Hello everyone. This comming summer I expect to sell my power boat and go back to my sailing roots. I see the O'Day 222 may just be the boat for me. I am 66 years old and retired with time available. While working it was to easy to go to the boat and just turn the key. This 222 looks to be just the right size for 2-4 people and can be trailered. I like the idea of a cabin to take a nap and get out of the weather. They can be sailed by one person. The shallow draft keel with centerboard should be easy to launch and retrieve. I like the idea of different size genoas and available spinaker. I would welcome any comments, ideas and experiences about this boat. Thank You in advance. py charlie.
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Try a Catalina 22
Despite the issues of the swing keel, I think the Catalina 22 would be a better choice. The primary advantage of the Catalina 22 is the excellent parts availability. Catalina Direct handles parts for Catalina and has a whole catalog filled with many parts that one requires and some custom specialty items. No other vessels have this advantage. If something breaks, you can fix it. Furthermore, the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association supports all activities with the Catalina 22. It helps to organize annual racing championships in various parts of the country. This class racing is a very popular endeavor among the Catalina 22 racers. There is also a very active list for the Catalina 22 called Chip Ford’s list that can provide invaluable information on the Catalina 22. The Catalina 22 offers one not just a boat, but a whole family of people passionate about their vessel and all the activities that one does with them. Annual cruises in certain parts of the country draw boats from areas quite far away from the cruising areas. I own a Catalina 22 myself, like you could not have guessed, and I find it turns the whole sailing issue into a much more fun filled past time than that with any other small trailerable sail boat. Check out my site listed below:
Despite the issues of the swing keel, I think the Catalina 22 would be a better choice. The primary advantage of the Catalina 22 is the excellent parts availability. Catalina Direct handles parts for Catalina and has a whole catalog filled with many parts that one requires and some custom specialty items. No other vessels have this advantage. If something breaks, you can fix it. Furthermore, the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association supports all activities with the Catalina 22. It helps to organize annual racing championships in various parts of the country. This class racing is a very popular endeavor among the Catalina 22 racers. There is also a very active list for the Catalina 22 called Chip Ford’s list that can provide invaluable information on the Catalina 22. The Catalina 22 offers one not just a boat, but a whole family of people passionate about their vessel and all the activities that one does with them. Annual cruises in certain parts of the country draw boats from areas quite far away from the cruising areas. I own a Catalina 22 myself, like you could not have guessed, and I find it turns the whole sailing issue into a much more fun filled past time than that with any other small trailerable sail boat. Check out my site listed below:
We had an O'Day 222 for more than 11 years....
Purchased new in 1984 and sold in 96. We kept it on the Barnegat Bay in NJ. Great boat, good quality, easy to single hand, very accomodating on depths due to the keel/centerboard (4' board down/20" up). You do need a little over 3 ft (if I remember right) to keep the tiller down and she's a lot of work to steer when the tiller kicks up. We stumped the warden at Island Beach State Park in NJ who came along to find us beached for the night. He couldn't figure out how we got a boat that big up to the beach. We trailered it several summers up to Lake Champlain and also various places in upstate NY. You need a good tow vehicle. We used a towing equipped Chevy Astro van, but that was pushing it a little. An extendable tongue trailer is a must, and even then you need to find good boat ramps to get her deep enough to float off. One summer on Lake Champlain low water made the ramp used to launch too shallow to haul and we had to have her lifted out. A good deal of work to launch. Plan on 45 minutes to an hour from pulling up to the ramp to sailing away. We moved up to a Hunter 29.5 in 1997 and then to a Hunter 410 in 2003. E-mail me if you have any questions; mulf@comcast.net
Purchased new in 1984 and sold in 96. We kept it on the Barnegat Bay in NJ. Great boat, good quality, easy to single hand, very accomodating on depths due to the keel/centerboard (4' board down/20" up). You do need a little over 3 ft (if I remember right) to keep the tiller down and she's a lot of work to steer when the tiller kicks up. We stumped the warden at Island Beach State Park in NJ who came along to find us beached for the night. He couldn't figure out how we got a boat that big up to the beach. We trailered it several summers up to Lake Champlain and also various places in upstate NY. You need a good tow vehicle. We used a towing equipped Chevy Astro van, but that was pushing it a little. An extendable tongue trailer is a must, and even then you need to find good boat ramps to get her deep enough to float off. One summer on Lake Champlain low water made the ramp used to launch too shallow to haul and we had to have her lifted out. A good deal of work to launch. Plan on 45 minutes to an hour from pulling up to the ramp to sailing away. We moved up to a Hunter 29.5 in 1997 and then to a Hunter 410 in 2003. E-mail me if you have any questions; mulf@comcast.net
My friend has one
I am impressed by how much better a boat it is than the original O'Day 22. He says it is relatively heavy for its size and likes plenty of air to perform well. I like the idea of a shaped centerboard with ballast built into the boat, rather than a swing keel. Both setups draw about the same, but the board gives better upwind performance, all other factor equal.
I am impressed by how much better a boat it is than the original O'Day 22. He says it is relatively heavy for its size and likes plenty of air to perform well. I like the idea of a shaped centerboard with ballast built into the boat, rather than a swing keel. Both setups draw about the same, but the board gives better upwind performance, all other factor equal.
One on the Maumee River
There was one docked at Mary Jane Thurston State Park on the Maumee River this year. It's a good looking boat for the age. I saw it going out one day just as we were coming in. It looked very stable, but didn't seem to move as quickly as I would have expected given the wind available. The couple looked to be having fun though. Just looking at it, I didn't think it looked like it would be fun to trailer, setup and teardown. I commented to the wife how nice this one looked for it's age, and she promptly told me that if we get something like that... it's staying in the water.
There was one docked at Mary Jane Thurston State Park on the Maumee River this year. It's a good looking boat for the age. I saw it going out one day just as we were coming in. It looked very stable, but didn't seem to move as quickly as I would have expected given the wind available. The couple looked to be having fun though. Just looking at it, I didn't think it looked like it would be fun to trailer, setup and teardown. I commented to the wife how nice this one looked for it's age, and she promptly told me that if we get something like that... it's staying in the water.
Oday 23
Over the summer we purchased an Oday 23. If you are gonna tow your boat, you are going to have to raise the mast up and down. An easy way to do this is to make a Gin Pole. It attatches to the front of your mast, and to your Front Stay. It is a piece of wood that reaches from the front of your mast to the bow. You can also attatch lines from the pole to the side stays. Attactch another line to the pole and loop it through a set of pullies on a cleat in the bow. *this line needs to be long enough to raise and lower your mast. The more pullies you have the easier it will be to raise and lower the mast. Pull the line to raise the mast. When the mast is up attatch the front stay. When lowering the mast slowly release the rope. This will only work if your mast has a plate that you can put bolts in to "Hinge it up". Using this method allows you to raise the mast alone.
Over the summer we purchased an Oday 23. If you are gonna tow your boat, you are going to have to raise the mast up and down. An easy way to do this is to make a Gin Pole. It attatches to the front of your mast, and to your Front Stay. It is a piece of wood that reaches from the front of your mast to the bow. You can also attatch lines from the pole to the side stays. Attactch another line to the pole and loop it through a set of pullies on a cleat in the bow. *this line needs to be long enough to raise and lower your mast. The more pullies you have the easier it will be to raise and lower the mast. Pull the line to raise the mast. When the mast is up attatch the front stay. When lowering the mast slowly release the rope. This will only work if your mast has a plate that you can put bolts in to "Hinge it up". Using this method allows you to raise the mast alone.
Gin pole to raise spar ??
Hi Josh I have heard of these arrangements. I have read of differant rigs. I'd be intrested in reading more of the details of your rig. Thanks in advance. Chuck
Hi Josh I have heard of these arrangements. I have read of differant rigs. I'd be intrested in reading more of the details of your rig. Thanks in advance. Chuck
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