New member of the group with a Bristol 24

[Peter Hackes]

Hi there --

I have just purchased a 1960s Bristol 24 with inboard motor on
Chesapeake Bay. I'm looking for some suggestions: 1. Where can I get a
door to go between the foreward cabin and main cabin (this one has
none), and 2. Any ideas on finding an insert (board and cushion) for
the v-berth to extend the berth area across the middle cut out area by
the doorway?

Very excited about this - my first "real" boat.

Thanks!

- Peter

[MMasst...@aol.com]

I  would  think  a   consignment  store  for  the  door-  many  carry  salvaged  items  from  boats  that  have  been  dismantled.  As  for  the  insert---you  can  cut  one  or  have  it  cut by  any  local  lumber place  or  wood   worker. The  cushion  you  might  also  find  in a  consignment shop. OR   hav e it  made  by a local  upholsterer.

 

Welcome  and  you  will get  lots  of  HANDY  answers  here.

 

Mass

B32 - Sciatu Miu

New Bern, NC

 

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[Wayne Batcheler]

Peter ~

 

What model Bristol 24 to you have – “dinette” with the door slightly to stbd or the other “standard” model with the door centered? The doors are different. I have a surplus door from the “dinette” model, and believe I know where a door from the “standard” model might be found.  I narrowed the doorway on my boat by installing a heavier compression post = port side door jamb, and have decided not to cut the door down to reinstall it. Instead I will use a curtain that does not take up as much space when not in use.

 

Wayne Batcheler

B24 “Banoo” hull #576

Noank, CT

 

 

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I  would  think  a   consignment  store  for  the  door-  many  carry  salvaged  items  from  boats  that  have  been  dismantled.  As  for  the  insert---you  can  cut  one  or  have  it  cut by  any  local  lumber place  or  wood   worker. The  cushion  you  might  also  find  in a  consignment shop. OR   hav e it  made  by a local  upholsterer.

 

Welcome  and  you  will get  lots  of  HANDY  answers  here.

 

Mass

B32 - Sciatu Miu

New Bern, NC

 

In a message dated 4/25/2012 10:36:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, peter....@gmail.com writes:

Hi there --

I have just purchased a 1960s Bristol 24 with inboard motor on
Chesapeake Bay. I'm looking for some suggestions: 1. Where can I get a
door to go between the foreward cabin and main cabin (this one has
none), and 2. Any ideas on finding an insert (board and cushion) for
the v-berth to extend the berth area across the middle cut out area by
the doorway?

Very excited about this - my first "real" boat.

Thanks!

- Peter

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[Don Andrews]

Welcome Peter, lots of experienced Bristol owners here, you will find asking
questions will get you prompt and useful replies.

Don
B34 1975-#52
s/v"Jerusha Jane"
Shirley,MA

[james greenewald]

Hello Peter, welcome to the group. I have a door as well as I have completely refigured the main bulkhead and no longer need a door. If you're planning to put a board across the v-berth you probably won't need one either as it is an inswing towards the bow and will make it hard to get in or out.

                                             James B24#537
                                             s/v"Miss B Haven"

                                             St. Augustine, Fl.

[Peter]

Hi Peter, Welcome. The reason you don't have a door, and everyone else
has one to give away, is they just get in the way on such a small boat.
They look really cool but they end up being an unnecessary obstacle more
often than not. A curtain is probably a more practical way to separate
the cabins.

Peter
1980 B24 #724 "Echo"
On the hard in Willsboro, NY

[Wayne Batcheler]

Sent this earlier, but did not receive my copy so it may not have gone through.

 

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Peter ~

 

What model Bristol 24 to you have – “dinette” with the door slightly to stbd or the other “standard” model with the door centered? The doors are different. I have a surplus door from the “dinette” model, and believe I know where a door from the “standard” model might be found.  I narrowed the doorway on my boat by installing a heavier compression post = port side door jamb, and have decided not to cut the door down to reinstall it. Instead I will use a curtain that does not take up as much space when not in use.

 

Wayne Batcheler

B24 “Banoo” hull #576

Noank, CT

 

 

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Subject: Re: [Bristol Yachts:1235] New member of the group with a Bristol 24

 

I  would  think  a   consignment  store  for  the  door-  many  carry  salvaged  items  from  boats  that  have  been  dismantled.  As  for  the  insert---you  can  cut  one  or  have  it  cut by  any  local  lumber place  or  wood   worker. The  cushion  you  might  also  find  in a  consignment shop. OR   hav e it  made  by a local  upholsterer.

 

Welcome  and  you  will get  lots  of  HANDY  answers  here.

 

Mass

B32 - Sciatu Miu

New Bern, NC

 

In a message dated 4/25/2012 10:36:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, peter....@gmail.com writes:

Hi there --

I have just purchased a 1960s Bristol 24 with inboard motor on
Chesapeake Bay. I'm looking for some suggestions: 1. Where can I get a
door to go between the foreward cabin and main cabin (this one has
none), and 2. Any ideas on finding an insert (board and cushion) for
the v-berth to extend the berth area across the middle cut out area by
the doorway?

Very excited about this - my first "real" boat.

Thanks!

- Peter

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