by Guest » Mon Aug 14, 2000 11:58 am
One important point that should be mentioned. before the Hull I.D # requirement went into effect (31-Oct-72) O'Day used two numbers on every boat. The first was the "Class #" this indicates the number of that particular boat in it's class, for instance my 1969 Widgeon was "class#" 1791, that means it was the 1791st
Widgeon built.
The second number on every O'Day built before 1973 model year was the "Hull Number", this indicates the number of that boat based on the TOTAL number of boats that O'Day had built up to that time. For instance,if my Widgeon had a hull# of 12596, it would have been the 12596th boat that O'Day built in their history. Or to put it another way, the very first Day Sailer might have been Hull# 1, Class# 1. If O'Day built 1000 boats total by the time Day Sailer #600 was built, she would have been Hull# 1000, class# 600.
By the way, if you were to look at the DSA membership list, you will find that not every DS owner understands this since there are numbers all over the place that do not seem to agree with the model years that the owners list! For reference, my 1979 DS II is class# 10201.
Rod Johnson (rjohnson24-at-juno.com)