O'Day 25
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | C.R. Hunt & Associates |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1975 |
| No. built | 2,898 |
| Builder(s) | O'Day Corp. |
| Name | O'Day 25 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,007 lb (1,818 kg) (CB) 3,962 lb (1,797 kg) (Keel) |
| Draft | 2.25 ft (0.69 m) (CB up) 6.00 ft (1.83 m) (CB down) 4.50 ft (1.37 m) (Keel) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.83 ft (7.57 m) |
| LWL | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard or inboard |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing up centerboard or fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,825 lb (828 kg) (CB) 1,775 lb (805 kg) (Keel) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) (CB) 32.00 ft (9.75 m) (Keel) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.60 ft (3.23 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 24.50 ft (7.47 m) (CB) 26.50 ft (8.08 m) (Keel) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Mast length | 29.00 ft (8.84 m) (CB) 31.00 ft (9.45 m) (Keel) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 110.25 sq ft (10.243 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 159.00 sq ft (14.772 m2) |
| Total sail area | 269.25 sq ft (25.014 m2) (CB) 290.00 sq ft (26.942 m2) (Keel) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 234 (CB) 230 (Keel) |
The O'Day 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C.R. Hunt & Associates.[1][2][3][4]
Production
[edit]The boat was built by O'Day Corp. in the United States, with 2,898 completed between 1975 and 1984, when production ended. It was one of the company's most successful designs.[1][4]
Design
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The O'Day 25 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard or a fixed fin keel.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the centerboard down and 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with the centerboard up, while the fixed fin keel version has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m).[1][4]
The boat is usually fitted with a small 4 to 15 hp (3 to 11 kW) outboard motor, and less often were various gas and diesel inboard engines available from the factory.[1][4][3]
The centerboard model with a standard mast height has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 while the fin keel with the taller mast and larger sail area has an average PHRF of 230. The hull speed of both variants is 6.14 kn (11.37 km/h).[5][1]
Variants
[edit]- O'Day 25 CB
- Swing centerboard model with a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) when the centerboard is down, and 2.25 ft (0.69 m) when the centerboard is up. The rig is the standard height.[1][4][3]
- O'Day 25 Keel TM
- Fixed fin keel model with a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) and a taller mast by about 2 ft (0.61 m).[1][4][3]
Operational history
[edit]In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the O'Day 25 ... came in two variations: the keel-centerboarder ... and a deep fin keel version with 4' 6" draft, 20 square feet more sail area, two-foot higher mast, and 50 pounds less ballast. Outboard power on a stern bracket (or a small Atomic 2 gasoline engine of 7 hp) was the choice at one point; then diesels came in. Production of both types of O'Day 25s together totaled over 2,800 between 1975 and 1983, right at the peak of the Golden Age of sailboat sales in this size range. Best features: Here is a nice-looking, good (though not superb) quality boat, with plenty of owners with whom to fraternize if you like to socialize ... Worst features: The galley seems a bit skimpy to us ..."[3]
See also
[edit]Similar sailboats
- Beachcomber 25
- Bayfield 25
- Beneteau First 25.7
- Beneteau First 25S
- Beneteau First 260 Spirit
- Bombardier 7.6
- Cal 25
- Cal 2-25
- C&C 25
- Capri 25
- Catalina 25
- Catalina 250
- Com-Pac 25
- Dufour 1800
- Freedom 25
- Hunter 25.5
- Jouët 760
- Kelt 7.6
- Kirby 25
- MacGregor 25
- Merit 25
- Mirage 25
- Northern 25
- Redline 25
- Tanzer 25
- US Yachts US 25
- Watkins 25
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Browning, Randy (2016). "O'Day 25 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 300. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ a b c d e f g Bangor Punta Marine (1980). "The O'Day Cruisers" (PDF). Sales Brochure. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ US Sailing (2024). "US Sailing PHRF". ussailing.org. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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External links
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Media related to O'Day 25 at Wikimedia Commons
