Oday 23 Genoa size

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Gordon Klentz

I would appreciate your help if you know the dimensions of a 150% Genoa for a Oday 23 sail boat. Luff?, Leach?, Foot? and Sq.Ft Area. Thank you Gordon
 
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Mike

The sailmaker should know

Any sailmaker should be able to tell you those dimensions if you supply the rig dimensions for your boat. For the Oday 23 (later model): I: 28.0' P: 23.5' E: 9.0' J: 10.0' There may be a calculator on the internet that can do the same thing. I did find one that lets you plug in the rig dimensions, and it gives you the sail area, but it didn't allow you to specify that you wanted a greater than 100% jib. Using the link below, I found that the Oday 23 has a jib square footage of 140, and the main is 105.75 sq. ft. I think there are some twists to the actual sail dimension calculations, but that a 150% jib is about 50% bigger than a 100% jib. If this is true, then a 150% jib would be about 210 sq. ft. for the Oday 23. The actual dimensions? The possibilities are infinite. When I bought my new 135 genny, the sailmaker told me the dimensions after measuring at my boat. He took into account the placement of my life lines, furling unit, bow pulpit and existing sheet blocks.
 
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Steve

Genoa

I picked up a used genoa on ebay and it measured approx. 29'Luff, 25.5'Leech and 15.5'Foot. I have an 80' 23 and it works well. I attached a 6" pendant to the stem plate and then attach the genoa to the pendant. This helps get the sail up over the life lines and provides a little extra forward visibility. I did measure the rig prior to making the purchase. If you're not racing and just want the a light air sail ebay can be good source as well as some of the preowned sail websites. I found that J-24 genoas are a pretty good match. I got a lightly used mylar for $200.
 
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