O'Day
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George O'Day Associates, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
George O'Day, a famous racing sailor, formed O'Day Associates to sell boats made by other manufacturers. In 1958, the corporation began designing and manufacturing boats. O'Day sold a few models made by Fairey Marine such as the Finn, Atlanta, Jolly, Firefly, Cadet, and 505. By 1960, it had purchased Marscot Plastics of Fall River, formerly of New Bedford. See the link below for additional history:
In 1958, Ray Hunt, a noted sailboat designer, drew up the 22 ft 8 in. V-hull inboard "Hunter" model for O'Day Associates. (For more information and an image, see Sports Illustrated, January 26, 1959). This may have been the design leading to the Hunter 19 outboard tested by Mercury in 1959.
A 23' fiberglass Hunt model powered by 2- 80 HP Volvo Aquamatics participated in the 1960 Miami-Nassau race, piloted by James R. Wynne. The boat was called the Aqua Hunter and finished second behind Richard Bertram's Moppie.
1958 Information
1958 O'Day Sailboats Article
1958 O'Day Pixie Article
1959 Information
1959 O'Day Boats Ad, p1
1959 O'Day Boats Ad, p2
1959 O'Day Boats Article
1959 Marscot and Ray Hunt Join O'Day Ad
1959 Hunter 19 Mercury Mark 58AEL Test
