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07-16-2018, 11:44 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Solothurn
Vessel Name: Rosi Heyerdahl
Vessel Model: Inter-Leja Eurobanker 34’
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 73
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Keeping insects out
Sorry if this was discussed before, please provide the forum links then...
What are folks doing to keep flies and other insects out of the trawler cabin?
Which installations, solutions work best?
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07-16-2018, 12:47 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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I used to have an express cruiser and had a problem with bugs in the cabin. I made a "screen door" out of the material that's used for making screens for windows and doors.
I cut it a bit larger than the door opening and used Velcro to fasten it to the door frame with 3-4 short pieces along the top and 3-4 along the sides. It was easy to open and close, allowed the breeze to pass through and did a good job of keeping the bugs out.
All for about $10-$15.
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1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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07-16-2018, 01:52 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Florida
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 27
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We tend to have ants...first they are there....then they dissappear completely and do not see them for a few months...
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07-17-2018, 01:30 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Solothurn
Vessel Name: Rosi Heyerdahl
Vessel Model: Inter-Leja Eurobanker 34’
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 73
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Thanks all
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07-17-2018, 01:41 AM
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Guru
City: Huntersville NC
Vessel Name: Abeona
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 47’ Sundeck
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 898
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07-17-2018, 01:50 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Solothurn
Vessel Name: Rosi Heyerdahl
Vessel Model: Inter-Leja Eurobanker 34’
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 73
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve91T
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07-17-2018, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member
City: South Louisiana
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve91T
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Dont laugh I have one and they will provide you with a few hours of cheap entertainment on those boring days.
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07-17-2018, 02:22 PM
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Guru
City: Huntersville NC
Vessel Name: Abeona
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 47’ Sundeck
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 898
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Quote:
Originally Posted by latravcha
Dont laugh I have one and they will provide you with a few hours of cheap entertainment on those boring days.
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I love mine!
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07-17-2018, 02:26 PM
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Guru
City: North Carolina for now
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,348
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Pretty much the same strategy as a home: screens on windows/portlights and keeping the doors shut.
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"There's the Right Way, the Wrong Way, and what some guy says he's gotten away with"
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07-17-2018, 08:40 PM
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Guru
City: Gibsons, B.C., Canada
Vessel Name: Island Pride
Vessel Model: Palmer 32'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,358
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Framed Screens for the windows and the bow hatch. Velcro secured screen for the upper part of the Dutch door.
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07-18-2018, 11:27 AM
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Guru
City: Madeira Beach, FL
Vessel Name: Seaweed
Vessel Model: Schucker mini-trawler
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,212
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Screening Seaweed has been an ongoing project. Here's an article which may be of service:
Screen Update article on janice142
Throughout the boat I have utilized a variety of methods. None are costly. Except for the hatch above my bunk none are absolutely bug proof. They are good enough however. I am not going to sit in my home and scratch! That's not on the agenda.
Two screening methods here: a regular screen and a pretty lace curtain that serves the same purpose and looks cool with the nautical motif.
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07-18-2018, 11:52 AM
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Guru
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: Phoenix Hunter
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 (1985)
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,843
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We got some zippered and roll up screens for the Pilothouse doors. Really pleased with them. Also got screens made for the portlights.
We have 2 screens for the cockpit, but we don’t really use them as it’s too hot to enclose the cockpit most days when the bugs are out. We have one of those cheap electric tennis rackets for endless amusement in the cockpit.
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07-18-2018, 09:04 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,724
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve91T
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I love mine! Just returned from 15 days on the Delta with it. Most fun I've had hunting bugs since I was a kid growing up in the Midwest.
I'll confess to occasionally leaving my garage door open to invite another unsuspecting target into my lair. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! 
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07-18-2018, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member
City: Kiln,MS
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 457
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Quote:
Originally Posted by latravcha
Dont laugh I have one and they will provide you with a few hours of cheap entertainment on those boring days.
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Lol I have one also for the house. I think the flies get scared. After I kill the first few the rest tend to keep a good distance away from me.
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07-23-2018, 03:58 PM
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Guru
City: Ingleside-On-The-Bay, Texas
Vessel Name: Papillon
Vessel Model: 1978 Mainship 34 Trawler #95
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 643
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG CAT
Lol I have one also for the house. I think the flies get scared. After I kill the first few the rest tend to keep a good distance away from me.
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I also have one. Dont have a fly problem because we keep the AC on and the doors shut. It was a gag Christmas present right after I got my FFL. But it works great on spiders, and I HATE spiders,
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07-23-2018, 04:49 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,602
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I just ordered 11 new screens for my new portholes.
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07-24-2018, 09:01 AM
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Member
City: Leusden
Vessel Name: BIRDIE
Vessel Model: President 52
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 10
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Hi where did you order the screens, i have a President 52 and need new insect screens
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07-24-2018, 09:34 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Solothurn
Vessel Name: Rosi Heyerdahl
Vessel Model: Inter-Leja Eurobanker 34’
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 73
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Thanks 
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07-24-2018, 11:53 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 20,602
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbnunn
Hi where did you order the screens, i have a President 52 and need new insect screens
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I just replaced all 11 of my original portholes with stainless steel ones from New Found Metals. They are awesome. It was a major PITA to install them, hours and hours of packing butyl tape around them, but the result is great. No more leaking and cracking plastic portholes. I gave the original porthole screens to a TF member in Seattle. I don’t know of any source for the original PYHI porthole screens. Beckson bought PYHI in the 90s I believe and then just shut PYHI down. My understanding is that they don’t have any parts available.
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07-24-2018, 12:33 PM
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Member
City: Leusden
Vessel Name: BIRDIE
Vessel Model: President 52
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 10
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Many thanks
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