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Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:38 pm
by no_rulz25
1st question - What is the purpose of that air vent up on the bow, outboard starboard side?
2nd question - What is the "paper" that goes on the inside of that vent? Mine has torn open and the guy at West Marine looked at me like I was retarded when I asked him about it.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:10 pm
by Bfun220
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:38 pm
1st question - What is the purpose of that air vent up on the bow, outboard starboard side?
2nd question - What is the "paper" that goes on the inside of that vent? Mine has torn open and the guy at West Marine looked at me like I was retarded when I asked him about it.
Im not sure what vent is on the bow. What model do you have ?A picture would help out.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:17 pm
by tgrace98
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:38 pm
1st question - What is the purpose of that air vent up on the bow, outboard starboard side?
2nd question - What is the "paper" that goes on the inside of that vent? Mine has torn open and the guy at West Marine looked at me like I was retarded when I asked him about it.
It is to vent out the anchor locker.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:24 pm
by sailor55330
Two things...one would be the anchor locker drain, the other would be the horn (I think).
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:56 pm
by BigGib
Anchor locker drains can and will clog from time to time so if you notice water backing up after washing or if it gets rained on, you will have to snake it out. Pretty easy process, had it happen on my 330ss
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:54 pm
by Bfun220
I'm going with it's the horn.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:20 pm
by Ytmsn
This? It's your horn.
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Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:00 pm
by Big Block Power
Bfun220 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:10 pm
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 12:38 pm
1st question - What is the purpose of that air vent up on the bow, outboard starboard side?
2nd question - What is the "paper" that goes on the inside of that vent? Mine has torn open and the guy at West Marine looked at me like I was retarded when I asked him about it.
Im not sure what vent is on the bow. What model do you have ?A picture would help out.
Glad it wasn't just me.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:24 pm
by cmattj
Geeze and I was thing of the tiny backwards hull vent.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:29 pm
by no_rulz25
I think everyone’s boat has it. Look at the forum pic at the top of the page, it’s right there just aft of the docking light.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:42 pm
by Big Block Power
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:29 pm
I think everyone’s boat has it. Look at the forum pic at the top of the page, it’s right there just aft of the docking light.
The horn.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:49 pm
by no_rulz25
Really? Lol
Does anyone else have some sort of “paper” on the inside of it? Wondering if past owner put it in there.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:43 am
by Big Block Power
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:49 pm
Really? Lol
Does anyone else have some sort of “paper” on the inside of it? Wondering if past owner put it in there.
That's not paper. Or it shouldn't be. It's a fabric to protect the horn from water intrusion. Buy a stainless horn instead of the white one. I don't know why Cobalt used the cheap white one. Mines the same way.
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:50 am
by Whippled263
Put your ear next to it and have someone hit the horn button
Re: Hull Air Vent?
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:15 am
by AsLan7
Big Block Power wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:43 am
no_rulz25 wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:49 pm
Really? Lol
Does anyone else have some sort of “paper” on the inside of it? Wondering if past owner put it in there.
That's not paper. Or it shouldn't be. It's a fabric to protect the horn from water intrusion. Buy a stainless horn instead of the white one. I don't know why Cobalt used the cheap white one. Mines the same way.
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They went to dual stainless on later 260 series models.
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