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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 03/31/2008 :  21:44:12  Show Profile
Last year, when we first got the boat, the curtains were more or less gossamer thin, and when I touched one of them, it didn't tear, it disintegrated.

I checked Catalina Direct and can order plenty of pleated shades, but can't find a set of curtains to save my life.

Our alternatives are to do without, buy them somewhere else (I don't know where) or make them. I could also tape some cardboard to the windows, but my wife wouldn't like it very much.

Has anybody within this august body any suggestions for us on this?
Bruce Ross
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 03/31/2008 :  21:49:57  Show Profile
We ran into the same problem with our C-22 as well as our recently acquired 1984 C-25. for the C-22, we found some sailing-themed material and a friend who likes to sew made curtains for us. Plan to do the same with the C-25.
Also, we found sailing throw pillows on ebay.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/31/2008 :  23:12:41  Show Profile
Same plan here. Pearl currently has curtains threaded onto webbing straps that snap onto the bulkhead above and below the portlights. My daughter will make new curtains (I paid for her design degree) and I plan to change to rigid curtain rods. The tabs and channel system that is usually found on boats, my previous boat had them, makes replacing curtains a very expensive process.
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quilombo
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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 :  06:35:12  Show Profile
not to sound like a Nancy,,, but I replaced my curtains, it was no problem
you can buy valance curtains from your neighborhood curtain place,, there just the right size
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 :  08:13:37  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
IIRC, the little plastic clippy things are available from CD for supercheap. Making them should be a nothing job.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 :  08:43:13  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
The only Valance men are supposed to know about is Liberty Valance!
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 :  20:32:37  Show Profile
Quilombo -
Holy cow, why didn't I (I mean the Admiral) think of that!?! I have done many a honey-do involving curtains and valances, and you're right, you could get a set that is perfect.

I did save the little plastic clippy things, but I'm now considering VELCRO. I've got a rule: if you can't fix it with Duct Tape, you can probably fix it with velcro!
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KiteKraemer
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Response Posted - 04/02/2008 :  23:17:41  Show Profile  Visit KiteKraemer's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Frank Hopper</i>
<br />The only Valance men are supposed to know about is Liberty Valance!
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and what exactly is that?
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Don B
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cat1951
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  08:28:23  Show Profile
I used to work in the RV industry many many years ago. So I took a lesson from them. I measured each port, found some material at the local fabric store. (Went with the Admiral so I didn't stand out too much.) The took it to a local tailor shop and had them made. We put a 1 inch open hem on both the top and bottom then bought brass curtain rods at either Bed Bath and Beyond or Linens and things. Then I drilled and mounted the rods across the bottom and top of the windows, slipped the curtains over the rods and snapped them into the brackets. Worked great.

One thing to remember...don't drill too deep when installing the mounting brackets. You don't want to go through the cabin side. Don't ask me how I know this. Actually out of 32 holes, only one slip.

Oh..almost forgot..with the left over fabric, we made two pillows for the settees.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  09:22:46  Show Profile
Curtains - BAH HUMBUG!
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tinob
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  09:48:23  Show Profile
MY CURTAINS ARE MADE UP OF BASS PLUGS AND LURES. WHAT'S NEAT IS THAT THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, PLUS THEY FREE UP SPACE IN THE TACKLE BOX.

VAL ON THE HARD, DAGNABIT, #3936, PATCHOGUE, N.Y.
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  10:51:57  Show Profile
The main reason to have curtains, other then privacy, is to keep the sun's UV rays from degrading the cushion covers inside your boat. The UV rays will prematurely age the material and we all know it's not cheap to replace them. Curtains are a cheap and easy solution.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  13:02:48  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by tinob</i>
<br />MY CURTAINS ARE MADE UP OF BASS PLUGS AND LURES. WHAT'S NEAT IS THAT THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, PLUS THEY FREE UP SPACE IN THE TACKLE BOX.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...and you can hang the grandkids on 'em.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 04/03/2008 :  18:34:32  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Sloop Smitten</i>
<br />The main reason to have curtains, other then privacy, is to keep the sun's UV rays from degrading the cushion covers inside your boat. The UV rays will prematurely age the material and we all know it's not cheap to replace them. Curtains are a cheap and easy solution.
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UV Rays??? Sun??? I sail in Michigan.
Privacy ???? I live in post 911 USA I have nothing to hide.(At least nothing anyone would want to look at)

Seriously though, I prefer shades, UV film or other window treatments to curtains - just my personal preference.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/06/2008 :  19:07:21  Show Profile
The Admiral insisted on it! Last year when we took an overnight to a nearby marina, I found myself literally taping paper towels to the windows. So, this year we are doing the curtains thing.

We went to the fabric store and got about 3 yards of white translucent material and I took a bunch of measurements of the plastic tracks on the windows. I found that the total length was approx 80 inches, and one end of the windows took 8.5 inches while the other end took 7 inches. I plan on adding a hem of 1 inch top and bottom, and stiffen it with some stiffener material.

"We" will make a pattern, transfer it to the material, cut it out [measure twice, cut once] and sew in the hems. This is the easy part.

Lastly, we'll sew on the dozens and dozens of clips that slip into the tracks. This will be the tedious, time consuming part.

It'll be a TV chore. Keeps the hands busy while I watch all the Admiral's favorite shows.

So this summer, no more paper towels on the windows.
Edited by - Voyager on 04/06/2008 19:08:20
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