Quick eBay shipping led to a pair of boat vents arriving via USPS today. These will likely be used on the rear deck to ventilate the gas tank / battery area.
Description: Used Wilcox Crittenden chrome over bronze boat vent. It measures 3-9/16″ wide, 4-1/2″ long and 1-3/4″ tall.
Size-wise I would categorize these as “medium”, with a 2-inch version available in plenty of places online, and larger ones (6-8″) available at a premium. I think these will do the job.
The seller had 2 available at $17.99 each, so I got the pair. I had just missed out on larger versions, but I believe I’m going to pump the brakes on getting any more deck hardware until after the flip, or else I may end up with more vents than places to put them.
Wilcox Crittenden seems to be a supplier of after-market boating hardware. I believe they’re in the same category as Perko (my bow light) and also Kainer (my bow handle).
They’re in decent shape. The top sides don’t have any serious corrosion, and may be able to be polished without rechroming. The pointy top may remind boat occupants not to sit on them.
These will likely be the exhaust (pointed backwards towards the aft of the boat), while the intake for these may be on the cowl. Again, we’ll see where they all line up once the flip is completed.