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Comment by John on March 7, 2009 at 9:33am

Welcome aboard Chris. This is a great place to share info about our Odays. I have a 1984 Oday 30 and sail on the Great Lakes.

Comment by Chris Greenman on March 6, 2009 at 11:56pm

Getting ready to buy a 1975 O'Day 25 tomorrow. A friend suggested I sign up here :)

Hi All.

Comment by nauticalrich on February 13, 2009 at 9:58am

Arnoldo, I have a beta marine man coming to see my boat today. I have an Oday 31 and it's underpowered at 14 HP and also old.

Guess you like your's. What size is it?

Comment by Pete on February 13, 2009 at 9:30am

Ahoy, fellow O'dayers! If you're on Facebook, don't forget to sign up for the O'day Sailboat Owners group. Stay in the know for all the latest O'day developments, especially the big 2009 owners' rOnDAYvous. (There's also an announcement on this group's discussion forum, above.)

Comment by arnoldo alfaro on December 29, 2008 at 2:26am

I have an Oday 28 called My Boat sitting right next to ESPAHTAL the Formosa. Just got a new Betamarine british motor (or KUBOTA) and it is just a rocket upwind. We are in Puerto Azul Port Puntarenas Costa Rica.
Arnie

Comment by John on December 3, 2008 at 10:38pm

That's my next item to check. I would think the stainless steel cap would unscrew from the thru-hull. It appears the cap may have a screen inside it, maybe that's what's clog up.

Even with that, I'm still going to change out the vent hose. Its an old clear PVC hose and I'm sure its due for a replacement.

Comment by nauticalrich on December 2, 2008 at 7:07pm

I've never heard of it.
It is also possible that the vent itself could be plugged.. I have no idea of how to check that except maybe try to run a wire into it.

Comment by John on December 1, 2008 at 9:37pm

nauticalrich, I do have a holding tank vent on the port side of my boat. Its not located in the optimal position, as it requires about a four foot run of hose that has a sharp angle up to the vent. I'm going to try to replace the hose first and if that isn't any better, then I'll think about locating a second vent up near the bow.

I read in another forum that some people increase the size of their vent hoses, either 3/4" ID or 1" ID. They must use a mushroom thru-hull because the standard vent thru-hull (holding tank & fuel) only comes in 5/8".

Have you ever heard of anyone adding a vent, one on the front of the tank and the other on the aft end?

Comment by nauticalrich on December 1, 2008 at 9:41am

John you should already have a vent on the outside of the boat. Looking at your picture of your boat, you have one already there. I have two on the port side of my boat. One is for the fresh water tank and one is for the holding tank. If you don't have a fresh water tank on that side then most likely it is the vent for the holding tank. Check it out before drilling holes.

Comment by John on November 30, 2008 at 8:58am

nauticalrich, I went over to Odayowners.com and got some good info from Peggy Hall. I should buy her book, she is a wealth of information. Thanks for the tip.

It turns out my holding tank vent system is wrong and needs to be reconfigured. Now I just have to find a place that can supply me with some good hose. I may have to install a new through hull vent. I'm not sure I like the idea of drilling a hole in my hull, so I'll have to get up the courage to do that.

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