BoatsO'day 19

O'day 19

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1979

A C. Raymond Hunt-designed fractional sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water sailing

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates & John Deknatel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 925 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 925 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.30 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.45
LightHeavy

197 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 197
EasygoingPowered-up

17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

15% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 15%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

On the water

The O'day 19 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
14.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
196.6
Comfort ratio
11.9
Capsize screening
2.45
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
462
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Units built
525
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Associates, John Deknatel
Builder
O'Day Corp, Bangor Punta Corp

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Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
O'day 205.97 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, offering a stable 5.57-knot hull speed for coastal cruising
Com Pac Sun Cat 17-25.28 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat featuring a keel-centerboard hull and a cuddy cabin, also available as an open-cockpit daysailer
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access

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