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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.
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Are you saying that this did happen or could have happened?
I honestly cant remember anyone that has sunk their boat or complained of major problems from water getting in the bilge due to the forward vents. The main reason I put them back on my 23 was because I got lazy and did not feel like doing the extra glass work required to fill them. I never had a problem with mildew in the bilge on my 23.
My 20 has no vents and if I do not keep the hatches open when not in use then I get lots of mildew in the bilge. The bilge needs ventilation as mentioned earlier due to gas vapors weather IO or outboard IMHO. I also don't like the way they look but what the heck we cant have everything want...... can we?
strick