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Mosh
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Initially Posted - 07/13/2011 : 08:55:07

Looking for Used Screened Pop Top for Cat 25.

Edited by - Mosh on 07/14/2011 21:03:32

delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/13/2011 : 09:27:43

Gina,
Welcome to the forum! You'll find lots of help and advice here.

Regarding your request: Catalina Direct sells enclosures. While it's not screened, you may be able to either have it customized or sew the screen material in yourself:

[url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2326&ParentCat=173"]Catalina Direct C-25 Pop-top enclosure.[/url]

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/13/2011 : 11:08:39

Or make your own. Buy some sunbrella like material for the pop-top plus a little overhang and around the mast, and sew or hook&loop a nylon screen border to it. Sew in some lightweight chain along the bottom edge and it should stay put.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 07/13/2011 : 20:31:49

Bug net, sew weights on the perimeter.

Edited by - pastmember on 07/15/2011 16:11:19

OLarryR
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Response Posted - 07/15/2011 : 03:28:25

Agree going with a bug net as least expensive method and functional.

It just so happened that we had a camping mosquito net that we purchased years ago when my son was in the boy scouts. I tried it out and it was surprisingly almost an exact fit. The only addl thing I did was to use one of those black paper spring clips to gather some of the excess matl up forward near the mast. Once I gathered in the excess, the net worked out fine. The net these days probably costs between $10 - $25. The packaging should have an overall size, so recommend take some crude measurements of the pop top perimeter adding extra to the length and width to account for the height the pop top is set above the cabin deck ((ie ~ 1 - 1.5 ft to the length and width dimension) and believe you will need to add addl to the length so that it can cover the companionway depending if you have all the boards out. Sleeping overnight, we would generally put the companionway boards back in place except perhaps for the top board but the netting was sufficiently long to cover the entire companionway - So add at least another 2 - 3 ft to the length dimension to cover the companionway. Then see what Sports Authority or a camping store has available for netting.

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