Cabin Door
 

What are the cabin doors made of on the new boats? Are they painted aluminum? Mine is made of some type of plastic (maybe an aftermarket fix?) , so I covered it in vinyl to make it look pretty. Looks good but can be hard to open and close sometimes. I want to get a new door.

They are not made of aluminum. AnimalHouse will know the exact material and should respond. If not I'll find out tomorrow for you Rich.

Rich, they are made of a composite material (g10). Or carbon fiber. Call me tomorrow I'll get a price. What color?

White. Can you get me one?

I can. Call me or pm me for price.

Richanton, Are you just replacing the door or the tracks, hardware and all?

Just the door.

Do the original tracks and hardware work with new new style door?

Rich,

Did you ever replace your door?

Has anyone had any luck replacing the door in a 37? If so, can you please tell me where you got it? I took my door out yesterday, and it appears to be just some kind of plastic. I would think there is a good alternative available these days. Thanks for any and all suggestions.

Thomas,

Never replaced the door, the door itself was actually fine, made out of some type of composite/plastic. I did recover the door in white vinyl, looks great. Sometimes the door can rub on the underside of the deck, I used a thin insulation on the underside of the deck to avoid that problem.

Why did you take the door out? Are you having a problem with it?

The door itself looks pretty rough, it has stains and scratches on it that won't come off/out. So, while I'm updating the cabin, I'm going to do something with the door. It also doesn't slide very well, so I need to think of a way to make that better. How did you do the vinyl on your door? Was it like a wrap? I think it would be pretty cool to do a wrap with the OL oval symbol or just have it say OL down the middle but I'm not sure if it would adhere to the composite the door is made of. Please let me know how you did yours. Thanks!

What I did was order a new plastic door from the OL and I used carbon fiber look vinyl and used 3m spary adhesive and glued it only to one side of the door. On mine there was carpet on the top of the hull where the door rides to avoid scratching, i replaced that with vinyl as well for more clearance. I also got the new billet hardware as well from them. Very easy, but make sure you get the new door makes it side so much easier.

Tgersx,

Thanks for chiming in, sounds like a nice upgrade! Can you tell me where you got the vinyl? Was it something you ordered online or got local? Can you post some pics or send some to my email? I appreciate the information!

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Tom,

Thanks for the pics and information!