O'Day 39

O'Day 39

Development
Designer	Philippe Briand
Location	United States
Year	1982
No. built	120
Builder(s)	O'Day Corp.
Role	Cruiser
Name	O'Day 39
Boat
Displacement	18,000 lb (8,165 kg)
Draft	6.33 ft (1.93 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	38.58 ft (11.76 m)
LWL	33.50 ft (10.21 m)
Beam	12.58 ft (3.83 m)
Engine type	Universal 44 hp (33 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	6,600 lb (2,994 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	50.02 ft (15.25 m)
J foretriangle base	14.10 ft (4.30 m)
P mainsail luff	44.28 ft (13.50 m)
E mainsail foot	14.17 ft (4.32 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	313.72 sq ft (29.146 m2)
Jib/genoa area	352.64 sq ft (32.761 m2)
Total sail area	666.36 sq ft (61.907 m2)
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The O'Day 39 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philippe Briand as a cruiser and first built in 1982. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The boat is a development of the Sun Fizz 40, which was licensed for production in the US by Jeanneau. Both Jeanneau and the O'Day Corp. were owned by US conglomerate Bangor Punta at the time. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

The O'Day 39 design was developed into the O'Day 40 by C. Raymond Hunt Associates in 1986. ^{[1] [2] [9] [10]}

Production

The design was built by O'Day Corp., a division of the Bangor Punta Corp., in the United States. It was built from 1982 until 1985, with 120 boats completed. ^{[1] [2] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Design

The O'Day 39 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. The fin keel version displaces 18,000 lb (8,165 kg) and carries 6,600 lb (2,994 kg) of ballast, while the shoal draft version displaces 18,700 lb (8,482 kg). ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 6.33 ft (1.93 m) with the standard keel and 4.90 ft (1.49 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a Universal 44 hp (33 kW) diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 110 U.S. gallons (420 L; 92 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has sleeping accommodation for up to nine people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a large U-shaped settee around a drop-down table and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft cabins with a double berths. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley has a "U"-shape and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one in the aft cabin, to starboard. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.76 kn (14.37 km/h). ^[2]

Operational history

A 1982 review in Cruising World noted, "the hull design and deck layout are unmistakenly European, with a low, sleek trunk cabin rising from the foredeck; wide, uncluttered, cambered decks for easy mobility when the boat is heeled; and a tall, double spreader masthead sloop rig." ^[15]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Sun Fizz 40

References

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4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Philippe Briand". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
7. "Sun Fizz Fin keel Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
8. "Sun Fizz Keel and centerboard Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "O'Day 40". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
11. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "O'Day Corp. 1958 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
12. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "O'Day Corp". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
13. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Bangor Punta Corp". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
14. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Bangor Punta Corp". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
15. "Crusing Sailboats". Cruising World. October 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.