Overhead Hatch in the Pilothouse

The NP pilothouse may better be called the hothouse during those long summer months. In our ongoing effort to get more airflow through IBIS (NP-43), we've installed a forward opening hatch in the pilothouse overhead, right over the helm seat. We've seen other NP's with overhead hatches; a newer one from the factory and Gerry Travers' Amazing (NP-42).

For our instillation we picked a low-profile, smoked-acrylic Bowmar (19” sq.) hatch, which fit perfectly into the overhead within the forward headliner. A 3” trim ring with screen tucked nicely into our overhead for a custom fit. The hatch and trim ring came to some $500, and professional instillation took about 4 hours.

With our new overhead hatch in the wheelhouse and our new retracting screen on the saloon door, we're looking forward to a cool summer aboard IBIS.

RESOURCES:

Bomar
PO Box 1200
South West Street
Charlestown, NH 03603
tel: (603) 826 5791
fax: (603) 826-4125
Bomar@Pompanette.com
www.pompanette.com/bomar