O'Day 23-2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used O'Day 23-2 means looking at a 1978–1984 C. Raymond Hunt Associates design built by O'Day Corporation and also by Mariner Construções Náuticas Ltd in Brazil, with 1,000 completed and a fixed-roof profile that replaced the earlier pop-top 23-1. She is a 23-foot fiberglass monohull with wood trim, a folding centerboard, and a transom rudder — a small cruiser whose documented quirks are few but worth knowing before you survey one.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 23-2 interior is consistent across the production run: sleeping for five via a bow double V-berth, a drop-down dinette converting to a second double, and a starboard single settee. The head is in the bow cabin to port, and the galley is split at the companionway with a two-burner stove to port and sink to starboard. Cockpit ice box is on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 60 inches. Brazilian-built examples follow the same arrangement.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A chartplotter is commonly fitted on brokerage examples. The boat is normally powered by a 3 to 6 hp outboard, with an optional inboard recorded from the factory; owners shopping the market should confirm which drive is present. No other equipment tiers are documented as prevalent.
What to Inspect
The one documented rigging concern is the mainsheet traveler led to a bridle attached to the split backstay, which period review flagged as the worst feature of the arrangement. Inspect the split backstay, bridle, and traveler for wear or makeshift modification. Otherwise the records show no structural or flooding defects, so a standard hull, centerboard trunk, and rudder survey covers the rest.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The O'Day 23-2 is typically found on the United States market. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm centerboard and rudder condition, verify outboard or inboard installation, check the split-backstay traveler rigging, and validate the five-berth layout and split galley are intact.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the O'Day 23-2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $ 6,500 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $ 8,500 | +30.8% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $ 4,500 | -47.1% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 1,500 | -66.7% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $ 14,900 | +893.3% |
Where they're listed
O'Day 23-2 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 4.
Country view
4 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 6,500 | 4 | 2 | 100.0% |
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| ODay 23-2You are here | — | $ 6,500 | 4 | 2 |