Gypsygirl
Member
- Joined
- May 18, 2019
- Messages
- 18
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Willin’
- Vessel Make
- 1984 Kadey Krogen Manatee
We’re trying to solve a very specific problem on our Krogen Manatee. The drop-down transom door is great, but what a pain to pull it back up!
Those dang support cables don’t stay put inside the track as you’re pulling the door up, so you have to try to push them back in there with your fingers at the same time you’re closing the door on them. Some day I’m going to crush my fingers in it.
The Captain is about to remove the cables, drill an eye loop through the top of the door on the cockpit side, and use a rope to pull it back up. It will work, but I’m not crazy about creating a trip hazard with the eyeloop when we get in the dinghy. Plus any time we don’t have to drill more holes in the boat seems like a good thing.
(FYI we have a swim platform which the door rubrail rests on when it’s down, so I don’t think the hinge is in danger of springing if we remove the cables)
Before we start drilling holes, does anyone have any other suggestions?
Those dang support cables don’t stay put inside the track as you’re pulling the door up, so you have to try to push them back in there with your fingers at the same time you’re closing the door on them. Some day I’m going to crush my fingers in it.
The Captain is about to remove the cables, drill an eye loop through the top of the door on the cockpit side, and use a rope to pull it back up. It will work, but I’m not crazy about creating a trip hazard with the eyeloop when we get in the dinghy. Plus any time we don’t have to drill more holes in the boat seems like a good thing.
(FYI we have a swim platform which the door rubrail rests on when it’s down, so I don’t think the hinge is in danger of springing if we remove the cables)
Before we start drilling holes, does anyone have any other suggestions?