My 35mkii came to me with a set of wood framed screens. They work quite well but the companionway screen is awkward to stow onboard. My Beckson opening ports came with screens that work well and are very easy to stow.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 9:29 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My 1995 36 XL/kcb has 5 hatches that were initially 'screened' with > plastic screen material and held in place with sewn Velcro on the screen > edges which 'stuck' to Velcro which was either glued or just stuck to the > cabin interior around the hatches via the Velcro sticky backing. > > This worked OK but the Velcro glued to the cabin ceiling had to be > replaced and it was a PITA to remove the screens without also the glued > Velcro coming with it! The glued surface also became progressively more > unsightly. > > I am looking to get rid of the Velcro as I 'refresh' my main cabin > interior. Unfortunately, the Lewmar hatches (which work well, including a > partially opened but lock feature which helps with mildew) have no 'easy' > way to hold any interior mounted screen. There is no rim or edge to hold > anything in place by friction as some hatches screens I have seen made on > youtube--furthermore the surface of the frame that encircles the hole in > the cabin into which the hatch fits looks to be cast aluminum and its > surface is 'round' so modifying it to hold a screen would present > fabrication issues. I do not want to remove the hatches to add screens. > > From the reviews I have seen, the official Lewmar screen kits are pretty > flimsy and expensive so I am prepared to make a bunch of small screens > following the Home Depot or Lowes household screen kits which provide an > aluminum frame, easily cut size, with corner pieces which provide nice > stability and they are lightweight, etc. > > Other commercial screen solutions require something thrown over the open > hatch from outside (held down with lead shot sewn into the edges) and > another which 'springs' into shape like some outdoor tents and are held in > place with a string hooked or held by a magnet glued to the inside of the > hatch acrylic. I am not impressed with either of these solutions. > > I am toying with mounting one short edge of the screen frame with a small > hinge (maybe a short piano style?) and then using some kind of simple latch > on the opposite edge to hold it in place. Undoing the latch would allow > access to the handle to open or close the hatch. I would consider small > magnets but the screen frame kits are aluminum or plastic and mounting the > magnets on the frame or cabin ceiling is probably a deal breaker. > > Before I hack something together to hold them on the ceiling permanently, > but allow them to swing out of the way to close the hatch, etc. I thought > I'd check with the listers if they have any ideas which may work better. > > Thanks in advance, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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