Just Purchased a 9'6 laird surfer and not being familiar with vented SUP's, is the vent on the surfer a goretex fit and forget or is it a screw out type that needs to be removed out of the water.
Any help greatly appreciated.

Or, if it is small and metallic, it is not vented.

- Goretex Vents should never be touched, only rinsed in clear water gently from time to time
- On the screw out type, each time you touch it you take a risk to damage the joint or forget to put it back. These risks is much greater than delamination. If you want o use it:
[1] buy lots of toric joints and and change it each time
[2] devise a system to not forget to put it back on: tape the screw on the deck, keep it half in but with tape on it, or through a business card, etc...