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1973 O'Day 22

Estimated price for orientation: 350 $

Category: Sailboats 2027 feet
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Description
Condition: Used Year: 1973
Hull Material: Fiberglass Make: O'Day
Keel: Shoal Draft Model: 22
Trailer: Included Type: Cruiser
Engine Type: None Length (feet): 22
For Sale By: Private Seller


This is a ready to sail, trailerable O'Day 22 sailboat and trailer. I'm not including an outboard motor, but there is a motor mount for a small outboard of 5 to 10 HP. I had used a 5 HP engine, and it would push the boat at hull speed on a calm day. For work against wind and/or chop, maybe a 7 to 10 HP would be better. THE GOOD: The boat is a great design in itself, being lightweight at 2083 pounds displacement, and shoal draft at an inch under 2 feet. On the trailer the waterline is only about 3 feet above the pavement, making it possible to launch on many ramps. It is self-righting with 600 pounds of lead ballast, and advertised as having positive foam flotation... that means that in the event of holing and filling with water, it should stay afloat to the deck or so. This one always sailed well. It comes with an original mainsail and jib, and all lines. There is also a vang included... they were an option. I also updated it with the beefier "U" bolts for the side stays. It is the masthead rig, with the jib going to the top of the mast. This allows for a smaller main, which is something I always liked, as the boat will sail and point well with the main alone, when the wind picks up and one wants to take down the jib. It is then self-tacking... you just pull over the rudder to work upwind. One person can walk the mast up, and set up the rigging for launching. That is because the mast is the earlier, shorter one, and lightweight. Some people rig gin poles and winches, which is also easy to do if you are handy. It is roomy for a 22 foot boat, with forward "V" berth... really for kids or shorter persons, and two long settee berths in the main cabin. I'm almost 6' and never had a problem. There is a portapotty, and the front cabin can be closed off for privacy. It also has a sink, and a place for an alcohol stove in the cabinet (no stove included). The cockpit is huge also, and I have gone sailing with two other adults, and three kids without a problem. I've used it on the Hudson river mostly, either launching for day sails at a ramp (Peekskill, George's Island, Croton Point), or put it in the Viking Marina for a month or two at a time. I stripped and repainted the deck last year, but obviously the boat needs a good cleaning, inside and out. THE BAD: The boat had a tree fall on the cabin top about 8 years ago, by the rear starboard window. It cracked the cabin and liner, and I fixed it with layers of fiberglass and epoxy resin (not polyester resin), then filled and faired it. You can see that it is painted with white spray paint in this area, which is less noticeable when the boat is clean. There is a bit of a messy leak fix around the window, which could be cleaned up. I screwed down a white strip on the liner crack inside. There are a couple of soft spots on the deck. For those not familiar, this means that the balsa core (layer of stiffening balsa between the deck and liner) has softened because it got wet. I fixed this in a couple of places, using expanding foam through a drilled hole, though. But other spots could be done if it bothered someone. But it does not hurt the structural integrity of the boat. I did fix the area around the mast step, cleaning it out and using and epoxy mix with filler.... so the mast has a firm, solid support.The trailer works well, but as you can see it is not pretty. Also, I have no papers for the trailer. If one wanted to register it, they would have to either have it weighed and get papers from Motor Vehicle as a home-built, or pay someone to do it. There is a guy on Craigslist who provides this service for, I think, $100. I can't guarantee that, though. I sewed up cushion covers, but they have frayed and faded a bit here and there since then. And as I said, there is no motor included.... nor any anchors or ground tackle (I need those for my other boats). I think that covers everything. You can find more information on these boats on the web of course, and see this one in action about 2008, in my own video on Youtube: The title is, "Sailing an O'Day 22 on the Hudson", by proto57 (me). Obviously the boat is much cleaner there! The only reason I am selling this boat is because I got a later model recently, the one with the centerboard. Otherwise I would continue to use the boat, and enjoy it as always.UPDATE: To answer some questions I've had: 1) Towing: I've towed and launched this boat with two different Volvo 240's I've had, one with an automatic, one with a standard transmission. Then I used a Jeep Patriot with a standard transmission. The Jeep was rated at 2,000 pounds to capacity, although the British rating for the same exact vehicle is over 3,000, so I personally (this is not advice!) felt it would be fine (I'll pics of it behind my Patriot and Volvo). For all these cars, it was no problem for me, and I pulled it several times over an hour. The boat weights 2083 pounds, and I would estimate the trailer at about 600 (no guarantee on that, it is what I guess it might weigh).The trailer has no brakes, and takes a 2" hitch ball. 2) Gear: The boat does not have any life preservers, stove, bumpers, or anchor or rode with it. I need those for my new boat! But it has full rigging as explained above: Full standing rigging, tang, main and jib sails, and all halyards and lines (running rigging). It also has a folding three step ladder I installed last year, on the stern. That was about $100... it is a nice stainless steel one. 3) Delivery: I can't be delivering the boat, sorry. I've put bearing buddies on the hubs, and just greased up the bearings, and will top up the tires with air in prep for any purchaser, though. There is no spare, BTW... so one should bring a can of Fix-A-Flat (Walmart, about $4), just in case. The boat is in Putnam Valley, New York, which is about 40 miles above New York City, and maybe 13 miles from Peekskill. So please bear that in mind when bidding. I would like the boat out within a week of the end of the auction, so that is another consideration for any bidders. 4) Hull deformation: One person worried the boat might have too much weight on the hull, rather than on the keel, as it should... because they thought the hull looked deformed in the pics... by the bunk boards. Perhaps that is a trick of the shadows in the pic? But it is resting properly on the keel, and I eyeballed it carefully and can't see any deformation at all. I think that covers it! But any questions, feel free to ask.