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Sat, 30 January 2016 22:41  |
Hal StClair
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The 'boss' wants a screen door so I'm in search mode trying to determine the best one out there. At this point I'd love some input on the best ones out there. I realize there isn't a huge selection of doors available new but wondered if there is a consensus on the best door built for our coaches.
Thanks for any input.
Hal
"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind, except you happen to be insane."
1977 Royale 101348,
1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,
Rio Rancho, NM
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294762 is a reply to message #294748] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 08:12  |
jknezek
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Once I got the Birch screen door correctly installed I wouldn't trade it for anything. Of course it took over two years to get it to fit correctly...
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294766 is a reply to message #294748] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 10:08 |
Carl S.
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Hal StClair wrote on Sat, 30 January 2016 21:41The 'boss' wants a screen door so I'm in search mode trying to determine the best one out there. At this point I'd love some input on the best ones out there. I realize there isn't a huge selection of doors available new but wondered if there is a consensus on the best door built for our coaches.
Thanks for any input.
Hal
Hal,
I guess after seeing ours, she made up her mind that she has to have one. You saw mine at Quartzsite. It (Ragusa) works pretty well with the exception of the plastic inserts not fitting or sliding perfectly. I think it is the only option for a screen door that is curved and hinged to fit unless you can find a used Birch. I found the Ragusa to be a little hard to get to fit right and had to trim the weather strip to make it close easily, but once you get the adjustments out of the way, it is a good door.
It is kind of a hassle to go in and out of a lot, like when you're grilling outside and need to make frequent trips into the coach, but I'm guessing that would be true of any screen door.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294768 is a reply to message #294748] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 11:09 |
lqqkatjon
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Wondering if anybody who has a flexsteel dinnette right by the door has installed an alternative screen door?
Wondering if there is clearance when dinette is folded down into bed. (As it is folded). Nor if you have to have the curve of the birch or ragusa.
Other question if jimk is paying attention he has mentioned in the past he was working with somone on another screen door option? Any progress?
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Best screen door [message #294775 is a reply to message #294768] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 12:55 |
James Hupy
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I have installed several Ragusa screen doors. When they fit, they fit well
enough. I also have had one beat my ass into submission. Two whole days
worth. I put it back in the shipping box and told the customer I give up.
No charge. The problem was not the Ragusa door. It was the GMC COACH. The
shape had changed so that the heads of the coach door bolts would bind
against the screen door hinges, making the door difficult to close. Bob
Burkitt, I believe, still owns the fixtures for the original Birch screen
doors. That is the gold anodized aluminum door you most often see. Their
hinges are thinner and do not interfere with the coach door. If you can
find a used one, that is the way I would go. Your experience absolutely
will vary.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or.
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Jan 31, 2016 9:30 AM, "Jon Roche" wrote:
> Wondering if anybody who has a flexsteel dinnette right by the door has
> installed an alternative screen door?
> Wondering if there is clearance when dinette is folded down into bed. (As
> it is folded). Nor if you have to have the curve of the birch or ragusa.
>
> Other question if jimk is paying attention he has mentioned in the past he
> was working with somone on another screen door option? Any progress?
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>
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> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Best screen door [message #294777 is a reply to message #294775] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 15:42 |
Hal StClair
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You about it hit on the head Carl. Blanca has asked for a door ever since seeing one. Looking at yours' just reminded her.
We have a J couch to the right of the door and a straight door really won't work well for us. Thanks Jim, I'd thought the Birch might be the best fit if one could be found but really wanted other opinions from those with actual experience. Finding a door and then parts could be a challenge although I 'think' I might know where one resides.
Hope you're feeling better Jim.
Thanks all,Hal
"I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind, except you happen to be insane."
1977 Royale 101348,
1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,
1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,
Rio Rancho, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] Best screen door [message #294786 is a reply to message #294777] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 18:07 |
Ken Henderson
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Hal,
Don't be surprised, even if you find a Birch door, at how difficult it can
be to make it fit. Since I bought the GMC expressly for the trip to
Alaska, where I'd experienced the mosquitos a couple of times before, I was
determined to have a screen door. Someone came through for me and I drove
150 miles to get it. After a solid week of my life wasted, I could close
the entry door with only one small boy to help me!
As soon as we got back from Alaska (where we had NO mosquito problem), I
removed and sold the door (to some poor soul who I don't think has spoken
to me since). We've still got the full-body mosquito nets I bought at
Cabela's on the way up -- also unused. :-)
For my part, the 1 day in the Spring and the 1 day in the Fall when I'd
likely leave the entry door open don't justify the hassle of a screen
door. Fortunately, SHE agrees with me. :-)
Good luck -- with your skills, the door will probably fit right off the bat!
Ken H.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Hal StClair
wrote:
> You about it hit on the head Carl. Blanca has asked for a door ever since
> seeing one. Looking at yours' just reminded her.
> We have a J couch to the right of the door and a straight door really
> won't work well for us. Thanks Jim, I'd thought the Birch might be the best
> fit
> if one could be found but really wanted other opinions from those with
> actual experience. Finding a door and then parts could be a challenge
> although I 'think' I might know where one resides.
> Hope you're feeling better Jim.
> Thanks all,Hal
> --
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| Re: [GMCnet] Best screen door [message #294802 is a reply to message #294775] |
Sun, 31 January 2016 23:41 |
JohnS
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Jim Hupy is right about the shape of the coaches. In the early eighties, I bought a Birch screen door and tried to put it on my coach. After much work, and a couple of phone conversations with Alex Birch, he told me "I have put on over 600 of these doors and I do not think any of the coaches have been the same". I gave up and sold the door to a friend, who put it on his coach with almost no trouble... it still fits fine today on that Royale.
John Shutzbaugh, Vacaville, CA, ncserv@aol.com;
78 Buskirk stretch, "What were we thinking?"
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294816 is a reply to message #294748] |
Mon, 01 February 2016 09:19 |
jknezek
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As I put higher in this thread, I love my Birch door despite all the fiddling (and Bob Burkitt's in-person help for 2 days at Bean Station!) getting it to fit. However, if I was doing it again I think Matt Colie has the best solution. Cheap, customizable, and easily moved out of the way. That is a winning combination.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294819 is a reply to message #294812] |
Mon, 01 February 2016 11:52 |
Jon payne
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Hi Matt,
Do you have any pictures you could share of your screen installed? Sounds like something I would like to do.
Jon
Jon Payne
76 Palm Beach
Westfield,IN
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294842 is a reply to message #294840] |
Mon, 01 February 2016 19:48 |
Dan Gibb
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Thanks Mat,
Please post the pictures. We are like mice, from everyone you hear and see from, there are 20 more behind the wall
Looking forward to solving my bug problems.
Dan Gibb
1977 Eleganza II
Tucson, Az
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| Re: Best screen door [message #294882 is a reply to message #294748] |
Tue, 02 February 2016 07:52 |
rcjordan
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Nelson Wright has a sliding or rolled-up screen door installed on his rear bath Royale. It is housed on the aft side of the door and, IIRC, it was closer to the body than Jared's. I may be mistaken on that, though.
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
76 Eleganza
Elizabeth City, NC
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