O'Day Rhodes 19 Buyer's Guide
The O'Day Rhodes 19 on the used market is a 1959-origin daysailer and one-design racer with more than 3500 hulls built across the O'Day and later Stuart Marine eras, offered in fixed-keel and retractable-centerboard forms that each appeal to different cruising grounds and trailering plans. Its long production and active class structure mean a shopper can choose between an older restored O'Day hull and a later Stuart Marine boat, both still legal and competitive in class racing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Two distinct configurations dominate the used fleet. The keel model draws 3 feet 3 inches with an iron-ballasted fin keel and fixed mahogany rudder, weighing about 1325 pounds complete with 440 pounds in the keel anchor. The centerboard model weighs roughly 1030 pounds, draws only 10 inches board-up for easy trailering and 4 feet 11 inches board-down, using a fiberglass board, a rudder that kicks up, and 150 pounds of internal lead ballast. Both share a stock layout of two long molded fiberglass seats that serve as flotation chambers, comfortable bench seating for six, and a low-profile cuddy giving good spray protection; the separate Mariner cruising version instead has a small cabin.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Racing-minded sellers often fit aftermarket sail-control hardware rather than relying on the basic fractional rig. A traveler from Harken paired with twings, barber haulers, a cunningham, and jib-luff tensioner with adjustable leads lets a crew fine-tune the 175-square-foot sail plan from a control console. For extended days aboard, a proper boom tent over the cockpit is the single most range-opening comfort upgrade, turning the open cockpit into sheltered space without a cabin refit.
What to Inspect
The practical inspection centers on configuration correctness. Verify the keel model's iron keel and fixed rudder or the centerboard model's fiberglass board and kick-up rudder, and confirm the stated ballast — 440 pounds external iron for the keel, 150 pounds internal lead for the centerboard — matches the hull anchor. Check the molded fiberglass flotation seats for integrity, since they are the boat's built-in buoyancy, and inspect the varnished mahogany coaming and rudder for weathering typical of an open daysailer.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Rhodes 19 used fleet spans the national market, so shoppers should treat the broad used pool as the source. For a buyer, the short checklist is: decide keel versus centerboard by draft and trailering needs, confirm the builder-era paperwork if class racing matters, inspect flotation seats and rudder wood, and budget for a boom tent and race-tuning hardware if you intend to sail beyond daysailing.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the O'Day Rhodes 19. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 1 | $3,500 | — |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $4,900 | +40.0% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $2,300 | -53.1% |
Where they're listed
O'Day Rhodes 19 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3,600 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
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