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We've built a whole bunch of custom and
ready-made King
Starboard boat doors over the past several years
for boat interior and
exterior cabinets, coaming cutouts, boat center consoles, bulkhead cubbyholes
and the like.
Custom or stock, the process has involved a lot of handwork -- making
wood templates for frames and door panels, rough-cutting the parts, then hand-routing every
component to its finished size.
 But
things have changed since we got our new
CNC router this year, because now we can produce more designs
faster and with dead-on accuracy. In the past year we've gone
from having just 5 standard-size doors to well over 50 "stock" designs, and
that number's growing with every new door we produce.
Here's how it works: When
somebody orders a custom door from us, they pay a base price plus a $45 setup fee to get the new design entered
into our CNC system. And once that door's in the system, it becomes a
"stock design" for anyone else who needs a door of the same size.
There's no setup charge -- just a stock door price plus whatever options you might want
in the way of latch types, vent slots and the like.
The Basic Door
Standard Features
Whether you need a custom
door or a stock design, the production and design basics are the same:
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All our door frames are
milled from 3/4"-thick King Starboard, and cut to either 1.5"
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2" in width. The inside edges are then routed out to accept a 1/2"-thick
King Starboard door panel so that it sets flush with the frame, and all
surface edges are given a radius. The result is a clean, low-profile
look, with nice tight tolerances between the frame and door
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Depending
on the door size (see photos below), we attach door inset panels to the frame with
 either
stainless steel piano hinges or electro-polished 316 stainless steel
face hinges. Either way, the hinges are sturdy and stylish. We can
also build your door with "dogs" instead of hinges, so you can lift
the door panel completely out of the frame -- very handy where space is
limited.
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Each door comes standard with a white Southco
polycarbonate non-locking slam
latch. Doors that are 30" and longer come standard with two latches for
extra security. We also offer a variety of latch options.
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We build your door in your choice of
five King Starboard colors at no extra cost:
White, Black, Sea Foam, San Shade or Dolphin Gray.
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Doors less than 14" across the narrow dimension (width) come
standard with electro-polished stainless steel face hinges. |
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Doors 14" wide or wider come standard with stainless steel piano
hinges. |
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If
you need a door panel that lifts out rather than swings on a
hinge, we can build it with "dogs" like these. No extra cost. |
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"I
received an expertly packaged door and...was amazed at what I saw: A door custom-made for the
console of my Boston Whaler in the
exact color and shape as
promised!
The workmanship on the door is absolutely superb."
Paul
Mucciolo -- Daytona Beach, FL
"You guys do good work. Thanks
again."
John Host, Mako owner -- San Diego, CA
"Just a note to tell you how much I
appreciated doing business with you. Great customer service and the door
was delivered in perfect shape. It looks great on my boat and operates
perfectly."
Craig Schiemann, Boston Whaler owner --
Pleasant Hill, CA
Here's a 2-panel door we recently finished for a
local customer. It has lots of angles everywhere, 2 latches, and 6
pin-type face hinges that allow both panels to be lifted right out. They
don't come much more "custom" than this.
Need a clear (or smoked) acrylic panel? No problem, and
looks good too. We can also combine this type door with an enclosure for
marine electronics. For more on that subject,
click here.
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