[C38] Companionway doors

[PAUL NOTTE]

Hi Tom  
   I agree with tom on the steps nice touch. I was going to get a side mount ladder that attaches to the toe rail . Also I hang my ladder with a bungee when I'm sailing just in case.
 Paul Impulse

----- Original Message -----
From: William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009 6:57 am
Subject: Re: [C38] Companionway doors
To: tdtron at earthlink.net, Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>

> Hi Tom Bill Here I noticed in the photo that you have steps on 
> your swim
> ladder. Where or how did you install them. It just kills or feet 
> getting in
> and out of the water.Bill KNowles
> Flying Goose
> 
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Tom T. 
> <tdtron at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> >  Hi gang,
> >
> > I started to build companionway doors but decided on the 
> Sunbrella option
> > instead and we love it!  Going in and out of the boat is 
> much faster and
> > easier than using crib boards or hard doors.
> >
> > Our companionway Sunbrella door is Pacific blue on the outside 
> and white on
> > the inside with a 1/8" of foam sewn in between.  The 
> white inside gives a
> > lot of light to the cabin and the insulation is wonderful in 
> the Florida
> > heat.  The crib boards and hard doors get really hot in 
> the sun.
> >
> > The top of the soft door is attached to a plastic bolt rope 
> extrusion> purchased from an RV store.  In the bottom edge 
> of the soft door is a piece
> > of 3/4" PVC plastic pipe sewn in to give the door some weight and
> > stiffness.  Even in a tropical blow the door stays in 
> place because the PVC
> > acts like a batten keeping the door from coming inside from 
> wind pressure.
> >
> > We have two nylon straps with buckles mounted under the 
> extrusion on the
> > top so we can roll up the soft door and strap it to the 
> sliding hatch while
> > underway.
> >
> > For you racers, this door is very lightweight and you can 
> still mount
> > the companion way crib boards under it.
> >
> > The picture attached is not very good but you can get the idea 
> anyway.>
> > Tom Troncalli
> > Renata #95
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
> > *To: *Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>
> > *Sent:* 7/6/2009 6:19:13 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [C38] Companionway doors
> >
> > Max I made a set of doors out of glued pine, with screen and 
> Plexiglas> inserts they fit in the hatch board slots and are 
> held in by cotter pins.
> > They work pretty good however the pine warped so I am making 
> new pair out of
> > plywood. Some of the people at the marina have soft doors ( 
> sunbrella) with
> > foam insulation. They work great. May have one made for Flying 
> Goose. I will
> > take pictures if anyone is interested .
> > Bill
> > Flying Goose
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Joseph Launie 
> <jlaunie at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Max,
> >>     I designed a set of doors and had a 
> shipwright build them. They have a
> >> 3 inch wide piece that slides in the bin board slot with a 
> bolt sticking out
> >> the bottom. The bolt fits in to a hole cut in the sill on 
> each side. The
> >> board is held in by a small brass sliding latch bolt at the 
> top. The doors
> >> which are teak with a plexiglass interior are attached to 
> this outer board
> >> and the whole thing just slips in and out. They can be 
> removed in one minute
> >> and there is nothing to catch sails on. I do not have to bend 
> down for this
> >> so hope to take pictures Sunday when the crew tells me we are 
> racing. Joe
> >> Launie, Macavity
> >>
> >> Max Soto wrote:
> >>
> >>  Hi everybody,
> >> I just got an a/c unit for Estancia, but I need to do 
> something with the
> >> hatch boards issue. I'm thinking about installing 
> companionway doors in a
> >> way that will be possible to retrofit to the hatch boards.
> >> Any comments, recommendations and of course some pics will be
> >> appreciated!!
> >> Go Larry!!
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Max Soto
> >> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> >> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
> >>
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