O'Day 192 explained

O'Day 192
Designer:C. Raymond Hunt Associates
Location:United States
Year:1984
Builder:O'Day Corp.
Role:Cruiser
Draft:4.17feet
Displacement:14000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:18.58feet
Lwl:16.67feet
Beam:7.08feet
Engine:outboard motor
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:4000NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:19.5feet
J:6.17feet
P:21.25feet
E:8.5feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:90.31square feet
Sailarea Headsail:60.16square feet
Sailarea Total:150.47square feet
Phrf:270
Previous:O'Day 19

The O'Day 192 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by John Deknatel of C. Raymond Hunt Associates, as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1984.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The O'Day 192 replaced the O'Day 19 in the company's product line.[1] [4]

Production

The design was built by O'Day Corp., as part of Lear Siegler, in the United States between 1984 and 1997, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The O'Day 192 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 14000NaN0 and carries 4000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 4.17feet with the centerboard extended and 1.42feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight quarter berths in the main cabin. There is an ice box that can be stowed under the companionway ladder. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 480NaN0.[1] [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 5.5kn.[4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the O'Day 192 is a nicely finished update of the O'Day 19. With limited interior space (just room for a child-sized V-berth and two adult-sized quarter berths), the designers decided against including room for a galley, though they did find space for a chemical head beneath the V-berth and an ice chest in the companionway. The low quarter berths have 4' 0" sitting headroom, reduced to 3' 4" over the cushion atop the toilet. Best features: The finish and construction is very good, above and below decks. The comfortable, angled seating in the cockpit and the effective, no-slip non-skid in the cockpit and on deck are also big pluses. Schaefer roller furling is standard, which is a plus, but the jib is sheeted through fixed jib blocks, which limits control of the size and shape of the sail. Worst features: Sail controls are too few and too simple. The 3-to-1 mainsheet attached to the backstay is awkward to release in moderate or strong winds. We'd add a vang, rerig the mainsheet to a block on the cockpit sole, and install jibsheet tracks along the rail."[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O'Day 192 sailboat . 23 September 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210923200312/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oday-192. 23 September 2021. live.
  2. Web site: John Deknatel. 23 September 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210911184827/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/deknatel-john. 11 September 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.). 23 September 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210126002005/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hunt-cr-hunt-assoc-raymond. 26 January 2021. live.
  4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 49. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  5. Web site: O'Day Corp. 1958 - 1989. 23 September 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20201111005423/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/oday-corp. 11 November 2020. live.
  6. Web site: Lear Siegler Inc. 1961 - 2002. 23 September 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20201016152624/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lear-siegler-inc. 16 October 2020. live.