O'Day 25
Development
DesignerC.R. Hunt & Associates
LocationUnited States
Year1975
No. built2,898
Builder(s)O'Day Corp.
NameO'Day 25
Boat
Displacement4,007 lb (1,818 kg)
Draft6.00 ft (1.83 m) centerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA24.83 ft (7.57 m)
LWL21.00 ft (6.40 m)
Beam8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine typeoutboard
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel or swing up centerboard
Ballast1,825 lb (828 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
GeneralMasthead sloop
I foretriangle height30.00 ft (9.14 m)
J foretriangle base10.60 ft (3.23 m)
P mainsail luff24.50 ft (7.47 m)
E mainsail foot9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
Mainsail area110.25 sq ft (10.243 m2)
Jib/genoa area159.00 sq ft (14.772 m2)
Total sail area269.25 sq ft (25.014 m2)
Racing
PHRF234

The O'Day 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C.R. Hunt & Associates.[1][2][3][4]

Production

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]

Design

O'Day 25
O'Day 25
O'Day 25

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 fixed fin keel or centerboard. It displaces 4,007 lb (1,818 kg) and carries 1,825 lb (828 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel, while the centerboard-equipped version 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.[1]

The boat is usually fitted with a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor, but a 7 hp (5 kW) Universal Atomic 4 and later a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine were available factory options.[1][4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 6.14 kn (11.37 km/h).[2][4]

Variants

O'Day 25
Base model with a fixed fin keel with a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) and standard height rig.[1][2]
O'Day 25 CB
Model with swing centerboard with a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m). The majority of the production run was CB models.[1][5]
O'Day 25 CB TM
Model with swing centerboard with a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) and a taller mast by about 2 ft (0.61 m).[1][6]

Operational history

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 ..."[4]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Browning, Randy (2016). "O'Day 25 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for O'Day 25". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 300. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for O'Day 25 CB". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for O'Day 25 CB TM". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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