Well, in the 4 seasons I had the 225, I never figured that out! There again, I never took the door off except when I had to remove the frame for repainting after the 3rd season I had it (it was 5 years old by then). The salt water that splashed into the cockpit in rough water caused a lot of surface corrosion on the frame and lifted the black paint off in places; it was very thin and brittle, didn't seem to have any primer beneath it and the screws they used didn't help matters as they had chipped the paint around the ( un-radiused) screw holes. I radiused all the sharp edges, countersunk the screw holes so that the screw heads would be flush with the frame surface and used etch primer, 2 component epoxy primer and a number of coats of spray applied automotive satin black. With the polished countersunk stainless screws, instead of the dome headed ones, it looked smart. The (white) frame on the 2004 245 I now have is powder coated by the look of it, which is still perfect after 3 seasons.
Another mystery; why have I got what looks like a 1 cent piece partially sandwiched between one engine mount and the aluminium extrusion mounted to the stringer?. A factory "good luck" charm maybe?
Graham
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