Screens for ms350 portholes

[Cold Duck]

Does anyone have a source or option for screens for the standard 4 portholes on the MS350/390s

 

[mvweebles]

If you have a picture and dimension, might be able to get useful feedback from others. For example, I recently installed Newfound Metals portholes that came with round screens with a rubber gasket perimeter that is a simple snug fit into the window flange. Chance the diameter matches yours .

Of course, hopefully someone with direct MS knowledge would be best.

Peter

 

[Cold Duck]

If you have a picture and dimension, might be able to get useful feedback from others. For example, I recently installed Newfound Metals portholes that came with round screens with a rubber gasket perimeter that is a simple snug fit into the window flange. Chance the diameter matches yours .

Of course, hopefully someone with direct MS knowledge would be best.

Peter

Yeah, I'm looking for someone with a MS350/390 who has the standard portholes and has solved this problem. Not looking elsewhere. I'm in Hawaii and boat is in Ca so pics aren't in the picture right now. All the ports I have seen look exactly the same.

 

[J.T kearney]

port hole screens

I have one screen also but the screen it self is trashed. The material used to support the screen is as thin as gasket material with the screen material glued to it. I might have to make my own. It's just getting the right material.

Cheers
J.T.

 

[Shrew]

Buy some black flexible/rollable cutting mats.

Take a good screen and use it as a template

Cut out the frame of the screen from the mat twice (one for the front, one for the back)

using contact cement glue the two frame pieces with a piece of screen in between.

Cut excess screen

Trim to fit.

Once installed, store the good screen as a master template somewhere other than the window.

We've had the exact same bomar hatches in the last two boats and have been doing this for 16-17 years.

 

[Cold Duck]

Buy some black flexible/rollable cutting mats.

Take a good screen and use it as a template

Cut out the frame of the screen from the mat twice (one for the front, one for the back)

using contact cement glue the two frame pieces with a piece of screen in between.

Cut excess screen

Trim to fit.

Once installed, store the good screen as a master template somewhere other than the window.

We've had the exact same bomar hatches in the last two boats and have been doing this for 16-17 years.

I love it! I knew someone would have a simple solution. Thanks. Do you just cut the mat for a tight fit so wind not blow the screen out?

 

[Bacchus]

On the MS 34 T/HT Bonar portlights the screens have external tabs that slip into a groove to hold them in place.
The inside trim piece / screen surround have half round inside tabs that allow you to grab the tab and distort the surround enough to remove the screen.

 

[Shrew]

I love it! I knew someone would have a simple solution. Thanks. Do you just cut the mat for a tight fit so wind not blow the screen out?

There are no tabs on that model Bomar. There is a grove in the frame. The flexible screen needs to be flexed to fit in. It is a two person process. One of the inside to act as resistance and one on the outside to push it in.

If you cut it exactly it should fit fine. However, we are not machines so the scissor work is not perfect. You usually need to do so fine tuning. Once it's in if it puckers or bulges, it has to come out and be tweaked.

I suggest storing the original because you don't want to make copies of copies of copies. Use the factory one as the template.

 

[Bacchus]

There are no tabs on that model Bomar. There is a grove in the frame. The flexible screen needs to be flexed to fit in. It is a two person process. One of the inside to act as resistance and one on the outside to push it in.



If you cut it exactly it should fit fine. However, we are not machines so the scissor work is not perfect. You usually need to do so fine tuning. Once it's in if it puckers or bulges, it has to come out and be tweaked.



I suggest storing the original because you don't want to make copies of copies of copies. Use the factory one as the template.

Maybe tabs on the screen "frame" would make it a one person job?
.

 

[Cold Duck]

I suggest storing the original because you don't want to make copies of copies of copies. Use the factory one as the template.

I don't think this model has tabs. I have to wait until March when I get back to Ca. and the boat to verify but your response has given me the idea of how to fix the problem, with or without tabs. Unfortunately, I don't have an original, never seen one which is why I asked for help. I will just have to make it up as I go. Now I have a plan which I didn't have before the thread. Thanks Shrew.