Picture of the Week
November 2-8
What’s the first thing you notice about this particular Mariner? That’s right - the portholes are missing, and no one seems to know exactly why! This boat, an early-style Mariner currently owned by Ross Sly, was built and is still located in Australia; just as O’Day sold the license to Norway to allow them to be sold as “Selco Mariners”, a license was also sold to Australia where they were built and known as the “Quest 19”. While the bow pulpit is most likely an aftermarket addition, everything else about that boat is identical to the traditional O’Day Mariner, including the well on the transom to allow the mounting of an outboard motor as well as the small aft deck, stepped cabin top, and beautiful lines. Like the Selco Mariners, it is unknown just how many Quest 19s were manufactured, but there are several that are still active along Australia’s coastline.
Updates
“…One of the most versatile sailing craft ever produced.”
-Practical Sailor
ORION is a 1970 O’Day Mariner 2+2, hull number 1922, one of nearly 4,000 Mariners built by the O’Day Sailboats Corporation in Fall River, Massachusetts. She spent much of her life in New Jersey before I bought her in early spring, 2007 and brought her home to Connecticut. This website features my many projects, pictures and stories with the hope they may provide inspiration for others.
I got an e-mail and text from the East Lyme Harbormaster with an urgent storm preparation advisory directing all East Lyme mooring holders to “implement full storm protocols.”