looking for something but I don't know what it is ... bracket of sorts

[ChattingLil]

Todays challenge for anyone bored enough to accept it....

In my forepeak I have two bunks completely seperate. I would like to make an infill but I don't want to screw battens to the outsides of the bunks as they are nicely finished wood panels.

What I would like is to make planks that go across and that slot over the tops of the sides of the bunks (you know, the raised edges that hold the mattress in place). Therefore I am looking for some sort of bracket contraption that (with a few of them spread out ) is strong enough to take an adult's bodyweight, that has an arched hook that will fit over the retaining edge (about 1' thick) and that has a flat bit that the actually plank will be screwed to. I'm visualising something like those over-the-door hooks that you can get but, obviously, stronger and without the hook !

anyone know what I mean?
anyone got any ideas?

 

[BarryH]

Todays challenge for anyone bored enough to accept it....

In my forepeak I have two bunks completely seperate. I would like to make an infill but I don't want to screw battens to the outsides of the bunks as they are nicely finished wood panels.

What I would like is to make planks that go across and that slot over the tops of the sides of the bunks (you know, the raised edges that hold the mattress in place). Therefore I am looking for some sort of bracket contraption that (with a few of them spread out ) is strong enough to take an adult's bodyweight, that has an arched hook that will fit over the retaining edge (about 1' thick) and that has a flat bit that the actually plank will be screwed to. I'm visualising something like those over-the-door hooks that you can get but, obviously, stronger and without the hook !

anyone know what I mean?
anyone got any ideas?

Surely, hooks going over the edges will make short work of the "nice looking panels. Have you thought about cutting a panel to the shape required, but slightly oversize in the width, and then fixing a batten along the edges so that is lips over the existing bunks?

 

[ChattingLil]

Surely, hooks going over the edges will make short work of the "nice looking panels. Have you thought about cutting a panel to the shape required, but slightly oversize in the width, and then fixing a batten along the edges so that is lips over the existing bunks?

I had thought of both your points. In the first, I was going to line the brackets with rubber sheeting to protect the wood (maybe it would work, maybe not). The second idea is what I was thinking of too, but the mattresses are already a tight fit and I considered that the battens might not fit. Also, it would make the mattress going on top need to be thin. But having seen your answer in the cold light of day, it probably does seem to be the most sensible - and if I use strong L brackets to afix the batten, then the batten needn't be too thick.

hmm, thanks!

 

[captainboo]

What about some shoot bolts on the underside - the receptacles could be recessed into the surface.

 

[BERT T]

Four of these:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Security-...0?pt=UK_HaG_Lock_Safes_GL&hash=item2ec99c3f5e
Use plywood for the base with battens underneath.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

What you are needing is web strapping, about 3" wide. Run 2 x web straps from the inside of one bunk, over the lip, under the infill, over the other bunk lip and into the inside. I will leave it up to you to decide how to attach the web straps. I would use the near flat/low profile U shaped brackets for webbing and standard buckles to tension as required.

 

[ChattingLil]

What you are needing is web strapping, about 3" wide. Run 2 x web straps from the inside of one bunk, over the lip, under the infill, over the other bunk lip and into the inside. I will leave it up to you to decide how to attach the web straps. I would use the near flat/low profile U shaped brackets for webbing and standard buckles to tension as required.

Yes! inspired. thanks! I can immediately see how I can do it now.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

There is a risk of the infill section flipping over if someone leans on the aft edge. My son split his eye brow open when this happened. The infill was not secured correctly.