Sourcing Heavy Duty Mosquito Netting

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Petronella

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We're looking to prevent mosquitoes getting through our hatches when in the Mediterranean. We want to build light removable wooden frames covered with heavy duty mosquito netting. The question is 'where to get the netting?' Google doesn't turn up much so its over to the forum. UK preferably but we have a few weeks before we leave so further afield if there's nothing in the UK.

All suggestions greatly received.

Thanks
John & Gill
 
Have you thought of fine wire mesh? Its generally more available. We've got a wooden frame with this in it that fits in place of the washboards to keep bugs out and it works. Sorry don't know an exact uk source, got our bit in Gib.
Hope this helps.
 
We bought a couple of Mosinets in UK, at extortionate prices, Got to Portugal, they had them in Aldi for 5 euro a tenth of the UK price and cheap enough to buy and cut up to cover the hatches.

Another solution would be to buy suitable curtain net material and spray with Moziguard or similar from boots.
 
I got mossie netting material from www.pointnorth.co.uk Reasonably priced (£2.50/square metre) and good quality .Made up light wooden frames as you plan ,stuck the netting on and it keeps the little sods out of the boat at night. Just make sure..as no doubt you will,that there are no small gaps anywhere as they will find them.
 
Doesn't help find the netting but ..... do you really need separate wooden frames?

Our boat had been kept by previous owner in a warmer climate, and has a thin black velcro strip glued to inside of hatches and doorways. Mosquito netting has been cut to fit and edged with the matching velcro strip, so it just smoothes into place. Advantage is that the netting takes almost no space to stow, compared with several wooden frames that will be light by fairly big. It should be easier to achieve a bug-proof seal. And it can cover the whole opening for max ventilation - no need to put any washboards in place.

We've not had a chance to try it out in practice - we're in the uk - but it seems a neat solution. One downside is that the black strip glued to hatches and doorways does detract a bit appearance-wise. Why not give it a try, you won't have lost anything, make the wooden frames later if needed.
 
I made the frames to replace the washboard and the sliding hatch.The advantage of rigid frames is the ease of fitting and removing ..they just slide in and out.( Great when I nip out for a pee in the middle of the night!)Agree storage is an issue,as they are fairly big as you say,but they live in a locker when not in use. BTW. I also made hatch covers in the same material,with elastic edging & fix them over all the hatches at night .Every little helps. ( Point North also sell elastic stuff.)
 
Hi

We use velcro on the hatches and doors no need to fix velcro to the netting as it will stick to the velcro on its own.

Worked for us on the journy south to Algarve.
 
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Hi

We use velcro on the hatches and doors no need to fix velcro to the netting as it will stick to the velcro on its own.

Worked for us on the journy south to Algarve.

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Thats a good idea....presumably you stick the "hook" bit of the Velcro to the door frames etc. ...But does the netting come off easily? I thought it would be damaged .. Obviously not !!.
 
We use the same method. The Velcro was sold specifically for this purpose and is quite narrow. The netting comes off just as easily as the loop side of the Velcro would, or maybe easier. Our Velcro has been attached to the hatch surrounds for several years now, no sign of it lifting.

We bought ours in Holland, where the Velcro and netting are sold at Xenos, a cheap home supplies chainstore.
 
we also have velcro stuck to the inside trim of the hatches. Works very well.
For the main hatch, we use two large pieces of net curtain, with weighted seams at the bottom, and drape them over the edge of the sprayhood, overlapping each other so that we can still get in & out easily through the gap. Lakeland Limited sell these mega-pegs(£2.99/pack of 4) that fit over the sprayhood frame.
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As 19Shane71....bought ours from Argos. A net to cover a bed for £5.99. which we bought 2 years ago covers all our hatches for the Med. Bobby bargain! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Where in Cumbria are you based.

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/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif .. didnt know the mossies were a problem in Cumbria ???


Most european chandlers (certainly Effectos Navales in Spain) sell nylon fine mesh for such a purpose.

make sure you anchore well off or choose a berth away from the gate.. mossies are mainly fresh water beasties..
 
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