[C320-list] FW: Re: BOMAR hatches

Thu Jul 6 17:16:40 PDT 2006

Same observation, similiar frustration.

What I did was slip a few small washers under the offending locking tabs to help align them better with the screen's frame. 

Regards....

Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

http://members.cox.net/mielen/

From: Quentin Murphy [mailto: qmurphy at sympatico.ca]

To: C320-List at catalina320.com

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 16:21:02 -0400

Subject: Re: [C320-list] BOMAR hatches

Can anyone address why the screens that come with the hatches (mid cabin and<br>aft cabin) are a PITA to install?  These are aluminium framed screens with<br>rounded corners that fit into a recess in the hatch.  Then you just close<br>off eight white plastic levers that hold the screen assembly in place.  If<br>only it was that simple.  Anyway, it's not just a problem on our boat.  I've<br>experienced the same problem on a friend's C-420.  You're lucky if you can<br>turn two or three of the "latches" into the recess in the aluminium.  I was<br>thinking of using a Dremal or similar small tool to grind away some<br>aluminium at these eight points on the frame.  What have others done with<br>this problem as I've never been able to install these screens without great<br>difficulty, if at all?   So after spending ten minutes, or so, trying to get<br>a screen in place, then you have to undo the whole thing if you want to<br>close the hatch if it starts raining (or run onto the deck 
and close it from<br>the outside).  If bug season wasn't on the way, I would put them in a garage<br>for storage.  Those cloth screens with weights don't work well in my<br>opinion, so I want to get the Catalina supplied screens to work as intended.<br><br>Quentin Murphy<br>Celtic Knot #667<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com<br>[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Steve Magennis<br>Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:34 AM<br>To: C320-List<br>Subject: Re: [C320-list] BOMAR hatches<br><br><br>CR:  The middle hatch (at least on our boats) is a Lewmar (as is the<br>escape hatch in the after berth).  The hatches in the vee berth and the<br>head are Bomar (Pompanette).<br><br>I installed the Lewmar hinge kit for the screens in the two lewmar<br>hatches, while I had my canvas maker fabricate cloth screens for the<br>two bomar hatches.<br><br>The head screen was easy, but the vee berth needed a bit of thought<br>(because 
of the shade).  What we ended up doing was permanently<br>mounting the aft edge of the cloth screen between the headliner and the<br>shade. When we want the screen gone, we roll it back to this position<br>and secure it with ties.  To deploy it, we attached snaps along the<br>sides and the front edge, with velcro on the "shade" side (in effect,<br>we re-created the original configuaration of velcro from the headliner<br>to the screen, and essentially, have just inserted the screen (with its<br>cloth frame)  between the headliner / hatch and the original shade.)<br><br>Steve<br>Alchemist #909<br><br>BTW, does anyone know when Catalina started installing that marvelous<br>Lewmar escape hatch in the after berth?<br><br><br>--- crashley at gte.net wrote:<br><br>> What is "Pomanette"? I thought the middle hatch was a Lewmar.<br>><br>> CRA<br>> Rosebud #882<br>><br>><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: "Chris Burti" <cburti at yahoo.com><br>> To: "C320-List" 
<C320-List at catalina320.com><br>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:03 AM<br>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] BOMAR hatches<br>><br>><br>> > Don't recall the exact size, but it was at least 20"<br>> > and got it from Defender or SailboatOwners.com.<br>> ><br>> > On the crazing issue with the middle hatch. Pompanette<br>> > was repacing them free of charge two years ago for<br>> > hatches made somewhere 1999-2003. Seems they had a<br>> > defective batch. Purportedly, they required you to<br>> > send the hatch back, but could be talked into sending<br>> > the lens and gasket.<br>> ><br>> > --- amshd2 at aol.com wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> where did you get teh net and what size<br>> >><br>> >> Tony<br>> >><br>> >> -----Original Message-----<br>> >> From: Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com><br>> >> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com><br>> >> Sent: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:43:10 -0700 (PDT)<br>> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] BOMAR hatches<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> I priced it with Bomar a couple of years 
ago and<br>> >> decided it wan't worth the expense and trouble. We<br>> >> wn't with one of those weighted bug nets and it has<br>> >> serves us well.<br>> >><br>> >> --- Neil Brand <nbrand04 at yahoo.com> wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> > Have looked at Bomar site. I am unable to find<br>> >> trim<br>> >> > ring and screen for  forward hatch. Has anybody<br>> >> been<br>> >> > successful at purchasing screen to fit  froward<br>> >> > hatch ?<br>> >> >   Neil Brand<br>> >> >    # 803<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Scott Thompson <sthompson at toad.net> wrote:  My<br>> >> > recollection is that it's the 1000 Series Low<br>> >> > Profile Extruded.  But<br>> >> > check out the "Tech Tips" section of their<br>> >> website,<br>> >> > which has info on<br>> >> > identifying your specific hatch and parts for<br>> >> same.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Scott<br>> >> ><br>> >> > donauw at bellsouth.net wrote:<br>> >> > > Bomar lists several series of hatches...what<br>> >> > series is used on the 320?<br>> >> > ><br>> >> > 
> Regards,<br>> >> > ><br>> >> > > Don Dixon<br>> >> > > Stargazer, #605<br>> >> > > Washington Island, WI<br>> >> > ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >> __________________________________________________<br>> >> > Do You Yahoo!?<br>> >> > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam<br>> >> > protection around<br>> >> > http://mail.yahoo.com<br>> >> ><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Chris Burti<br>> >> "Commitment"<br>> >> Catalina 320, #867,<br>> >> Farmville, NC<br>> >><br>> >> __________________________________________________<br>> >> Do You Yahoo!?<br>> >> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam<br>> >> protection around<br>> >> http://mail.yahoo.com<br>> >><br>> ><br>><br>________________________________________________________________________<br>> >> Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video<br>> >> search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand.<br>> >> Always Free.<br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Chris Burti<br>> > "Commitment"<br>> > Catalina 
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