Air vent hoses, 86 Martinique
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Topic: Air vent hoses, 86 Martinique
Posted By: mandovoodoo
Subject: Air vent hoses, 86 Martinique
Date Posted: April-16-2006 at 11:16am
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.
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mandolin research
1986 Martinique, TN
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Posted By: Martinique87
Date Posted: April-17-2006 at 9:18am
Mandovoodoo,
In my 87 the the forward vent boxes are connected to the vertical pipes in the storage compartment and they do run into the bilge . Mine are not plumbed directly to the blower, I assume their function is to bring fresh air into the bilge.
BTW, if you ever need to located your horn, try looking inside the vent box on the portside. Thats where mine is.
Tim
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Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: April-17-2006 at 9:18am
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!
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