[C320-list] Missing Aft Cabin Door

[Scott Priebe]

Angus,

I completely agree with your idea to remove the V berth door. Makes the
opening way too tight. Have not done it yet but it is on my list.

Thanks for the reminder.

Scott
Hull #672
Windward
Kent Island, Md



On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM Angus Henderson via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> While I have had no issue with the aft cabin door, I removed the forward
> cabin door as soon as I bought the boat. I was wondering where other owners
> had removed it also.
> I use the V berth entirely for storage.
> Gus
> #999
> Georgian Bay
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 13, 2023, at 3:43 PM, Steve Weinstein via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Just a suggestion here, but there isn't much privacy on a boat our
> size anyway.  So how about hanging a fabric curtain in the doorway and hold
> it out of the way to one side with a cloth sash.  That will allow for
> ventilation and give some privacy.  I can't wait to hear what the factory
> would want for a replacement door.  I keep that door open all the time and
> it's a tight squeeze getting in and out of the cabin with the door there.
> Not a bad idea to just remove it.  Might have to do that.
> > Steve Weinstein"Vega" 2000 C320 #722
> >
> >    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 03:22:40 PM EDT, Aaron Laskowski
> via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >
> > It just so happens that I was researching installing an AC unit is how I
> noticed. It was my intent to install a louvred vent in the door for
> airflow, when I realized it wasn't there!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
> Allan Field via C320-list
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:08 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Cc: Allan Field <allanfield47 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Missing Aft Cabin Door
> >
> > We had a C320 for 16 years, took the door off in the second year after
> installing air conditioning, and never put it back on. The main reason is
> that the A/C out was into the galley, the return at the foot of the aft
> bunk where we slept, so we needed that unobstructed loop for airflow. The
> new owners did put the door back on though. Perhaps the previous owner of
> your boat still has the door?
> >
> > Allan S. Field
> > SeaShadow - C387, #103 (previously C320 #808) Columbia, MD
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM Aaron Laskowski via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I recently purchased a '98 Catalina 320 and I didn't realize it right
> >> away, but the door to the aft cabin was removed and is missing. Not a
> >> huge deal, but it is just one of those things that will bother me to
> >> the end of days. Could anyone advise where I might be able to source a
> >> replacement door? Or am I going to have to fabricate a new one myself?
> >> Please share your thoughts. Thanks!
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >> Aaron Laskowski
> >> #497 Spirit in the Sky
> >> Long Island, NY
> >>
> >
>