O'Day 30 Yacht: Standard Equipment and Specifications (1977)
Enjoying a Cruise on an O'Day 30 Yacht. | GGA Image ID # 30nolwz9jk
Highlights
- Diesel engine 2:1 reduction gear complete
- Mainsail complete with 2 sets of reef points
- Working Jib
- 5" Fabric berth cushions main cabin; 4" cushions other berths
- V-berth cushion Curtains
- Self-contained head
- SS bow pulpit/SS stanchions with lifelines
- 2-burner alcohol stove
- 2 #10 Barient halyard winches
- 2 #21 Barient 2-speed jib sheet winches
- 2 Standard Barient winch handles
- Teak cabin handrails
- Bilge pump—hand Lightning ground.
- Gate valve on all Thru-Hull® fittings below waterline
Deck
- 2 Genoa/Jib cleats
- Balsa wood deck core where necessary
- Rich, oiled teak woodwork
- 2 bow chocks Mainsheet traveler
- Custom laminated wood tiller
- Flush bow anchor, chain, and rope storage compartment with overboard drain.
- 1 Bow cleat
- 2 Stern cleats Teak toe rails
- Flush forward hatch
- Mast stepped through the deck on the keel.
- All hardware is non-corrosive or SS.
- Non-skid deck
- 2 Large cockpit drains
- Two-tone deck colors
- All colors molded in
- 1 Cockpit seat locker
- 1 Cockpit wet locker
- 4 Fixed windows in the main cabin
- 1 Opening window, 1 fixed the window in the head
- 1 Opening window, 1 fixed window in the forward cabin
- 2 Deck port lights over forward V-berth area
Interior
- Sleeping for 6, 2 in forward V-berths, 3 in main cabin, 1 in quarter berth. Recessed storage bins in berth tops (keep contents completely dry) 6'3" headroom in main cabin
- Chart table complete with drawers
- Fully enclosed head with storage compartments
- Cutlery storage bin in galley
- 40-gallon water tank, 26-gallon fuel tank
- Formica counter and table tops throughout
- Galley complete with SS sink, water pump, large icebox with drain. All hardware is non-corrosive or SS.
- Fixed folding double leaf table w/sea rails
- Real teak wood, oiled 2 coats/Teak sea rails around all countertops
- 12-volt electrical system with running lights, mast light, interior cabin lights, and fused
- switch panel complete with heavy-duty marine battery, Textured fiberglass headliner
- Engine room access through cockpit seat locker and cabin stairway door, Teak bulkheads
- Hull liner with foam backing
- Storage lockers behind the galley
- Two-tone interior hull liner pan
- 2 storage lockers behind settees with a shelf over
- Teak companionway steps
- Head vanity unit with SS sink, water pump, storage area, mirror, holders, etc.
Hull
- Inboard balanced rudder
- Fiberglass C/B lead ballasted
- One-piece fiberglass molded hull and keel, Vinyl gunwale guard
- All hardware is non-corrosive or SS
- All colors molded in
- Inside lead ballast
Mast and Boom
- Anodized mast and boom
- SS rigging with swaged terminals/SS turnbuckles
- Finest dacron running rigging, Topping lift
- 2 halyard cleats
- 4-part mainsheet system Jiffy reefing
Specifications shown in this catalog are subject to change without notice. Some photos may show optional or special equipment and accessories used as photographic props.
O'Day builds boats from 12' to 37' in three distinct lines: Daysailers and Weekenders (the O'Day 12, Widgeon, Javelin, DaySailer and Mariner); Trailerable Cruisers (the O'Day 20, 22, 23 and 25); Yachts (the O'Day 27, 30, 32 and 37).
Free brochures are available on each of these three lines from dealers or from O'Day. Full-size architectural drawings are available directly from O'Day on Cruisers and Yachts (the 20 through the 37) for $5 per set per boat.
Three Views of the O'Day 30 Yacht. | GGA Image ID # 30npgrq2oo
O'Day 30 Yacht Specifications (1977)
| L.O.A. | 29'-11" (9.12M) |
| L. W. L. | 25'-5" (7.74M) |
| Beam | 10'-9" (3.28M) |
| Draft (keel) | 4'-11" (1.50M) |
| Draft (centerboard up) | 3'-6" (2.18M) |
| Draft (centerboard down) | 7'-2" |
| Sail area | 441.3 sq. ft. (41.0 sq. M) |
| Displacement (keel) | 10,500 lbs. (4775K) |
| Displacement (centerboard) | 11,000 lbs. (5000K) |
| Ballast (keel) | 4200 lbs. (1909K) |
| Ballast (centerboard) | 4700 lbs. (2136K) |
| Mast above water | 44'-0" (13.42M) |
O'Day 30 Rig Measurements
| P2 (Foretriangle hoist) | 39.75' (12.12M) |
| J (Foretriangle base) | 13.50' (4.11M) |
| P (Mainsail hoist) | 33. 75' (10. 29M) |
| B (Mainsail bas ) | 10. 25' (3.12M) |
Three Views of the Schematics of the O'Day 30 Yacht. | GGA Image ID # 30nsukx3p7. Click to VIew a Larger Image.
O'Day 27 and O'Day 30 Yachts Standard Equipment Lists. 1977 O'Day Yachts Catalog. | GGA Image ID #
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