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HINGED INSTRUMENT PANEL

HINGED INSTRUMENT PANEL

Modified from “Best of Sail Magazine’s Things That Work”, International Marine, Camden Maine, 1998.

Instead of mounting your electronics in the bulkhead, try mounting them on a hinged panel that mounts along side of your companionway to swing both into view and out of the way in the security of the cabin when not in use.

Use a 3/4” piece of hard wood (match your interior woodwork, if you can). It should be at least a 1/2” wider on each size than the instrument.

Mount the panel using either strap, butt, or unequal/equal door hinges, depending on your companionway and individual panel design. Using self-tapping, flat head screws.

You can also make your panel removable with take-apart hinges.

To hold the panel in place (open or closed) use either a door hook or barrel bolt.

Note: the large illustration was taken directly from “Best of Sail Magazine’s Things That Work”

HINGED INSTRUMENT PANEL

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