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:

• All our door frames are milled from 3/4"-thick King Starboard, and cut to either 1.5" or 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

• 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.

• 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.

•  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.

	Doors less than 14" across the narrow dimension (width) come standard with electro-polished stainless steel face hinges.
	Doors 14" wide or wider come standard with stainless steel piano hinges.
	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.

"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

Our King Starboard doors are standard equipment on Pacific Boats' line of offshore-proven aluminum craft. Among Pacific's customers are NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard.

"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 etc. To see some stock enclosure designs, click here.

Personalize your stock or custom door with these extras:

Latch Options

•  Add $7.00 -- Black Southco marine polycarbonate non-locking slam latch.

•  Add $27.00 -- 316 stainless steel non-locking slam latch, electro-polished.

•  Add $37.00 -- Same latch, but locking.

•  Add $25.00 -- These give enclosed spaces (think anchor lockers and hanging lockers) a bit of circulation, so everything isn't so likely to get all musty and stinky. We customize the slots to look good on your door.

•  Add $25.00 -- Consider this option if you need to fasten your door from the front, rather than screwing into it from behind. We'll pre-drill and countersink your holes at precisely spaced intervals -- so there's no guesswork or uneven results.

•  Call (305) 743-4090 or Email For Price -- Artwork (like this Mako shark logo we did for a customer not long ago) can make your door look special. Porpoises, palm trees, names, curvaceous bodies -- whatever floats your boat -- we should be able to make it happen.

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