Oday 32 for sale in the classifieds

RAD · Oct 5, 2011

Hello from a very happy 32 owner
the boat that ended up in Helsinki was put on a freighter in the great lakes then after some work it was sailed to Moscow, Russia, I was in contact with the fellow but maybe the KGB got him cause the last time he posted he was in Moscow
"prelevence of osmossis in O'day 32 hulls?" never heard such a thing
my boat has been a work in progress for the last 8 years and its now at a point where I could do some long term cruising with it and be very comfortable, could I do this long cruise in blue water? I wouldn't.... but for in shore cruising it's a great boat.....it sails well but your not going to win any race's
keep in touch if you want more info

Barnacle Bill · Oct 6, 2011

I can't believe my eyes. Osmosis is ultraviolite degredation of the gelcoat. Depending on how one takes care of their boat the this process is either curbed or accelerated. If you keep your gelcoat clean and shiny and wax it regularly so the sun chews on the wax instead of the gelcoat, then your hull will last a long time. If you don't then it will degrade, regardless of the boat make. O'Day 32's sail fine. Not sure what generation you speak of, but they are not considered race boats, but cruisers. But they sail fine. The earlier 32's were a C. Raymond Hunt design. The later ones were built by Lear Ziegler (sp?) with a different designers. I have been on both.

Konstantin · Oct 6, 2011

Hi from one more happy 32 owner from Moscow!

I may confirm that O'Day 32 is not a high-speed boat, but it's an unsurpassed 32 feet cruiser.
I found some osmosis blisters on the bottom of my O'Day, but all these were not critical and I could fixed these with a grinding mashine and 5 coats of epoxy primer Gelshield 200 (it's called Interprotect 200 in USA). I spent a few days for that, but I fully fixed osmosis and don't have this problem now (my boat on the water every year). You may find some photos here:
http://boatclub.ru/article/a-129.html

Konstantin · Oct 6, 2011

Barnacle Bill said:
Osmosis is ultraviolite degredation of the gelcoat.

Is it a joke? Water (not ultraviolet) - is a source of the osmosis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis

Konstantin · Oct 7, 2011

To be truthful this boat doesn't has a really strong hull. We observed some hull deformations during our trip under a quite strong wind (about 30 knots). And it's not a real keel boat, the draught of this boat is only 1 m.

RAD · Oct 7, 2011

Konstantin!
Good to hear from you....so the KGB didn't get you after all

hows the boat doing?

Pat · Oct 9, 2011

listless said:
Hi all,

How do these boats really sail? I read on these pages that a chap has one in Helsinki or russia someplace. Was the boat sailed over there?
Anyone know much about the prelevence of osmossis in O'day 32 hulls?

Comments appreciatted?

The O'Day 322, 302 and 272 were all designed by C Raymond Hunt Assoc. of Boston.....I believe a company called Grumin Design did the focus groups in Boston Harbor which is where the light grey was chosen....

Konstantin · Oct 10, 2011

listless said:
Wow, the hull deformations sound a bit scary. I'll be looking at a different design for my cruising goals.

Thanks a ton.

My English is not good. These were not permanent deformations. I mean some 1-2 cm fluctuation of the hull.

Konstantin · Oct 10, 2011

RAD said:
Konstantin!
Good to hear from you....so the KGB didn't get you after all
hows the boat doing?

Hi RAD! I'm not interesting for KGB, but I had crazy troubles with our customs. Luckily it's in the past now. I'm really happy with my O'Day 32 and I'm going to make it better with new engine, diesel stove, air heater and other useful devices.

Barnacle Bill · Oct 10, 2011

Boats are classified as inland, coastal or off shore. If you are sailing on inland waters, or coastal cruising, you don't need a boat built for the North Sea, so an O'Day 32 might be a great boat for you.

estopa · Oct 12, 2011

Are we talking about the 32 or the later 322. I thought the later 322 where supposed to be a fast boat. I have the 222 and if I were to replace it would be with a 302 or 322.

My 222 isn't the fastest boat out there but I would say its in the 90 percentile. I guess depends on boat and sail area. Can't wait to put on a 135% jib and really fly. I had this boat already on the rails and felt very comfortable with it.