I am looking at installing a bug screen in the companionway. Has anyone used the “Bugbuster’s Companionway Screen” sold at Sailnet.com on a Hunter 340? And if so, what size did you use? The 340 companionway is 30” wide and the smaller screen is 36” wide and the other is 48” wide. Or is there any other suggestions?
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Kenneth Pfaff
Buster on Hunter290
I used the Bugbuster over the weekend on a Hunter 290 and it works fine. I tie it onto the handrails to Port and Starbord and then drape it over the Compaionway. It is a little tight on the fit (fits over the compaion way slide frame and just onto the flat part of the rooftop, and I have to slide the hatch close a couple of inches so it will reach the floor of the cockpit. But it does keep the bugs out.
I used the Bugbuster over the weekend on a Hunter 290 and it works fine. I tie it onto the handrails to Port and Starbord and then drape it over the Compaionway. It is a little tight on the fit (fits over the compaion way slide frame and just onto the flat part of the rooftop, and I have to slide the hatch close a couple of inches so it will reach the floor of the cockpit. But it does keep the bugs out.
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Darcy Peck
Companionway Screen
I made a wood frame with two screen doors for the companionway. Whole unit slides into the tracks used by the companionway boards. Can be installed or removed in seconds. I used Mahogany & finished it to match. Relatively inexpensive, works great, does not obstruct access through the companionway. Best of all "No Bugs"
I made a wood frame with two screen doors for the companionway. Whole unit slides into the tracks used by the companionway boards. Can be installed or removed in seconds. I used Mahogany & finished it to match. Relatively inexpensive, works great, does not obstruct access through the companionway. Best of all "No Bugs"
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Les Andersen
Screens
Richard, A very simple solution to companionway screens is to make them yourself. I made a set of 3 sectional screens that slide into the top section of the companionway frame. They lay flat and seal very well just by their weight. The screens are made from the same material (white enamel extruded aluminum) that you buy at Home Depot for home doors and windows. The material can be easily cut with a hacksaw and is fastened together with small plastic "L" shaped corners that won't rust. I think the whole project cost about $15 and took maybe 1 hour to complete. While it requires you to still use your normal front boards it leaves the entire top section open, stores easily, is cheap, and works. The 3 screens store in a package that is about 1 inch thick by 30 inches by 13 inches. In use they cover an area 30 inches by 40 inches. But can be made to fit any size you have. I tested mine on a recent 2 week tour of the bay and there was plenty of ventilation and several nights I had to remove 1 or 2 of the sections to stay warm. I have an unfinished project to make sections for the front but because of the rounded corners and sloping sides I haven't got around to completing. If the top pieces work as well as they have I might not even bother. Good Luck Les s/v Mutual Fun
Richard, A very simple solution to companionway screens is to make them yourself. I made a set of 3 sectional screens that slide into the top section of the companionway frame. They lay flat and seal very well just by their weight. The screens are made from the same material (white enamel extruded aluminum) that you buy at Home Depot for home doors and windows. The material can be easily cut with a hacksaw and is fastened together with small plastic "L" shaped corners that won't rust. I think the whole project cost about $15 and took maybe 1 hour to complete. While it requires you to still use your normal front boards it leaves the entire top section open, stores easily, is cheap, and works. The 3 screens store in a package that is about 1 inch thick by 30 inches by 13 inches. In use they cover an area 30 inches by 40 inches. But can be made to fit any size you have. I tested mine on a recent 2 week tour of the bay and there was plenty of ventilation and several nights I had to remove 1 or 2 of the sections to stay warm. I have an unfinished project to make sections for the front but because of the rounded corners and sloping sides I haven't got around to completing. If the top pieces work as well as they have I might not even bother. Good Luck Les s/v Mutual Fun
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TOM MANALILI
another option
measure your companionway boards total periphery, got to Home Depot or where ever, buy a 1/2 a sheet of 3/8" thk ply, lay your comp. boards on the sheet, draw the periphery, and cut it out of the sheet, the add a1&1/2 " wide border, and draw a design, that connects the upper border to the lower, and the side borders, drill some holes, and cut it all out, when you're at H.D. pick up a piece of screening and a small can of PVC cement, stain tor paint the wood cutout frame, and glue the screen to the inside surface. all for ubder $20, the design, I've used in the past, for friends are the playboy bunny, palm trees on little islands, flowers, it could even be your own name.
measure your companionway boards total periphery, got to Home Depot or where ever, buy a 1/2 a sheet of 3/8" thk ply, lay your comp. boards on the sheet, draw the periphery, and cut it out of the sheet, the add a1&1/2 " wide border, and draw a design, that connects the upper border to the lower, and the side borders, drill some holes, and cut it all out, when you're at H.D. pick up a piece of screening and a small can of PVC cement, stain tor paint the wood cutout frame, and glue the screen to the inside surface. all for ubder $20, the design, I've used in the past, for friends are the playboy bunny, palm trees on little islands, flowers, it could even be your own name.
Alum frame.
Richard: I made a pattern of our boards on a piece of cardboard. I took these to a local window shop that makes custom screens. They cut the frame and screened it for me for about $25. The problem on our boat H'31 is that the shape is a trapezoid (yours probably is too). We also have rounded corners in the bottom. We leave the bottom board in place and the screen slips in where the rest of the boards would normally be. When we do not need the screen we just put it behind a cushion around the settee. I think that you can also purchase adjustable corners now. You can probably do this yourself if you find a shop that sells the materials.
Richard: I made a pattern of our boards on a piece of cardboard. I took these to a local window shop that makes custom screens. They cut the frame and screened it for me for about $25. The problem on our boat H'31 is that the shape is a trapezoid (yours probably is too). We also have rounded corners in the bottom. We leave the bottom board in place and the screen slips in where the rest of the boards would normally be. When we do not need the screen we just put it behind a cushion around the settee. I think that you can also purchase adjustable corners now. You can probably do this yourself if you find a shop that sells the materials.
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