"Glenn Ashmore" writes:

We had that discussion several weeks back and I settled on having the
door open outwards. There is then the possibility of something falling
against the door from the outside and trapping someone in the head but
there is an 18" square hatch overhead that can be used for escape.

Jim Woodward wrote:
A thought -- killing two birds with one stone.

Most "narrow head door[s]" open into the head. This is a real safety
issue if a person in the head goes down for any reason -- they block
the door and make it impossible to get in -- a fire ax is possible of
course, but runs the risk of hitting the downed person -- and, of
course, you have to decide if you love them enough to justify ruining
your pretty varnished door.

Think about a large access panel from another side. Solves your PITA
and makes the boat safer.

Jim Woodward

I have decided to follow Eric Hiscock's suggestion.

Forget the doors and use draw drapes.

I could give you his extensive list of reasons, but some of them are as
follows:

1) Less weight.
2) Doesn't get jammed when something shifts.
3) Forget the privacy issue, you are on a small boat.
4) Less stuff to occupy valuable space and get in the road when you need to
get something done.

You get the idea.


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Lew

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5) Less cost.