[C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the boa...

[Peggy Droesch]

Dave,

These look great, & they are certainly less expensive than the Zarcor
shutters!  We saw them at a boat show & were immediately taken with them
(I'm a sucker for a clever idea), decided we had to have them before we'd
even bought a boat to put them on.  To my eye they make the interior look
roomier, but there's no denying that custom jobs like this aren't cheap.
The economy hadn't started to tank when we bought them... 

As it turned out, our boat came with totally bare windows -- no sign that
curtain tracks were ever there -- don't know why the previous owners put up
with it for as long as they did.  [Maybe why the wife insisted on selling!!]

Peggy
Windlassie #231
Point Richmond, CA



> [Original Message]
> From: D McC <cat38skip at yahoo.com>
> To: littlebreeze at comcast.net <littlebreeze at comcast.net>; Catalina 38
Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>; <saintpeg at earthlink.net>
> Date: 10/15/2009 9:08:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the boa...
>
> Hello All,
>
> After dealing with the nasty old fabric curtains and associated hardware,
I came up with a replacement using Redi-Shades. These things are
inexpensive and easy to work with. This is my first permanent installation
of them on the boat and we are quite happy with them. They can be raised
and clipped up to provide complete visibility and lowered and fastened with
a velcro tab for privacy with light in the cabin. My initial attachment was
with double faced tape which worked but was a mess to remove when the
shades needed replacing. They are now fastened with nylon machine screws
into holes tapped into the fiberglass. This makes removal and replacement
easier and cleaner. Being a cheap@$$ boatowner and marginally employed due
to the downturn, I am into this project for less than $100 and a few hours
of my time. A few pictures are attached. 
>
> Dave
> Pretty Lady #148
> S San Francisco, CA
>
>
> --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Peggy Droesch <saintpeg at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Peggy Droesch <saintpeg at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains over the boa...
> > To: "littlebreeze at comcast.net" <littlebreeze at comcast.net>, "Catalina 38
Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 1:55 PM
> > 
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> > 
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > Kerry,
> >  
> > These shots are just of the largest portlight but you
> > get the idea.  We love these things.
> >  
> > Peggy
> > Windlassie #231
> > Point Richmond, CA
> >  
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > Sent: 10/14/2009
> > 12:44:08 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [C38] I
> > have a question concerning curtains over the boa...
> > 
> > 
> > Peggy
> > 
> > Do you have any photos of the finished project?
> > 
> > Kerry Grimes
> > Little Breeze, 139
> > Antioch, CA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peggy Droesch"
> > <saintpeg at earthlink.net>
> > To: listserve at catalina38.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:52:01 AM GMT -08:00
> > US/Canada Pacific
> > Subject: Re: [C38] I have a question concerning curtains
> > over the boa...
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > We're recent additions to the listserve (been lurking
> > for a while!) but had
> > to chime in on this one.  I'm Peggy Droesch
> > sailing out of Point Richmond,
> > CA; with my partner Rory Hansen I bought Windlassie (hull
> > #231) a couple of
> > years ago. 
> > 
> > One of the first things we did is get the peek-a-boo
> > shutters (zarcor.com),
> > since there was no sign of curtains ever having been
> > installed on our boat.
> > Zarcor has templates for many boats on file; but we had to
> > submit new ones
> > since our portlights had been replaced by the previous
> > owner & are slightly
> > larger than the originals.  A week or two after
> > submitting the corrected
> > templates we had our shutters in hand.  Easy to
> > install, easy to trim if
> > needed, the default shutter color goes well with the
> > Catalina interior &
> > the phone staff are very helpful.  One pair of
> > shutters didn't fit as well
> > as they should have, so I asked for & got a replacement
> > set.
> > 
> > I was a little concerned that having two layers of heavy
> > plastic inside the
> > window frames would result in condensation & mildew
> > buildup, but haven't
> > seen a sign of it even in this foggy climate.
> > 
> > Peggy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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