CURTANS FOR 22

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Wallkerbay

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Has onyone tried to use curtan vallances that I got at Lowes. I got somew today, very close to the burgendy color. Ialso got the rods as well.I donot have a camera, so I cannot do a picture. :idea
 
Ours are screwed to a teak strip...simple piece of sunbrella and they roll up and secure with snaps. Pics in our projects album. They work great.
Rick
 
We put burgundy curtains in our 22 when we first got it. I should have paid more attention to the fabric because they faded like crazy.
 
Lori sewed 2 or 3 tie tapes to the top edge of each factory window covering. Now we roll them up and tie with a simple overhand knot -- friction keeps the knot in place. Works great.

Warren
 
I like those roll-up and snap shades, Rick. I wonder, though, about your experience with heat from the dark colored material if used during the day.

Tom
 
It gets very hot and extremely humid here. They keep the cabin a lot cooler than when they are rolled up, I'll say that much. They block the sun. The corners turned back to get side air flowing, combined with the open center window with Endless Breeze fan running in its opening, berth hatch open, and cabin door open makes it good except on the hottest of days. When the mecury rises to the upper 90's we are not on the water anyway. It's simply too hot to do anything outside. One reason we're considering retirement in the NW.

Rick
 
I'm wondering if light-colored curtains, like an off-white, would help to reflect the infrared spectrum and keep the interior cooler?

Tom
 
We have had good luck with the dark (Charcoal Tweed Sunbrella, now discontinued) curtains, particularly if we roll up the curtains and open the windows on the side opposite from the sun. That said, we try to avoid hot weather as much as possible, so IDK what they would be like in a Florida summer, for example. But I suspect they would work better than the white because they would block more radiant energy. Ask SeaWolf Joe to expound on that topic further.

Warren
 
Hi All-- I just finished having curtains made for my boat. I found out that there are actually two types of sunbrella material one is a lighter weight material and one is somewhat heavier. I went with the Off White heavier material even though it took an upholstery sewing machine to do the job correctly, this still allows light in and eliminates the darker colors that always made the inside dark & gloomy. This works fine in southern Ca. In Florida I would just add extra tint to the windows---Rich
 
This is on the list of to do's as soon as I am mobile again. I'm gonna use Sunbrella material that Meredith picked out and some plastic tracks I found on-line from an RV supplier. The cotton [blend] materials commonly used for inexpensive curtains don't last long enough. If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it one time.
 
One advantage of the darker fabrics, not mentioned thus far, is that it makes it easier (for me, anyway) to sleep after the sun comes up. This is more of a consideration the further north you go, when the nights are short.

Warren
 
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