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NoBozo · 09-01-2011, 01:58 PM

Totally agree FLL. I had forgotten about the "Numbered" boats. In the old days, most ..if not all O'Days had names...Like Daysailer, Mariner, Outlaw, Rhodes 19, etc. Until you woke up my memory, I had totally forgotten about the "numbered" boats in that size range that came later.

THE One that now comes to mind is the O'Day 22. I'm sorry I can't say anything complimentary about that boat....primarily its Sailing Characteristics. It was a keel centerboard like the 20. The 22 would NOT go Up Wind. At the time I had a Pearson Ensign (22') and the two boats were no match. The O'Day 22 may as well have been 15' because I could just walk away from it with the Ensign.

The Ensign was a full keel boat with inside ballast and 400# more weight, and might be expected to out-sail a lighter keel centerboarder on the wind...but not the great difference I found. After all, they were both 22'.

One thing I always took into consideration when I would run across a poorly performing boat was the skill level of the skipper. After all, the O'Day 22 WAS an entry level boat.

NB

EDIT: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=79

EDIT: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=162

PS: FLL: That's a handy little site. I'm saving it.

09-01-2011, 01:58 PM	#9
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Totally agree FLL. I had forgotten about the "Numbered" boats. In the old days, most ..if not all O'Days had names...Like Daysailer, Mariner, Outlaw, Rhodes 19, etc. Until you woke up my memory, I had totally forgotten about the "numbered" boats in that size range that came later. THE One that now comes to mind is the O'Day 22. I'm sorry I can't say anything complimentary about that boat....primarily its Sailing Characteristics. It was a keel centerboard like the 20. The 22 would NOT go Up Wind. At the time I had a Pearson Ensign (22') and the two boats were no match. The O'Day 22 may as well have been 15' because I could just walk away from it with the Ensign. The Ensign was a full keel boat with inside ballast and 400# more weight, and might be expected to out-sail a lighter keel centerboarder on the wind...but not the great difference I found. After all, they were both 22'. One thing I always took into consideration when I would run across a poorly performing boat was the skill level of the skipper. After all, the O'Day 22 WAS an entry level boat. NB EDIT: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=79 EDIT: http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=162 PS: FLL: That's a handy little site. I'm saving it. Last edited by NoBozo; 09-01-2011 at 02:37 PM.