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Marathon, Fl. 33050
Phone: 305-743-4090
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How to figure out your door size.
Okay, you've decided you want a new boat
door. Now it's time to figure your door size, and here are the
things you need to consider:
| How big is your cut-out? If you're
replacing an old door, just take it off and measure the hole
that's left. If you're installing a door where no door existed before, you
need to figure out how big a cut-out you need (or have room for). Once
you know that cut-out dimension (24" x 16" in this example), it's easy to figure
out your total door size, including the frame.
Most of the doors we sell have frames that are 2" wide -- but if you're
pinched for space, we also make doors with frames 1-1/2" wide. For now,
let's say you want your door to have a 2" frame.
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| Your cut-out size plus the
frame width equals your door size. In this case, add 2" to your
cut-out dimensions -- so your 24" x 16" cut-out requires a 26" x 18" door.
And (what a happy coincidence), we just happen to have a standard door
exactly that size. |
| Our 26" x 18" door will overlap your
24" x 16" cut-out by 1" on all sides. When you center your door over the
cut-out, about half of the width of the frame should cover the surrounding
area -- and the other half should extend inside the cut-out opening.
You have a little wiggle-room here: Your cut-out can come almost
to the inside edge of the frame and still look and function just fine. But
remember, if the cut-out is too wide or too tall, you won't have enough
room to put fasteners into your frame. |
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Do you really need a custom door?
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Maybe, Maybe Not. I mean, sure, if you want a
fancy-schmantzy set of console doors like these that we built for a guy
not too long ago, then that's a custom job.
And if you need a door that's an unusual size, or if
you have an existing cut-out that can't be changed without messing up some
other part of your boat -- then yes again. |
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The easiest way to determine whether one of our existing
doors will work for you is to compare your cut-out size with
the list of
stock designs on our main door page. If your cut-out dimensions fall
within the ranges we show in our list, our existing design will fit your
requirement.
If you do need a custom door, the extra cost is not
outrageous. For any custom single-panel door, we charge what a stock
design would cost -- plus a $45 set-up fee for our
CNC router. And if you need
more than one custom door of the same design, the set-up charge only
applies to the first door.
And if you place your order for any
single-panel custom door by January 31, we'll waive the set-up fee -- so
you'll be getting a custom door for the same base price as an existing
stock design. For the details on that,
click here.
If you still have questions, whether because I've
not explained things right or just because you need something clarified
that I haven't touched on here, shoot me an
email
or call me at 305.743.4090 and I'll try to help.
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