Repairing the Gunwale Vents

[jrhess3]

The front rod holder on the starboard side was bumped and pulled through the panel and broke the vents

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Sourced the vents from this ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/str/searayman13
Then had to remove the indented panel that holds the rod holders and the vents.

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There are 9 screws and silicone holding the panel in place. After an hour or so of scraping the silicone the panel came out pretty easily.

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(This is one of my friends who helped me!)
The rod holder was an easy fix

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I used stainless washers where the small screws on the rod holder pulled through.

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Replaced both vents

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[Nancy]

Looks great! And not too difficult. Just time- consuming. Thanks for posting!

[REBMystic]

Nice!! Thx for sharing this project and the photos.