# This fitting is on the port side of a 1965 16’ Chris Craft Cavalier Can someone identify what it is and what it does?

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**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/t/this-fitting-is-on-the-port-side-of-a-1965-16-chris-craft-cavalier-can-someone-identify-what-it-is-and-what-it-does/269 "2024-02-01T23:26:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![motorboatworks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@motorboatworks](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/u/motorboatworks)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/t/this-fitting-is-on-the-port-side-of-a-1965-16-chris-craft-cavalier-can-someone-identify-what-it-is-and-what-it-does/269/1 "2024-02-01T23:26:21Z")

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![IMG_1788](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/oldboatshome/original/1X/2d29139aa3fe305d959bf804d065780394d5c878.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Brian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Brian](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/u/Brian)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/t/this-fitting-is-on-the-port-side-of-a-1965-16-chris-craft-cavalier-can-someone-identify-what-it-is-and-what-it-does/269/2 "2024-02-22T05:31:34Z")

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Can you get a better picture?

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**Author:** ![Captainnemo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.oldboatshome.com/captainnemo/32/111_2.png) [@Captainnemo](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/u/Captainnemo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/t/this-fitting-is-on-the-port-side-of-a-1965-16-chris-craft-cavalier-can-someone-identify-what-it-is-and-what-it-does/269/3 "2024-02-22T14:10:32Z")

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What is it attached to on the inside?

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**Author:** ![Waldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Waldo](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/u/Waldo)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.oldboatshome.com/t/this-fitting-is-on-the-port-side-of-a-1965-16-chris-craft-cavalier-can-someone-identify-what-it-is-and-what-it-does/269/4 "2024-03-08T19:34:52Z")

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It looks like the small air vent intakes on the side of my 1955 Chris Craft Continental. air goes down and ventilates the bilge area.