| Thanks to Brian McBride who came by with an old Yachting magazine with
the an ad in the classified section;
The company is Sea Frost Inc
(also listed as C-Frost in some of their ad copy)
372 Route 4
Barrington, NH 03825
1-800-435-6708
I told them I had a hatch that measured 21.5" on a side, and the woman
on the phone suggested their 22" x 22" - cost $39.95 (including
shipping). It arrived one day later.
Unfortunately, it was obvious that it was too tight (it actually was
22" x 22" not designed to fit a 22"x 22" hatch). They graciously
accepted it back and sent the next day a 24"x 24" model which fit. (Cost
still $39.95)
The unit is a roughly triangular bag of screening whose rectangular
bottom is weighted down by a sewn in chain.
The pluses are that if your hatch does not have an integral screen
unit, you don't have to fool with those velcro kits. It goes on easily
- you just toss it over the hatch, and stows easily. You can easily
close the hatch.
The minuses are that you can't open your hatch more than about 60
degrees (unless you get a bigger Hatchmaster). I found that in stiff
winds (25 kts one night) the wind resistance was enough to start
moving the chain weighted bottom hem (though it never blew off the
hatch).
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