It's curtains for you...

[Shawn]

In the attempt to sleep past dawn I wanted to add curtains to Serenity. Any and all marine curtains I have seen are ridiculous how expensive they are.

I ended up making my own. I started with bamboo placemats from Kohls at $2.00 each. They sort of match the pattern on the interior cushions.

Added two packs of 10 pound picture hangers from Lowes ($0.98 per pack item# 14314) and two packs of small brass screws that I think were $0.98 per pack as well.

Snapped the part off the picture hanger that angles the nail leaving just the J hook. For the placemats I shortened them by about 5" by running a bead of glue between a few pieces of the bamboo. When it dried I cut it down then just threaded a piece of ribbon about 18" long into the end of each mat.

I mounted the hangers up at the top of the wood trim and hung the placemats from that tying them up with the ribbon. After they are mounted bend the hooks in to squeeze tight and these are secure.







By adjusting where you hang them from you can adjust how low they hang and also get them to follow the angle of the wood. I didn't have them adjusted yet in the above picture.





Total cost about $20. Only thing I would do a little differently is make the front two a little shorter as it is not quite as tall in the V berth. As it is I just mounted them more in the center of the placemat which ended up looking pretty good too.

Shawn

[brackish]

A very nice and inexpensive solution to the problem.  Not an application I would need, I can't seem to ever sleep past dawn no matter how dark the environment.  However, you've given me an idea for solving another problem.  My experiment with 3M command hooks to hang cargo nets in the forward cabin failed, so I'm looking for alternatives.  On the after end, there is enough thread exposed on the chainplate machine screw to add a nut and a drilled out picture hook might be just the hanger I'm looking for.  On the forward end think I'll just remove one of the flathead screws that hold the hull to deck joint trim batten and replace it with a round head with another picture hook.  No new holes and reversible if I don't like it.

Also thinking about cargo net or fabric barriers for the shelves over the cabinets in the main cabin.  Still want to avoid new holes.  Maybe an application for velcro.

[Salty19]

Nice!  There was an article in a recent magazine..I think it was Small Craft Advisor, with a writeup on similar window shades. Deja vue as I just read it last night for the first time.

Another solution, as Bob23 has posted in the past, is simply more tequilla the evening before.  "Just another Tequilla Sunrise".

[Shawn]

Brackish,

Thanks, also nice for a little extra privacy too.

Next time I'm at Serenity I'll take a few pictures of how the cargo nets are mounted along the sides of the V berth. The PO (or factory probably) did a very nice job on them. The back side is a bracket mounted along the front chainplates. I'll have to double check how the front side is mounted. I think it may go to a bracket on the bottom of one of the stanchions.

"On the forward end think I'll just remove one of the flathead screws that hold the hull to deck joint trim batten and replace it with a round head with another picture hook. "

I don't know if this will have the strength you need. These are just screwed in the hull to deck joint sealant.

Shawn

[Shawn]

Salty,

Thanks, I was pretty sure I had seen this somewhere before but couldn't recall where.

I like Bob's solution, probably shouldn't use that for the kids though.

Shawn

[brackish]

I don't know if this will have the strength you need. These are just screwed in the hull to deck joint sealant.

That is a concern,  I don't want a screw working in an area that might cause a leak.  Would appreciate any insight the  next time you are at your boat regarding the forward  attachment method.

By the way, installed the shurflo accumulator, dropped the pressure to 18 psi and it works great.  No more pulsing at the sink.  I bought one of those five mister lines that can be attached to an umbrella (bimini), plan to try it out in the near future, will report here about how that works out.  The mister kit was only about $19 so not much lost if it doesn't work out.  I'll post on a new thread or extend one of the past plumbing threads to keep this one more on topic.

As usual this site is great for the exchange of ideas.

[Shawn]

Brackish,

I should be at the boat on Sunday and will double check how the front is attached.

Glad you like the accumulator, it makes a big difference. I think I have the same mister kit (Orbit 1/4"). I ran it for a few minutes on the boat and the pump seems to be fine with it. I think it was running 30+ seconds between pump cycles. I need to put in a pass-thru for the hose at some point.

Shawn

[Shawn]

Brackish,

Was down at the boat today so I got the pictures for you.

This is the aft mount point for the hammock.



and the front...



Sorry for the bad picture, took that while sailing. The front is basically just an eye bolt in the bulkhead for the chain locker.

Shawn