Operational limits for heel - O'day 25

[revir92]

Does anyone know if O'day ever published the operational limits for degrees of heel for the O'day 25?

 

[estopa]

Till the rails are under water?

 

[RECESS]

I have read and can speak from experience, it will round up into the wind when you have put it too far over. It will jerk violently around and then bobble into the wind direction. It is not a very comforting experience. It would take getting hit by a serious wave while heeled far over to put it on its side. It will sail, not very efficiently, with the rail buried in the water. 20 - 25 degrees is about optimal. Anything past that and you are losing speed.

 

[gabriel.donnelly]

Yeah- Recess has got it right... these gals have the racing lines of a whale!

 

[Joe11688]

Does anyone know if O'day ever published the operational limits for degrees of heel for the O'day 25?

Years ago I sailed a 1975 O'Day 25 from Cape Cod to Newport RI with the rail in the water most of the way and she sailed great even with the centerboard stuck in the up position. That boat sailed great. We layed over for the night at Third Beach and sailed her the rest of the way to our club on the Taunton River in Dighton Ma. The guy who owns the boat now loves it. He just splashed it and stuck her on the mooring yesterday behind our club. These boats are keepers.

 

[ebsail]

Generally any sailboat heeled over at 30 degrees or more is going slower, not faster.

 

[RECESS]

It is also important to remember that almost all boats are designed for the spreaders to handle loads on the side stays with the boat over at a maximum of 30 degrees. You can beef that up, but stock, it is generally the rule of thumb. This was mentioned in an article in Good Old Boat.