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O'day 22 MH

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1973–1980

A C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a shallow 0.59m draft and a versatile keel-centerboard option

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt, Raymond Hunt (C. R. Hunt & Assoc.).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.19 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 907 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 907 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 0.59 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 moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

2.28 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.28
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 132
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.2
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.2
Displacement / length
131.8
Comfort ratio
11.3
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
485
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1973–1980
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
O'Day Corp

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