O'day 23-2

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The O'day 23-2, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,554 kg of hull, so roughly 2,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.69 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 moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 206

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.3

TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 613 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The O'day 23-2, as the fleet has seen it

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The O'day 23-2 is a 6.9-meter masthead sloop with a keel/centerboard hull, designed by C. Raymond Hunt Assoc. and built by O'Day Corp. from 1978 to 1984. It displaces 1553 kg and has a 2.4-meter beam and a 1.6-meter draft.5:06 The O'day 23 series, including this model, was one of O'Day's most popular, produced for over a decade and also built in Brazil.3:16 Aboard *Conquista*, an O'day 23-2, Juliano experienced a capsize off Vitória, Brazil, in moderate winds and heavy swell, leading to a total loss of the boat.14:50 This incident influenced his preference for robust, classic-style sailboats with skeg-protected rudders, emphasizing structural integrity and minimal cockpit windage for offshore safety.38:44 The O'day 23 was among the models produced by the Mariner shipyard in Brazil, which built approximately 4,000 boats before ceasing operations.3:26

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

35.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.3

Displacement / length

206.2

Comfort ratio

16.4

Capsize screening

2.10

Hull speed

5.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

552

Hull

Hull type

Keel/Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1978–1984

Units built

1000

Designer

C. Raymond Hunt Assoc, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)

Builder

O'Day Corp, Bangor Punta Corp

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)A popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom O'day 22A prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing O'day 25A successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard O'day 20A masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, offering a stable 5.57-knot hull speed for coastal cruising O'day 26A short-lived 1980s masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard design for flexible draft in coastal waters O'day 15-2A lightweight fractional daysailer designed by Hunt Associates for responsive, high-performance dinghy handling

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