I just finished up replacing the shower door in our 39FBB. We had the typical RV three panel glass sliding door that is a pain to keep clean and reduces the opening to get in and out of the shower.
I ran into another Beacon owner at one of the rallies out in Colorado and he had replaced his glass door with a retractable style door. I really like it how it looked snd I finally got around to replacing ours.
I purchased a Nautilus retractable shower from Stoett. Nautilus Shower Door - Stoett Shop . This was our second Nautilus door as I had got one for the house to try it out. The one in the house worked really well and was pretty easy to install, I ordered one for the RV.
The biggest part of the job is removing the glass panel door as it weighs close to 75 lbs. Once the top rail and attached glass panels are removed all that’s left are the sides and bottom track. Vanleigh used 7 4" screws to secure each side which seemed to be a bit overkill to me. Once the sides and bottom track were removed, it took some time and effort to remove all the silicone and clean the surface for the new door.
Installation of the Nautilus is pretty easy as it uses 3M VHB style double sided tape to attach the canister and the opposite side wall jamb. The top and bottom rails then attach to the those components with a couple of set screws. All that remains is adding some silicone caulk around the outside and it’s all done.
I really like that the shower opening is the full width and the screen is self cleaning. The weight reduction is really good as the whole Nautilus door weighs less that 10 lbs.
Here’s some photos showing the enclosure after the original was removed and the new Nautilus door installed.
Old door removed
Nautilus door installed
