Window screen question

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texasair

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My 1989 cruiser does not have window screens on the side sliding windows, and is not set up for window screens.

I seem to remember from seeing other 22 cruisers that the screen track that the screens mount in and slide in is a separate aluminum extruded piece formed to fit the window and screwed or riveted into place inside of the window.

Could anyone with screens on a older 22 cruiser look at this and confirm?

If it is indeed a 2 piece system, I should be able to order the screen frames and the screens and add them to my boat?

If it is a one piece system then it seems that I would have to do a total window replacement just to add screens.

If it can be done, I would like to go the factory route rather that some velcro or snap on screens.

Thanks for any input.

Tex
 
Tex,

On our 2006 the screens fit into the original window frames. They go in from the inside and there is an extra channel for that purpose. The windows can still slide with the screens in.
 
My '99 has the channel for the frames built in. I wonder if that's when they changed from unfinished aluminum frames to the powder coated white ones. By the way, I made my own screens and frames with two 1/16" PVC sheets cut out for the frames and fiberglass screan sandwiched together with PVC glue. Works great and they slide in the channel just like the new boats!
Roger
 
I got it at a local plastic supply house, it's called foamed PVC board, comes in 4X8 sheets. I've used it on several projects on the boat and around the house, handy stuff, and cheap. I used heavy body PVC glue to make the screen sandwiches, they came out very nice.
Roger
 
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