Companionway wood slats...???

[Noah]

I have a factory cut horizontal, approx 1/2 in. X 12 in. (guessing) routed-through/cut angled at 45 degrees, vent in my wood hatch board. I will send a photo when I go the boat this weekend.

[KWKloeber]

noah

between boards?  Or cut thru the center of the top board?
I have cuts (2 or 3?) thru the mid top board.  Strategically angled cuts so that wind blown precip basically blows "straight in"

[KWKloeber]

like this example

[Noah]

Fuzzy memory. And I have a Sunbrella cover over to protect the varnish. I will take a pic and share this weekend.

[anaisdog]

one issue i have, with the slat boards, is mud wasps wiggling in the slats and making nests in my boat.  i'd love to do the zacor if i could!

[Ron Hill]

Ken : FYI, The C34 hatch boards are different from the other Catalinas !! 
The single "vent slot" is cut into the bottom contour of the top hatch board. 

A thought

[Capt.Jim]

noah

between boards?  Or cut thru the center of the top board?
I have cuts (2 or 3?) thru the mid top board.  Strategically angled cuts so that wind blown precip basically blows "straight in"

No, mine is NOT like the picture posted. Just one single cut between the boards in the middle where they touch each other.

[Noah]

Mine too photo coming tonight

[KWKloeber]

Ken : FYI, The C34 hatch boards are different from the other Catalinas !! 
The single "vent slot" is cut into the bottom contour of the top hatch board. 

A thought

Ron: 

FYI, see C-34 examples below.

As I've said (too?) many times, no boat manufacturer has the word "standard" in its vocabulary. 
Stated differently, look up "standard" in the pictionary, and you will not see any boat's photo alongside it! 

Ken

[Noah]

My hatch boards

[DaveBMusik]

Mine are like Ken's with the 5 slots.

[KWKloeber]

Clarification, pics aren't mine -- but my C-30 has similarly cut slots (3, I think)

k

[Jon W]

Mine are like Noah's, except not as good looking.

[Stu Jackson]

Ron: 

FYI, see C-34 examples below.

Mine are like these.  The joint between the two is NOT flat, there is an overlap with the top over the bottom.

[Breakin Away]

FWIW, at some point Catalina switched to three boards instead of two. I have the vent cut in the gap between two of the boards. I can't remember which ones right now.