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dorade vent
A type of vent designed to let air into a cabin and keep water out by the use of baffles.
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dorade vent - A vent designed to allow air flow into the lower deck while keeping water out.

dorade ventilator: a deck box with a cowl and an internal arrangement that allows air but not water to enter the cabin. doubler: a wood or metal plate bolted beneath a mounting surface for reinforcement.

The dorade vents feature tall, pipe segment, old-fashioned vents on oversized boxes. Al Mason once paid a visit to me. I knew he worked for S&S back then so I asked him the formula for dorade box volume. He said, 'Just draw it so it looks good.

A dorade box (also called a dorade vent, collector box, Charlie Noble or simply a "ventilator") is a type of vent that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, ...

An air scoop on deck. The scoop is called a cowl. One type is the Dorade ventilator, which has internal baffles that stop water from passing below. It was first used in the ocean racer Dorade in 1930.
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Ventilator - Construction designed to lead air below decks. May have a cowl, which can be angled into or away from the wind; and may be constructed with baffles, so that water is not allowed below, as in Dorade ventilator.

May have a cowl, which can be angled into or away from the wind; and may be constructed with baffles, so that water is not allowed below, as in Dorade ventilator.
V bottom - A hull with the bottom section in the shape of a "V".

(1600 and 2000) dolphin A mooring buoy or spar [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] dolphin striker A rigid support bar between the hulls, at the front of the boat, on a catamaran dorade ventilator A deck box with a cowl and an internal ...

See also: Point, Cabin, Deck, Boat, Bow

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