Air vent hoses, 86 Martinique

Greetings. Figuring out my new old boat.

Right below the windshield are two air vents. These pass into the storage areas below the dash, accessible from louvered doors in the companionway forward to the bowriding area.

Inside the compartment these vents go to short lengths of light flexible pipe. Then they end. At the far reaches of each compartment are two identical pipes that start at the top of the storage compartments and pass down to ventilate the bilges.

Question: Were these pipes originally connected so that ventilation air went directly into the bilges, or is the configuration I describe above the stock setup?

Concern: Water passing through the vents now drops directly into the storage areas, wetting everything.

Thanks for any information. We're enjoying the boat.

Not familiar with the Martinue...but my mustang and nautique both have two three inch vent blower hoses running from the bow scoops (vents)through the floor and to the bilge...for air flow. I would think yours should be for that reason too!