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O'day 32

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1975–1979

A 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising

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

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

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The O'day 32, on the water

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Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.01 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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 242
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 412 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The O'day 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The O'day 32 is a masthead sloop with a keel/centerboard hull, designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates and built by O'Day Corp. from 1975 to 1979. It measures 9.63 meters LOA, with a beam of 3.20 meters, a draft of 2.16 meters, and a displacement of 4990 kg.11:05 A ketch rig variant, the O'DAY 32 KETCH, was also available.11:00

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The O'day 32 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
241.6
Comfort ratio
26.0
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1024
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1975–1979
Units built
143
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Associates, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
O'Day Corp

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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 32 KetchA C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead ketch featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration for shoal-water accessO'day 31A C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop offering a refined, extended evolution of the Ranger 30 platformO'day 302One of the final models produced before the company closed in 1989, featuring a masthead rig and a wing keelO'day 322A C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring European styling and a shoal-draft wing keelO'day 22A prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailingO'day 26A short-lived 1980s masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard design for flexible draft in coastal waters

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