[C38] curtains

Peggy Droesch saintpeg at earthlink.net
Thu Oct 15 22:42:02 EDT 2009


Have a look at sailrite.com, among a zillion other items for sewing  
sailors they carry a few different kinds of curtain tracks.

Peggy
Windlassie #231
Point Richmond CA

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On Oct 15, 2009, at 7:23 PM, listserve-request at catalina38.org wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:52:08 -0400
> From: "Russ and Karleen Duff" <avantura at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [C38] Curtains    Those shutters are good looking.
>    Howev...
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> The tracks that were on my boat, which I think were stock, were  
> fastened to
> the windows with the existing screws that go into the frames. There  
> was a
> track on the top and bottom that the shades stretched between. Also,  
> there
> weren't separate tracks for each window, just two long ones (top and  
> bottom)
> that went the full length from the rear of the aftermost window to  
> the front
> of the forwardmost window. This made a total of only 4 tracks; top and
> bottom, port and aft. The curtains had clips sewn into them that  
> slid in the
> tracks.  I think the track may be the same kind of track that the  
> shower
> curtain runs in.
>
> Russ and Karleen Duff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth M.  
> Sutto
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:14 PM
> To: Organization - listserve at catalina38
> Subject: [C38] Curtains Those shutters are good looking. Howev...
>
>
> Curtains
>
> Those shutters are good looking. However my wife is an excellent at  
> sewing.
> I am trying to figure out what kind of curtain tracks to install and  
> how to
> install them so they look good without too many hole in the  
> fiberglass.
> Ken
>   "Sundancer"
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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:17:51 -0600
> From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C38] I have a qu... dome light
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> Hey Tom
>
> I was looking at your pic and noticed  that you have a dome light in  
> the
> table area. Is it battery operated or there is an internal conduct  
> inside
> the deck for the wires???
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Max
>
> 2009/10/12 Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net>
>
>>
>> Hello Bob and gang,
>>
>> I didn't even know I  had a picture showing our window covers.   
>> After your
>> inquiry, I looked and found that I did have a picture showing the  
>> covers.
>>
>> Tom Troncalli
>>
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Robert Miller <chapuys at aol.com>
>>> To: <tdtron at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve
>> <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>> Date: 10/12/2009 6:25:03 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>> boa...
>>>
>>> How about some pictures, Tom.
>>>
>>> Bob "Bolero"
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>>> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Tom T.
>>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:39 PM
>>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>>> Subject: Re: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>> boa...
>>>
>>> We had curtains but they were showing age, never hung right, and  
>>> were a
>>> dreary dark blue.
>>>
>>> We made inserts from a white sheet of that stuff they line shower  
>>> stalls
>>> with. The inserts are held into the ports by little turn clips  
>>> that are
>>> normally used on screen doors to hold the screens in. The clips are
>>> available from any hardware store and they mount on the existing  
>>> screws
>> of
>>> the aluminum trim so no additional holes were needed to install  
>>> them to
>> the
>>> port lights.
>>>
>>> When underway, the inserts can be laid behind a cushion until they  
>>> are
>>> needed.  Since they block the sun, they help keep the upholstery  
>>> from
>>> degrading from sun exposure.  They also give an element of  
>>> insulation by
>>> trapping dead air between the inserts and port light glass.
>>>
>>> Once you have a template made, the port light inserts are very  
>>> easy to
>> cut
>>> out using a scroll saw.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Troncalli
>>>
>>>
>>>> [Original Message]
>>>> From: Kenneth M. Sutto <kmspacific at hotmail.com>
>>>> To: Organization - listserve at catalina38 <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>>> Date: 10/12/2009 1:32:36 PM
>>>> Subject: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>>> boa...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a question concerning curtains over the boat's ports. What
>> system
>>> do you use to secure them around the ports? Do you do any drilling  
>>> for
>>> hangers, or velcro them to the fiberglass, or glue them? All our  
>>> ports
>> are
>>> tinted but I want to have some more privacy when needed.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ken    "Sundancer"
>>>>
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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:23:45 -0600
> From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
> Subject: [C38] dome light on cabin top
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> Hi Tom, I haven?t seen that light in other C38s, in fact, is not  
> even in the
> wiring diagram. I saw this light before in two   C38s  for sale and  
> went
> looking for a closer look on my boat  but there were no sings of a  
> previous
> installation.
> It definetely wasn't stock on my boat.
> I agree that it is a very important light on a C38 and I'm trying to  
> desing
> something to route the wires. Does your boat has other dome lights  
> on the
> interior or only above the table???
> How about the other C38?s on the list??
>
> Regards,
>
> Max
> 2009/10/15 Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net>
>
>> Hi Max,
>>
>> That light position was original and the wiring is molded into the  
>> cabin
>> top between the inner and outer fiberglass shells.  I upgraded the  
>> original
>> light for a modern halogen light.  When I upgraded my wiring  
>> harness some
>> years ago, it was a lot of trouble because Catalina only left a  
>> very little
>> of the wiring showing at the harness inside the port cabinet over the
>> dinette.  I had to surgically cut back the fiberglass to expose  
>> enough wire
>> to solder on a longer lead to connect to my new 10 ga. harness.  The
>> original harness was 16 or 18 ga. and connected to the light  
>> leaders by
>> 3-way crimp connectors which don't last forever in salt air.
>>
>> I'm surprised your boat doesn't have a light unless it went bad and  
>> the
>> previous owner covered up the mounting holes to hide the fact there  
>> was a
>> light missing.  You may want to try to expose your harness where  
>> the deck
>> meets the hull inside the boat.  You may find you have a wiring  
>> branch going
>> up into the headlinner.  If so, you can use a toner to follow the  
>> wire
>> through the cabin top to expose where it should have a light.
>>
>> That is a very important light on the 38 and I bet your boat had  
>> one at one
>> time.  Just guessing.
>>
>> Tom Troncalli
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
>> *To: *tdtron at earthlink.net;Catalina 38 Listserve<listserve at catalina38.org 
>> >
>> *Sent:* 10/15/2009 9:17:51 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [C38] I have a qu... dome light
>>
>>  Hey Tom
>>
>> I was looking at your pic and noticed  that you have a dome light  
>> in the
>> table area. Is it battery operated or there is an internal conduct  
>> inside
>> the deck for the wires???
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Max
>>
>> 2009/10/12 Tom T. <tdtron at earthlink.net>
>>
>>>
>>> Hello Bob and gang,
>>>
>>> I didn't even know I  had a picture showing our window covers.   
>>> After your
>>> inquiry, I looked and found that I did have a picture showing the  
>>> covers.
>>>
>>> Tom Troncalli
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> [Original Message]
>>>> From: Robert Miller <chapuys at aol.com>
>>>> To: <tdtron at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve
>>> <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>>> Date: 10/12/2009 6:25:03 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>>> boa...
>>>>
>>>> How about some pictures, Tom.
>>>>
>>>> Bob "Bolero"
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>>>> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Tom T.
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 1:39 PM
>>>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>>>> Subject: Re: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>>> boa...
>>>>
>>>> We had curtains but they were showing age, never hung right, and  
>>>> were a
>>>> dreary dark blue.
>>>>
>>>> We made inserts from a white sheet of that stuff they line shower  
>>>> stalls
>>>> with. The inserts are held into the ports by little turn clips  
>>>> that are
>>>> normally used on screen doors to hold the screens in. The clips are
>>>> available from any hardware store and they mount on the existing  
>>>> screws
>>> of
>>>> the aluminum trim so no additional holes were needed to install  
>>>> them to
>>> the
>>>> port lights.
>>>>
>>>> When underway, the inserts can be laid behind a cushion until  
>>>> they are
>>>> needed.  Since they block the sun, they help keep the upholstery  
>>>> from
>>>> degrading from sun exposure.  They also give an element of  
>>>> insulation by
>>>> trapping dead air between the inserts and port light glass.
>>>>
>>>> Once you have a template made, the port light inserts are very  
>>>> easy to
>>> cut
>>>> out using a scroll saw.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom Troncalli
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> [Original Message]
>>>>> From: Kenneth M. Sutto <kmspacific at hotmail.com>
>>>>> To: Organization - listserve at catalina38 <listserve at catalina38.org>
>>>>> Date: 10/12/2009 1:32:36 PM
>>>>> Subject: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the  
>>>>> boa...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a question concerning curtains over the boat's ports. What
>>> system
>>>> do you use to secure them around the ports? Do you do any  
>>>> drilling for
>>>> hangers, or velcro them to the fiberglass, or glue them? All our  
>>>> ports
>>> are
>>>> tinted but I want to have some more privacy when needed.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Ken    "Sundancer"
>>>>>
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