O'Day 240 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used O'Day 240 means looking at a late-eighties Hunt & Associates design built by O'Day Corp., a 24.58-foot wing-keel sloop whose shallow draft and overdriven rig make her a distinctive small-boat find. She is light at 3,600 pounds with 1,200 pounds of lead ballast, and the wing keel keeps loaded draft around 2.66 to 2.96 feet, which lets her sit in marinas that exclude deeper-draft boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
Cabin layouts and berth counts are not itemized for this model, so buyers should treat interior configuration as a view-in-person question. The 8.25-foot beam and solid-fiberglass hull with a structural liner pan typical of O'Day production suggest a conventional compact cruiser interior, but no verified plan exists to confirm it. A buyer should step below and judge sleeping capacity and galley practicality directly, since published dimensions for the cabin are absent.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, a bimini, solar panel, autopilot, and chartplotter are commonly fitted to these boats. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — solar paired with an autopilot extends untended cockpit time and keeps house batteries up — and navigation and shade, where the chartplotter and bimini turn a bare daysailer into a self-sufficient coastal cruiser. Less commonly seen additions should be evaluated on function rather than assumed value.
What to Inspect
The wing keel root should be checked for impact damage from grounding, given the shallow 2.66-to-2.96-foot draft invites shoal contact. Check the masthead rig's chainplates and deck hardware for compression or cracking under the overdriven sail plan that exceeds 100 percent of similar boats' rig. The halyards and sheets specified for the boat run to 64.5 feet and 61.4 feet respectively, so inspect for chafe at turns and winches where the longer leads concentrate load.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. For a buyer, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Inspect wing-keel root for grounding impact
- Check chainplates for compression under overdriven rig
- Confirm draft range suits intended shallow marinas
- Verify solar and autopilot function if fitted
- View cabin layout in person before committing
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the O'Day 240. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 2 | $6,225 | — |
| May 26 | 1 | $22,400 | +259.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $6,900 | -69.2% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $5,900 | -14.5% |
Where they're listed
O'Day 240 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 3.
Country view
3 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $6,900 | 3 | 2 | 100.0% |
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Marine 240 | 24.08' | $ 9,400 | 25 | 10 |
| Oday 272 | 26.92' | $ 9,500 | 25 | 7 |
| ODay 30 | 29.92' | $ 15,000 | 13 | 5 |
| O'Day 240You are here | — | $ 6,900 | 3 | 2 |