To Vent or not to vent. That is the question.

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on my 23 rebuild the previous owner had filled them, but did not do a grest job and the patch was printing through the paint. There was just a piece of foam core in the hole layered with a thin piece of mat.

So after Im finished with the rebuild and before I paint, i will make a real repair and blend them in. I dont think they look terrible, but personally, i do not care for them. My boat will not have a liner so i would not even be getting the perceived benefit of venting the bilge.