On a Norman Conquest, has anyone fitted a rear cabin door so that it is not open all the time if boat is left with sidescreens off. Any advice would be appreciated.
yep. see my post "rebuild-glady-may" picture 9 shows the doors both open. i split the door vertically down the centre with a 10mm rebate to alow them to close against each other. i also did this with the main cabin door and the toilet door to cut down on the obstruction of an open one piece door. for the rear cabin i decided to open them into the cabin to prevent anyone getting trapped in the rear cabin and to stop them obstructing access to the seats in the centre cockpit. additional pictures, sizes available on request. hope that helps, good luck. ken
Thanks for that...your boat looks brilliant. Did you put a frame in for the hinges? One other thing are you using the ffitted fuel tank or have you hidden the tank in a wooden box. You are clearly a better craftsman than me!!
the door frame was original i just cleaned it up a bit and revarnished it. the fuel tank (not shown in the pics) is a 22l plastic tank made by hulk. it sits on a tray under the engine slashwell in the rear cabin, a fuel line exits the starboard side of the splashwell to reach the engine where it connects with the standard Q/D fitting. i'm still a bit concerned with tank ventilation if the rear cabin is being used for accomodation so the fuel line is long enough to allow the tank to be used from on top of the rear cabin roof if needed. ken
Thanks for that Ken. Advice appreciated. One final question....does anyone ever use the built in fuel tank? Thanks again and have a good Christmas. Richard
Rear Cabin Door
Posted - 23 Dec 2012 : 16:56:29
