BoatsO'day 192

O'day 192

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1984–1997

A 1984-1997 production swing-keel fractional sloop offering a lightweight, responsive platform for coastal sailing

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt & John Deknatel, built by Lear Siegler Marine.

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

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.16 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 635 kg of hull, so roughly 1,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 635 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 0.43 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.53 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.53
LightHeavy

135 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 135
EasygoingPowered-up

19.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.3
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

On the water

The O'day 192 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
134.9
Comfort ratio
9.3
Capsize screening
2.53
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
422
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1984–1997
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt, John Deknatel
Builder
Lear Siegler Marine

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