[Seacraft84]

All are good points but for me I would remove the vents. It looks alot cleaner to me. There were to many times when I had my 23' that the bow would push through waves and if there were vents there, would have taken on water. From the factory there is foam on the outside of the stringers and to me the vents would just keep getting this foam wet. Also you would want to make sure there is a way for the water to drain into the bilge from the outside of the stringer if not the water would stay between the stringer and the outside of the hull. Now I do understand they help keep the bilge dry and everything when it is on the trailer or at dock but my Master Angler did not have vents and the floor lasted 34 years. And really the biggest concern with my floor was it had broke loss from the stringers.