 blocks forming a triangle with the sheets still does not allow the mainsheet to be brought to windward. And the biggest thing I found was that it took up room in the back of the cockpit. My suggestion, if you purchase this boat (which if in good condition, you should) would be to either spend the $ for a traveller or do what I did and some others have done and put 2 cleats on the corners and run a line between them. Put a single block on this line and then put a fiddle block with becket/cam on it which will now be your new mainsheet. Add a short piece of line (2 ft) and attach that to the block. This will be a pig-tail which you can now tie off on the cleats to windward , allowing you to shapoe your mainsail much better than without it. Phew...sorry for the long response. Best of luck, the 22 is a great boat.
I loved my 22. It was a stable, responsive boat. Perfect for rivers, bays, and protected waters. The shallow draft lets you get into places other boats can't. SHe sails well although she's not fast and has lots of leeway with the short keel. You can go sailboat "Camping" with 2 people for a weekend and have fun. Look for deck delamination near all the hardware, and check the rigging. I had a 73 so The way the mainsheet is rigged is probably the same. (not great.) It is either using a triangle plate off the backstay or a pair of blocks at each corner of the transom which goes through another block on the boom. Both systems have drawbacks. The triangle plate setup doesn not allow the boom to be brough to windward when the wind is low (a traveller is needed and I'll get to that) and if by some unlucky mishap, you lose your backstay, there would be NO WAY to use the mainsheet at all. The other setup (I had it on my 1973) with 3 blocks forming a triangle with the sheets still does not allow the mainsheet to be brought to windward. And the biggest thing I found was that it took up room in the back of the cockpit. My suggestion, if you purchase this boat (which if in good condition, you should) would be to either spend the $ for a traveller or do what I did and some others have done and put 2 cleats on the corners and run a line between them. Put a single block on this line and then put a fiddle block with becket/cam on it which will now be your new mainsheet. Add a short piece of line (2 ft) and attach that to the block. This will be a pig-tail which you can now tie off on the cleats to windward , allowing you to shapoe your mainsail much better than without it. Phew...sorry for the long response. Best of luck, the 22 is a great boat.
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Bob
76 o'day 22
i've got the o'day 22 now and take it all over narragansett bay. it is not fast, but it has taken us through some pretty rough stuff with ease. i've added some creature comforts (poly table from Cabelas, t.v./dvd table on the side of the forward birth, sealed lead acid batteries + 45watt solar panels, LED lighting, and a box on the bow for my anchor rode, just to name a few) which make it an even better camping boat than it was. i had many spidercracks to fix and some voids under the gel coat, but she (slipknott) looks great now. i still have to lower the forward lifelines so that they no longer interfere with my jib and i just got two stainless springs and some stock aluminum to make the kicker mount a self lifter. hope i gave you some ideas for your boat and would love to hear how you make out with yours. pease Bob
i've got the o'day 22 now and take it all over narragansett bay. it is not fast, but it has taken us through some pretty rough stuff with ease. i've added some creature comforts (poly table from Cabelas, t.v./dvd table on the side of the forward birth, sealed lead acid batteries + 45watt solar panels, LED lighting, and a box on the bow for my anchor rode, just to name a few) which make it an even better camping boat than it was. i had many spidercracks to fix and some voids under the gel coat, but she (slipknott) looks great now. i still have to lower the forward lifelines so that they no longer interfere with my jib and i just got two stainless springs and some stock aluminum to make the kicker mount a self lifter. hope i gave you some ideas for your boat and would love to hear how you make out with yours. pease Bob
Buy the O'Day 22 for sure!
If you have a chance at buying a 22 O'D in good condition it could be the boat you will want to keep for a long time. And the great thing about it is that is will still be a great boat for years to come if properly used. Whatever year it is it should be solid and safe with many expected good sailboat features. It will be very adaptive to almost any of the extras you might wish to add to it as you go along. It's not really fast but generally most sailboats are not bought for speed alone and you will get where you want to go in safety and comfort with the knowledge that this boat is very forgiving to even new sailors.
If you have a chance at buying a 22 O'D in good condition it could be the boat you will want to keep for a long time. And the great thing about it is that is will still be a great boat for years to come if properly used. Whatever year it is it should be solid and safe with many expected good sailboat features. It will be very adaptive to almost any of the extras you might wish to add to it as you go along. It's not really fast but generally most sailboats are not bought for speed alone and you will get where you want to go in safety and comfort with the knowledge that this boat is very forgiving to even new sailors.
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