O'Day Ospray 16
Description
The O'Day Ospray 16 is a vintage American-built fiberglass daysailer designed by Philip Rhodes and first produced in 1960 by O'Day Corp. in Fall River, Massachusetts, as an early entry in the company's lineup of affordable, trailerable recreational boats, emphasizing simple, responsive handling for beginners or families on protected waters with a lightweight centerboard configuration for shallow-draft versatility and easy beaching. Featuring a fractional sloop rig, it measures 15.67 feet LOA, 14.67 feet LWL, 5.92 feet beam, drafts 0.50 feet board-up to 3.67 feet board-down, and displaces just 450 pounds without ballast for effortless towing behind a standard car, typically powered by a small outboard (2-3 HP) rather than an inboard for portability. Known for its buoyant, planing hull inspired by racing dinghies like the Uffa Fox designs, open cockpit seating up to four, self-bailing deck, and minimalistic setup with tiller steering and no cabin, the O'Day Osprey 16 was produced briefly through the early 1960s with a small number of units (fewer than 100 estimated),
Construction Details
| Designer | Philip L. Rhodes |
|---|---|
| Builder | O'Day Corp. |
| Length | 15.670 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sails
O'Day Ospray 16 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 19.83 ft - (6044 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.81 ft - (6343 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 83.53 ° |
| Diagonal | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 96.45 ft² |
| Edit in Calculator | |
O'Day Ospray 16 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6 ft - (1829 mm) |
| Leech | 10.83 ft - (3301 mm) |
| Area | * 32.41 ft² |
| Edit in Calculator | |
O'Day Ospray 16 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Foot | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Area | * 163 ft² |
| Edit in Calculator | |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.