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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.
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It appears a dead horse is being whacked here
But let me just mention a few points to ponder. I have been reading these "to vent-not to vent" scenarios on this website for 9 years. It appears people are (1) afraid of taking on water that will sink their SeaCraft or (2) they don't like the looks of them. I have crossed the South Fla Gulf Stream in some very snotty seas, which made me nervous but I have a lot of confidence in my SeaCraft's integrity. I never took swamping amounts of water thru them. I would just slow down and manage them not fight them . Any size boat can sink given the right conditions. The picture below shows a wrong decision by the boat's captain. You should be enjoying your boats by fishing & cruising, NOT putting your family, friends and yourself at risk! Check the weather before you pack up and ship out. It is not hard for me to say "Well the weather is deteriating and I'm calling it quits"
As far as the backing down issue, I must admit that I can back down slowly without an issue since I enclosed the transom and added the bracket but when fishing I still put the angler on the bow and follow the fish (remembering the 400lb Class Blue we caught a few years back)
BTW: If you decide to remove the vents because you want that clean look, you can always cut in a flush vent thru the inner liner into the vent channels up under the cap and still get some ventilation down into the bilge.
Just my thoughts & enjoy your SeaCrafts!!
Don't do this in your SeaCraft, It just proves how stupid you are
Don't back down if your catching large gamefish, if possible put the angler up on the bow
