Association Forum - Forward Hatch Cover with Screen

Assn Members Area · Join

Home.

Association Forum

Ships Store

Cruising

Racing

Technical Tips

Photo Gallery - New

Boat Search - Updated

Manuals & Brochures

Swap Meet

Links

Officer Flag Line & Staff

Bylaws & Constitution

Members Area

Join the Association

Notice:
The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.

Association Forum

Username:	Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

All Forums

Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums

Catalina 25 Specific Forum

Forward Hatch Cover with Screen

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Author

Topic

mroettersr
Navigator

Member Avatar

USA
148 Posts

Initially Posted - 11/25/2012 : 17:05:19

West Marine and other on-line marine suppliers have various sizes of forward mosquito net hatch covers that are weighted and fit over the open hatch. My problem is that I don't have time to make my own and my boat is put away for the winter which prevents me from measuring the hatch. Can anyone help me out by telling me what size I need or at least giving the measurement for the 1983 forward hatch? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Mike Roetter
'83 C25 #3568 SK/SR
Marblehead on Lake Erie

Edited by - on

Davy J
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1511 Posts

Response Posted - 11/26/2012 : 06:45:00

My 1987 forward hatch dimensions are:

Front to back 20 3/4"
Rear (widest part) 31 3/4"
Front 24"

Edited by - on

redeye
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

3476 Posts

Response Posted - 11/26/2012 : 09:17:17

Screen, velco, and hotglue.

Edited by - on

Davy J
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1511 Posts

Response Posted - 11/26/2012 : 09:23:36

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Screen, velco, and hotglue.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
That's basically what I did. White Velcro inside cabin around hatch, Velcro sewn to HD screen mesh.

Edited by - on

mroettersr
Navigator

Members Avatar

USA
148 Posts

Response Posted - 11/26/2012 : 20:24:39

Thanks for your replies. It seems that I should plan on spending some time to follow suit and make my own.

Best Regards,

Edited by - on

hewebb
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
761 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 06:41:53

Check this place out. They have them.

http://www.thechandleryonline.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=bug+screen&osCsid=t81pqibf6t33og8u7i8095oej2&search.x=13&search.y=10

Edited by - on

jerlim
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1484 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 09:51:43

When we made our screening for the hatch, we cut the velcro length wise as the 5/8" width was more than necessary. The concern was with installing/removing regularly, the screening material would be over stressed. I machine stitched the loop side to the vinyl screening material and used 3M 4200 to adhere the hook side to the inside on the hatch. We've had this for 6 years and it's a huge success!

Edited by - on

OLarryR
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3467 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 11:43:06

I bought a netting that was sold for covering hatches believe by a company called Bugmasters. The size pretty much fit all forward hatches. It had weights (lead, etc) sewn into the perimeter. The times that I stayed overnight on the boat with the forward hatch open, I just took out my netting out of the plastic case that comes with it, opened the hatch and then threw the netting out and over the hatch. The weighted perimeter kept it against the deck. That seemed to work, though, not a custom screen for the hatch.

Edited by - on

pastmember
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

2402 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 15:09:38

Y'all are not talking apples to apples. The screen with the weighted perimeter is a bag which allows you to put it over the hatch itself. That way you can change the opening of the hatch from inside. A piece of screen with velcro is a pathetic compromise compared to the real deal. I have had both and will always recommend the "bag o screen" over a a piece of bug net with velcro.

Edited by - on

OLarryR
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
3467 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 16:28:36

I got the name wrong. It's Bugbusters Hatch Screen. Defender currently sells it. Mine is pretty large - easily fits over the hatch. It may be the 25"x25" but they have other sizes available that may also fit.

Thinking about this some more, I probably bought one of the sizes above the 25 x 25. I will have to check the size...and may be able to do that tomorrow.

http://www.sogeman.com/bugbusters-hatch-screens.html

Edited by - OLarryR on 11/27/2012 21:17:43

Davy J
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
1511 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 16:44:35

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">A piece of screen with velcro is a pathetic compromise compared to the real deal. I have had both and will always recommend the "bag o screen" over a a piece of bug net with velcro.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Never had that problem here.....pull down screen, adjust hatch, replace screen....
Plus....boat doesn't look like a food worker in the school cafeteria.......

Edited by - on

pastmember
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

2402 Posts

Response Posted - 11/27/2012 : 19:49:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Davy J
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">A piece of screen with velcro is a pathetic compromise compared to the real deal. I have had both and will always recommend the "bag o screen" over a a piece of bug net with velcro.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Never had that problem here.....pull down screen, adjust hatch, replace screen....
Plus....boat doesn't look like a food worker in the school cafeteria.......

Try sticking your head up through the hatch without letting bugs in. The bag really is a nice product.

Edited by - on

JimGo
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
962 Posts

Response Posted - 11/30/2012 : 12:06:06

Frank, doesn't a good gust of wind take that bag away? I mean, I know it's weighted, but still...

Plus, I tended to set the hatch and then not touch it again. Not sure why I'd need to pop my head up out of there. But, then again, I wasn't staying aboard for days; perhaps if it was a different use case it would be different. The velcro approach seemed to work fine for us and for our purposes.

Edited by - on

Ape-X
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
662 Posts

Response Posted - 11/30/2012 : 12:51:35

There are a couple of instances where sticking your head out the hatch affords a better angle.....
We have a screen with snaps at four corners, the toggles have pierced the screen though, so maybe the sreen bag approach would prevent that.

Edited by - on

Topic

New Topic

Topic Locked

Printer Friendly

Jump To:

Association Forum

Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.