Sven
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Over a year ago I finally got tired of trying to wrestle the 4 boards in our companionway every time we wanted to get below, or get out of the cabin. We picked up 4 simple hinges and put the boards together, two sets of two hinged boards. That little mod has made all the difference in the world in convenience; you just pull the boards up as before but fold them so you only have two to wrestle and put away.
Since the hinges are on the inside they won't scratch anything and they don't detract from the aesthetics inside the cabin. If I only had three boards I would probably replace them with four and do the same thing again. In the year+ that we've had them this way there has never been any reason to regret the mod.
Some questionable quality cell-phone pics below, if my description was confusing.
-Sven
Since the hinges are on the inside they won't scratch anything and they don't detract from the aesthetics inside the cabin. If I only had three boards I would probably replace them with four and do the same thing again. In the year+ that we've had them this way there has never been any reason to regret the mod.
Some questionable quality cell-phone pics below, if my description was confusing.
-Sven