342 Screen Door

sdholzhauersdholzhauer Member Posts: 22 ✭✭
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Is it possible to install a screen door on a 342 into the cabin?
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    Boy that would be nice!!!
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've thought about this. I think it would need to be a screen door that has a 2" perimeter of Sunbrella and snaps inside the door way so that the door can still easily open and close. Then a zipper down the middle so that you can go in and out easily. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • StodgeStodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭
    The shape of the opening makes it pretty tough.  I've seen some boats where the companionway door had a hinged opening that revealed a screen.  The upside is the better air flow.  But there is a little bit of a privacy issue.  Now maybe if the screen was just on the top of the opening versus the vertical part of the door.  @Liberty44140 idea for a canvas-like piece having a screen embedded would be interesting.  

    2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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  • summerxsummerx Member Posts: 211 ✭✭✭
    I would bet one of these could be cut down/modified to do the job.  My parents put on their camper bc the grandkids ran thru the old one.  It actually works really well.
    https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Screen-Frame-Velcro-Openings/dp/B00KZNOHTW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1488461093&sr=8-2&keywords=magic+door
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep, that link @summerx posted is right on what I was thinking, just snaps inside the door so that the door can be easily closed. this is not on my list to do but if we needed it, thats what I would do. We dont need it but I've thought about it when I've seen boats that have a sliding screen inside the sliding door. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,000 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought about that when he asked as I recall seeing it on TV..probably could make something like that work pretty well with some snaps to mount it or something...
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