[C320-list] V Berth doors revisited

[Nigel Price]

  I would accept that on on a twenty year old tub, but a new boat?
  All the same, I did to the hanging locker and a V-berth locker.
  Nigel
  #1061




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Bill & Heather" <whmorack at chenangony.net>
  To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
  Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] V Berth doors revisited


  > Hello Bob,
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  > I have a 2005 Hull #1058 and what I did was as follows.
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  > I removed the door assembly at the hinges, (3 on the port side) took it 
home
  > and removed a little over 1/8 inch along the entire length of the door 
on
  > the hinged side (port side with the three double swing hinges) with my 
6"
  > jointer. You could use a table saw, but you would have to take the other
  > half of the door off first.
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  > Once that was done I recessed the hinges about 1/8 of an inch again, as
  > almost all of the original recess was removed by the jointer. I then 
sanded
  > the corners lightly to take the sharp corners off, and applied two coats 
of
  > MinWax Polycrylic (satin).
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  > Works perfectly now. ( my door was so tight before that I could not 
force it
  > closed with all my might!)
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  > Don't take off too much, as the door won't stay closed properly. Too 
little
  > and you won't be able to open by pulling on the hand recess.
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  > Bill Morack
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  > FAT CAT #1058
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  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Robert Seastream" <seastream at adelphia.net>
  > To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
  > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 6:55 AM
  > Subject: [C320-list] V Berth doors revisited
  >
  >
  >> Recently, someone raised the issue about V berth doors not closing.  My
  >> 2002 seems to have this problem.  One suggestion was to take the doors
  >> off.  Any other solution, such as planing, etc., or are we stuck with 
the
  >> problem?  I could really use some closure here.
  >>
  >> Bob Seastream
  >> 2002 hull 906
  >> 'Intuition'
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