Living and Entertaining

Living space, ample headroom and privacy are all very important considerations

on the O'Day 302. When it's time to get in out of the fresh air and settle

down with friends or family for a bit of refreshment or relaxation, the

interior of the O'Day 302 comes alive. You'll readily appreciate the bright,

airy and spacious feel of this very modern arrangement - with more living room

than on conventional 30-footers. We did it by locating the head aft- which

allows for more functional use of space in the mid-part of the boat.

The galley, where work space is important, is located at the point where the

boat's beam is at its widest. That increases the counter surfaces and allows

for the greatest amount of space for stores and cooking utensils. Placement of

the galley near the maximum beam also gives the cook more foot room which

means more comfort than smaller, cramped layouts. The chart table across from

the stove conceals the heavily insulated four cubic foot ice chest.

We have provided a two-burner propane stove (cooktop) as standard. If you

anticipate more elaborate food preparation, then order the optional stove with

built-in oven.

In the mid-section there are two facing settees - one six feet in length ahead

of the galley and a seven footer to starboard. There are two separate fully

enclosed staterooms at opposite ends of the boat for maximum privacy for two

couples.

Storage space is generous throughout. There's a hanging locker and storage

drawers aft, two large drawers forward and aircraft-styled lockers hung under

the deck amidship. Additionally, there is plentiful storage in the galley

area: dish racks, lockers, drawers and even a hidden trash locker in the

counter top

condensation. The boat is brightly illuminated by very large smoked plexiglass

ports. The ports extend onto the coachroof aft, and serve as skylights over

the aft stateroom and head. Ventilation is provided by 3 hatches, 4 opening

ports and 2 solar ventilators.

The coachroof sweeps smoothly from the foredeck, giving standing headroom

throughout the main cabin, head, and in the aft cabin so you can stand while

dressing.

The O'Day 302 is built of modem low-maintenance materials that are easy to

care for. You can spend less time working on your boat and have more time for

fun. The 302 has a very sensible layout so that you have the maximum space in

which to entertain and really live.

O'Day has risen to a position of major importance in building family cruising

sailboats through innovative styling, very livable layouts, excellence in

engineering and construction and in delivering real boating value to the

�@buyers.

Sailing

As a family cruiser, few boats - new or old will match the ease of handling

with the sailing performance of the new family of O'Day sailboats. A truly

outstanding development has been adopted by O'Day for the 302 and the 322.

That breakthrough is the patented winged Hydrokeel.'" And it really works! The

Hydrokeel's hydrodynamic efficiency allows the 302 to sail anywhere there is

more than four feet of water, and the keel does it while introducing the

sailor to amazing lift to windward along with a smoother "shock absorbing"

motion in choppy or rough waves.

In our extensive tests of the Hydrokeel, using identical O'Day's sailed side

by side with equal crews, the boat with the Hydrokeel showed superior

performance.

As wind and wave forces build, the HydYokeel advantage over conventional

fin-type keels becomes obvious. The boat's motion through the water is

smoother and there is less heel. The Hydrokeel-equipped boat is faster and

points higher. Our observation of our own Hydrokeel equipped O'Day's sailing

in company with fin keel O'Day's and our testing have proven that the

Hydrokeel is a true breakthrough for cruisers. Also contributing to the 302's

excellent handling and sailing characteristics are an excellent hull form and

rudder design. Neither of these factors should be overlooked by the buyer:

distorted hull shapes have allowed builders to put more inside the hull, but

the payback has been difficult handling and unpredictable performance. Our

sail trials and customer acceptance of the 302 have been excellent.

Other exciting aspects of the O'Day 302 under sail are her fully-battened

mainsail which tacks through the eye of the wind with barely a whisper, and

drops right onto the boom inside "Lazy Jacks" ready to be tied down and

covered. Full length battens give better sailshape and make the main easier to

handle than the conventional four-batten arrangement and keep the sail under

control in light winds. In heavier air, when it is time to shorten sail, the

reefed main (single-line system) drops inside the Lazy Jacks and stays neatly

out of the way. All sail control lines are color coded and lead aft into the

cockpit to be self-tailing winches including the reefing controls for the

mainsail. The standard 140% Radial Genoa jib is on a roller reefer/furler, so

sail shortening and complete sail "takedowns" can be executed from the cockpit

We enthusiastically invite comparison with any other boat, You will not find

anything that comes close.

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O'Day Japan Corporation

4-13-1 Nagasaka Yokosuka-shi Japan 240-0101

Tel.046-875-6387 Fax 046-876-0511

Direct to Mr.Akira Takayama Manager

HP:090 -3249 -1552 Or TEL: 046-875-6387

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