> > From: "Bob/Myrna" <thesiegels915@comcast.net> > To: <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> > Subject: T&T: Magnetic Screens for Trawlers Summary > Message-ID: <2B8AF617A34B414CA69DCD1B781677F9@MyrnaHP> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Several responders indicated satisfaction with Phantom-type > retracting screens. Phantom website indicates professional > installation is usual but at least one responder did his own > installation. Only downside mentioned (other than cost) is that > the ?housing? for the rolled-up door is about 2? wide, thereby > reducing door-opening by that amount. Magnetic screens ?as seen on > TV? received mixed reviews, mostly negative. Those who were > satisfied did extensive alterations to screens to compensate for > irregular-width door openings or irregular heights of openings. In > any event, these installations involved skilled sewing-machine > ability, at least as far as I can judge. Thanks to all for sharing > your experiences. Bob Siegel Annapolis We put Phantom Screens on Barric II over ten years ago and have been very pleased with them. We had them professioinally installed. The only installation problem was caused by the pilot house door shapes. The Phantom Screens require that the top and bottom of the door be perpendicular to the sides, in other words, perfect rectangles. I had to get a piece of teak and cut it to reshape the bottom of the door frames. And, yes, the housing reduces the door oopening slightly. Rick Quarles Barric II, Nordic Tug 32-147 New Bern, NC