O'Day 192

O'Day 192

Development
Designer	C. Raymond Hunt Associates
Location	United States
Year	1984
Builder(s)	O'Day Corp.
Role	Cruiser
Name	O'Day 192
Boat
Boat weight	1,400 lb (635 kg)
Draft	4.17 ft (1.27 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	18.58 ft (5.66 m)
LWL	16.67 ft (5.08 m)
Beam	7.08 ft (2.16 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	400 lb (181 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	19.50 ft (5.94 m)
J foretriangle base	6.17 ft (1.88 m)
P mainsail luff	21.25 ft (6.48 m)
E mainsail foot	8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	90.31 sq ft (8.390 m2)
Jib/genoa area	60.16 sq ft (5.589 m2)
Total sail area	150.47 sq ft (13.979 m2)
Racing
PHRF	270
←  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 1,400 lb (635 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.42 ft (0.43 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) 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 48 in (122 cm). ^{[1] [4]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h). ^[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

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "O'Day 192 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "John Deknatel". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 49. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "O'Day Corp. 1958 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lear Siegler Inc. 1961 - 2002". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.