That photo is probably pretty old, and it’s unlikely that anyone currently on the list will have personal knowledge of that installation.  (But I could be wrong!)

Speaking as one who usually sleeps in the v-berth, I think that adding this hatch for ventilation purposes would be unnecessary.  I do have one GB installed hatch on the forward cabin top, and a solar vent on the deck near the bow, and that seems to be enough.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Nov 29, 2019, at 3:50 PM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was browsing through the rhodes22.org website and happened to stumble on a
> photo of a hatch in the middle of the foredeck.  This is clearly a different
> design than the hatches towards of the front of the cabin roof that are
> installed by GB.  I assume that the normal hatch placement in the front of
> the cabin roof was purposeful just like everything else, but I wasn't
> certain about the reasoning.  Many other boat models do place a hatch on the
> foredeck so that is not unusual.  
> 
> It seems like the placement in the middle of the foredeck would be good for
> air flow, but it seems like sealing it would be challenging, particularly
> with the raised middle portion of the foredeck and the recessed grip area on
> either side.  Perhaps there could be structural support concerns as well. 
> My boat doesn't have a hatch but that could be a future project.  Does
> anyone know how the hatch placement from this photo worked out and what
> model hatch may have been used?  Thanks
> 
> http://www.rhodes22.org/rhodes/pics/Gallant2.jpg
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> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t907/Gallant2foredeckhatch.jpg> 
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