1978 O'Day 30 | Santana

1978 Bill O'Brien Oceanic 30 Mk II Ketch-rigged Catamaran for sale. Priced for quick sale, we need to go back to Canada for health reasons.

Santana is a stable ketch-rigged 30 ft sailing catamaran. She is tough and family-safe, and is an excellent live-aboard with a beautiful interior. She has 2 separate double cabins + large saloon, galley and head. She has a shallow draft; great for Florida and the Bahamas.

Catamarans are so much more comfortable than equivalent mono-hulls even in the roughest weather. They sail level instead of healed over which makes living and sail handling so much easier; you can cook in a gale! The bridge deck is on the same level as the cockpit - no companionway steps to negotiate.

She includes two Yanmar diesel engines and a ketch/cutter sail plan for huge flexibility for all weather conditions. She also has a dinghy with a 5HP engine

This design was one of the first to sail a family around Cape Horn; see the book Children of Cape Horn by author Rose Swale. https://www.amazon.com/Children-Cape-Horn-Rosie-Swale/dp/0236177133

Boat review: https://www.ayrs.org/repository/AYRS078.edn2.pp216-320_A5.pdf

Exterior

• Raymarine navigation
• Autopilot
• Tender (Dinghy) with 5HP engine, and Tender Davit
• New VHF Radio with Built-in GPS & Distress function.
• Newer generator
• BBQ
• Twin Yanmar Diesel engines
• Sails (Genoa, Main, Mizzen) in good condition
• Spinnaker pole
• 3 Anchors with electric windlass
• Inflatable dinghy for the kids
• Swim platform
• Freshwater shower

Interior

• Two staterooms with double beds
• Galley (Kitchen) with propane burner
• Head (Bathroom)
• 12v fridge
• 12v TV
• Tons of storage
• Couch with new cushions

Specifications:

• Length: 30.5 ft
• Beam: 14 ft
• Displacement: 13,000 lbs.
• Draft: 2 ft
• Hull material: fiberglass

What's not working?

• The electric windlass for the anchor was working until 2 weeks ago, but has been unreliable.
• She's a 45-yr-old boat, and she looks like she's been well used and well loved over the years!