Seller's Description
1985 O’day 26 sailboat. Exceptional condition for age. New interior carpet liner, new bulkheads with chainplates replaced. The interior lights are all LED. This is a dry boat. Even in the PNW winters her bilge stays dry. 22 gallon plastic water tank with electric water pumps to galley and head sinks and electric flush, self contained toilet which can be pumped out. Large ice box in galley with drain which allows ice melt to flow into bilge for discharge overboard. The boat has an impressive sail inventory. The main and genoa sails are in great shape and were just cleaned and serviced at North Sails on Lake Union. The main has two reefing points with rigging in place on the boom. There are two asymmetrical spinnakers with ATN dowsing sleeves. There is also a Generator sail by Peak Sails with a blade luff for really lite winds. The original main and jib are included. The standing and running rigging is in good shape. There are two, less than a year old, self-tailing Lewmar winches with two EasySea folding winch handles. For navigation there is a Garman GPSmap 545s chart plotter with depth sounder which works great. The galley has a propane camp stove and a 120v outlet for coffee maker. There is a ProMariner ProSportHD20Plus 20 amp 3 bank battery charger less than a year old. There are two deep cycle house batteries and one starter battery. The engine is a Tohatsu 9.8hp with electric tilt and trim. The boat comes with a new inflatable dinghy and there is a 4hp Tohatsu outboard for it as well. There is wiring for an autotiller but the autotiller was ruined and disposed of. There is a Magma kettle grill on the pushpit and is in great working order. In short, this boat has lots to offer and is ready to go now. The slip may be transferable. There are tons of extras on board that go with it. ALSO, the bottom was just sanded and painted with two coats of Odyssey 60 Blue ablative paint at Gig Harbor Marina and Boat Yard at the end of April 2025. Also of note; there are closed cell cushions for the cockpit that are in awesome condition. Included are supplies and accessories.
Specs
- Designer
- Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)
- Builder
- O'Day Corp.
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- 85
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Stub + Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 21′ 7″ / 6.6 m
- Beam
- 8′ 0″ / 2.4 m
- Draft
- 2′ 5″ / 0.8 m — 2′ 5″ / 0.8 m
- Displacement
- 4,800 lb / 2,177 kg
- Ballast
- 1,850 lb / 839 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 279′² / 25.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 279′² / 25.9 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 125′² / 11.6 m²
- P
- 25′ 0″ / 7.6 m
- E
- 10′ 0″ / 3.1 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 154′² / 14.3 m²
- I
- 29′ 11″ / 9.1 m
- J
- 10′ 2″ / 3.1 m
- Forestay Length
- 31′ 8″ / 9.7 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.2 kn
Classic: 6.23 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
15.7
<16: under powered
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
38.5
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
213.0
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
20.2
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
1.9
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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