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O'Day 302
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Brief details |
Builder |
O'Day Corporation, USA. |
Well known in the
USA, although very rare in England, the O'Day 302 is a modern family
cruiser with remarkably spacious accommodation for a 30-foot yacht,
with up to 6' 2" headroom in the saloon. There is an aft heads
and double aft cabin. She has wheel steering, a wing keel and shallow
draught, and large saloon windows, with external styling reminiscent
of some French Dufour and Gibsea models. |
LOA |
29' 7" |
Sail area |
374 sq ft
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LWL |
24' 2" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
10' 0" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
3' 11" |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
7,200 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar diesel |
Ballast |
2,400 lbs |
BHP |
18 |
Keel type |
Lead wing keel |
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Founded by George O'Day, a gold medallist
in the 5.5 metre class in the 1960 Olympics, the O'Day Corporation
was from the 1950s onwards one of the major US boat builders,
and an early adopter of fibreglass for mass production, initially
of small dinghies and daysailers, but later building yachts
up to 40 ft.
The O'Day 302 was part of the last family of O'Day designs
from C. Raymond Hunt before the O'Day Corporation went out
of business in 1989. The design was much more modern than
the earlier O'Day boats, which were far more traditional.
After O'Day ceased trading, the design was produced by Pearsons
in the USA, and then the moulds were sold to Japan, where
a number of further boats were built.
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