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BLEE
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Initially Posted - 01/01/2007 :  19:14:49  Show Profile
I am installing curtain rail tracks as my 85 does not currently have any and the admiral would like a privacy option. I am considering using #6 1/2" screws and attaching the tracks directly to the fiberglass above and below the cabin windows. I know the cockpit bulkhead is 1" thick and am assuming the cabin wall thickness around the windows are at least 3/4" thick. Does anyone know if this is a good assumption (don't want screw holes to go all the way through the cabin walls). Has anyone installed curtains recently that can share their experience?

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Bob Lee
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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 01/02/2007 :  13:13:55  Show Profile
catalina direct
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=39
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 01/02/2007 :  19:28:54  Show Profile
'thickness around the windows are at least 3/4" thick'

As I recall from back when I had my windows out... it was quite a bit thinner than that. 3/8 plywood core, couple layers of glass.
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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 01/02/2007 :  21:17:57  Show Profile
If you buy the clips from cd, you can mount them with pretty short screws. I used 1/2 inch. You only have to get into the fiberglass, and a little of the wood. The wood itself is a little more than 1/2 inch.
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captck
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Response Posted - 01/13/2007 :  20:28:22  Show Profile
May consider short 1/8" pop rivets to hold tracks in first layer of glass. Dip in silicone before poping in place.

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