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O'day 28

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · 1978–1986

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
270.7
Comfort ratio
20.7
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
839
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1986
Units built
544
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Assoc., Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
Bangor Punta Marine, Bangor Punta Corp.

Design & history

The O'DAY 28 was offered in multiple keel configurations including a keel/centerboard version (later dropped in favor of a shoal draft fixed keel), a deeper keel, an alternate tall rig, and an optional gasoline OMC Saildrive 2-cylinder motor.

Notable features
keel/cb version: Draft BU 3.25', BD 6.83'; ballast 2,725 lbs / 1,236 kgshoal draft fixed keel: Draft 3.67'deeper keel: Draft 4.67' / 1.42malternate tall rig: I 38.00' / 11.58m, J 12.08' / 3.68m, P 32.50' / 9.91m, E 10.00' / 3.05mgasoline OMC Saildrive 2 cylinder motor
Variants
  • keel/cb version
  • shoal draft fixed keel
  • deeper keel
  • alternate tall rig
Production

Later, the keel/cb version was dropped in favor of a shoal draft fixed keel.

Curated reference notes

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