As the lakes here in MN start to melt, I am confronted with the modifications I want to do on my 1980 O'Day 25. What is the best way to improve the ventilation on this boat? Some options are solar powered vents, static vents, cowling vents, and possibly changing out the head ports to ones that open. There are no vents installed on my boat yet. I am hesitant to cut holes in the deck. How and where should I cut if I opt to put in a vent. I want to make sure that the vent is out of the way of lines, prime relaxing real estate on the bow, sails, etc. What have people seen/done? Thanks, sPk
How to get Better Ventilation on O'Day 25?
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Solar Vent
Everyone has a suggestion of their own. Mine is to put a solar powered fan on the fwd hatch and select it to vent. See if that's enough (it is on my 26). If not, then install another one elsewhere (like maybe the hatchboard) selected to intake and see if that works.
Everyone has a suggestion of their own. Mine is to put a solar powered fan on the fwd hatch and select it to vent. See if that's enough (it is on my 26). If not, then install another one elsewhere (like maybe the hatchboard) selected to intake and see if that works.
Ventilation
I am facing the same question on my OD25. I purchased a solar vent during the winter and due to limited deck space will probably mount it on the forward hatch set on exhaust. I am also considering small cowl vents on each side of the cockpit but they would be pretty small. Fair winds to all.
I am facing the same question on my OD25. I purchased a solar vent during the winter and due to limited deck space will probably mount it on the forward hatch set on exhaust. I am also considering small cowl vents on each side of the cockpit but they would be pretty small. Fair winds to all.
head ports
I ordered a Nicro night/day 4" vent which I plan to install in the forward hatch. West Marine has them for $50 off ($109). I was also considering changing out the head ports with some Beckson opening ports. They offer a number of different models, Rain Drain or Standard and then 1" thick or 2" thick. Which ones have people used? Was it worth it? Any installation suggestions? Thanks, sPk
I ordered a Nicro night/day 4" vent which I plan to install in the forward hatch. West Marine has them for $50 off ($109). I was also considering changing out the head ports with some Beckson opening ports. They offer a number of different models, Rain Drain or Standard and then 1" thick or 2" thick. Which ones have people used? Was it worth it? Any installation suggestions? Thanks, sPk
Ports
Last year I replaced the 2 forward ports (head ports) with opening Beckson ports. I hated that musty smell that you get after opening the boat after a couple of weeks of being closed up. I leave them both open year round and always have flow thru ventilation. I leave them open even in rainy weather because very little rain actually comes in. Installation is very straight forward. Beckson recommends using silicone adhesive which is readily available.(About 1/2 tube per port). I did have to enlarge the port hole slightly to accomodate the Beckson. But it was easy..... less than 1 hour on each port and I was finished. No leaks and no more musty smell. I can send a picture if anyone is interested. I paid $120 each at WM but Beckson also has a website where you can buy and also they have step-by-step instructions. ken in sacramento
Last year I replaced the 2 forward ports (head ports) with opening Beckson ports. I hated that musty smell that you get after opening the boat after a couple of weeks of being closed up. I leave them both open year round and always have flow thru ventilation. I leave them open even in rainy weather because very little rain actually comes in. Installation is very straight forward. Beckson recommends using silicone adhesive which is readily available.(About 1/2 tube per port). I did have to enlarge the port hole slightly to accomodate the Beckson. But it was easy..... less than 1 hour on each port and I was finished. No leaks and no more musty smell. I can send a picture if anyone is interested. I paid $120 each at WM but Beckson also has a website where you can buy and also they have step-by-step instructions. ken in sacramento
Sure Steve... I can do that
Sure Steve......... I can send you some photo's.... but not until next week when I go to the boat. No......they were not the same size as the original's.... that's why I had to enlarge the holes slightly. I just took a jig saw and enlarged the holes a couple of inches. Measure your existing ports and buy the closest size to whatever that measurement is. Email me @ kennybc22@sbcglobal.net and I will send them directly. ken in sacramento
Sure Steve......... I can send you some photo's.... but not until next week when I go to the boat. No......they were not the same size as the original's.... that's why I had to enlarge the holes slightly. I just took a jig saw and enlarged the holes a couple of inches. Measure your existing ports and buy the closest size to whatever that measurement is. Email me @ kennybc22@sbcglobal.net and I will send them directly. ken in sacramento
More ventilation
Steve, You could make a new top pen board with screened louvers to go on to your companionway and keep the old pen board for those cool overnighters, or a spare. Here's a site that you can check out. Click on to "Tools and Techniques" and then click on to the first choice on the page. Joe
Steve, You could make a new top pen board with screened louvers to go on to your companionway and keep the old pen board for those cool overnighters, or a spare. Here's a site that you can check out. Click on to "Tools and Techniques" and then click on to the first choice on the page. Joe
Beckson Port in Hatch Board
On my boat the old wooden hatch boards were in bad shape so the previous owner made a new, single piece hatch board out of Star Board. In the center of this I installed a Beckson opening port. It works great.
On my boat the old wooden hatch boards were in bad shape so the previous owner made a new, single piece hatch board out of Star Board. In the center of this I installed a Beckson opening port. It works great.
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