l purchased a 1973 O'day 23 pop top with no sails, a friend of a friend has a set of sails from a O'day 21, they tell me they will fit my 23. Can any tell me if this is correct? If not how can l determine what sails to look for in the used market. Thanks
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They would be a bit short all the way around. You could probably get away with the jib as a storm sail, but the main would be short in luff and foot pretty significantly. Your rig dimensions are
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23' 27.8' 9.6' 24' 9.3'
Which gives you a max luff of 29.4' for the Jib, with an average foot of 12'.
The Main has a max luff of about 24', max foot 9.3. But I would grab a tape measure to double check the rig as things can change during a production run. I have used Minney's Yacht Surplus for my used sail sales in the past, but have checked through Bacon Sails as well.
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23' 27.8' 9.6' 24' 9.3'
Which gives you a max luff of 29.4' for the Jib, with an average foot of 12'.
The Main has a max luff of about 24', max foot 9.3. But I would grab a tape measure to double check the rig as things can change during a production run. I have used Minney's Yacht Surplus for my used sail sales in the past, but have checked through Bacon Sails as well.
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I would not pay for the sails, but if he is giving them, they are better than nothing.
I would not pay for the sails, but if he is giving them, they are better than nothing.
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I'd check the sails over first. The biggest reason is that there has never been any boat called "O'DAY 21", O'day built a 20 (with 2 different rigs over it's 6 production year run), a 22 that had 2 different rigs over it's 11 production year run, and the 222. There were 2 different 23s with slightly different rigs, plus the older 23' Tempest.
I would think that the jib from any of the above would fit a 1973 23, but I doubt that the mainsail would be a good fit, most likely it will be too long on the luff if these sails came from the fractional rig 20 or 22 (or 222), and too short if from the masthead rig 20 or 22.
I'm not even sure that the sails from a 1977-83 O23 would fit the earlier 23.
I would think that the jib from any of the above would fit a 1973 23, but I doubt that the mainsail would be a good fit, most likely it will be too long on the luff if these sails came from the fractional rig 20 or 22 (or 222), and too short if from the masthead rig 20 or 22.
I'm not even sure that the sails from a 1977-83 O23 would fit the earlier 23.
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