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| Pic #1 Shade Down |
Pic#2 |Shade Up |
Pic #3 Stick Sliding into Pockets |
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| Pic#4 Changed the Ties |
Pic#5 New Ties Installed |
Pic#6 New Ties |
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Total cost was about $55
(1997)
Anyone who does not want to try this but would like a
set for a C34
E-Mail
me privately and we can see what we can work out
ALTERNATE
TO SCREWS:
Velcro self
stick, one inch or 3/4 inch wide by nine feet long (need both hook and
loop sides) Very Expensive!
Tools Needed:
1)
Flat Razor Blade
2)
HackSaw
3)
HandSaw
4)
Fine Sandpaper
5)
Drill with bit for #6 screws
6)
Sewing Machine with thread to match shades
Procedure
for making shades:
1:
Remove shade from box, take all top and bottom hardware off and remove
all strings. Cut off the plastic stiffener that is part of the original
shade, top and bottom.
"We will
have to live with the small string holes in the shades that we are not
using."
OH WELL!
Can't beat the price!
2:
Spread shade on table and count the pleats and divide by four. Mark these
spots with tape. It is very easy to miss count. You should end up with
about ten full pleats for each of the four shades.
3:
At these marked locations you are going to use your Flat Razor Blade to slice at the center of the V of the marked pleats. If the knife
makes a wavy line, then you will now have to spread that wavy part of the
pleat on a piece of wood, lay on a straight edge and re-cut a straight
line.
YOU SHOULD
NOW HAVE FOUR SHADES WITH AT LEAST 9 or10 PLEATS EACH.
4:
Take these four pleated shade sections to your Sewing Machine. Sew the
top pleat closed leaving as LARGE a pocket as possible to insert the top
support stick. Sew right on the edge. Do the same to the bottom pleat.
Do this to all four shades.
YOU SHOULD
NOW HAVE FOUR SHADES WITH POCKETS AT THE TOPS AND BOTTOMS.
Set these
aside.
5:
Take your hand saw and the Home Depot yard stick and cut it the long way
right down the middle. You will notice that the yardstick already has the
center marked with a line. Do this with both yardsticks. You now have four,
half-yard sticks, one yard long. Why? These are your top supports. (If
you had some pine and a table saw, you could rip your own.) The Orange
markings on the yard stick will show through the shades, so you may want
to paint one side of each stick with white paint or you will be advertising
for Home Depot.
or cut 1/8" x 1/2" pine strips on your table
saw....don't need to paint these...no markings!
6:
Take your hacksaw and cut: (For 1986 Catalina's) (check your boat for window
sizes)
* Cut two
of the 1/4 inch dowels (or strips) at approx 36 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
* Cut two
of the yard stick pieces to a length of 36 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
* Cut one
1/4-inch dowel at 26 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
* Cut one-yard
stick piece at 26 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
* Cut one
1/4-inch dowel at 10 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
* Cut one-yard
stick piece at 10 inches (measure the width of the big shade).
7:
Take two of the pleated shades and insert a flat 36 inch stick in
the top pocket of each and a 36 inch dowel or stick in the bottom pocket of each.
These are now ready for the boat. Set them aside again.
8:
The other two shades must be cut in length. On the window over the galley
stove and cart table (26 inches) Close shade up and mark off 27 inches
leaving another 10 inches remaining. Make a nice square line across the shade. With
a Flat
Razor Blade, cut across
a closed shade. Work very hard to get a straight cut.
9:
Each shade needs two ties each to hold them in the up position. Fabricate
them with the elastic cord and beads. Cut a piece of elastic cord ten inches
long. Feed both ends of this cord through the bead and knot the cord together
at three inches from end of loop to the knot. Pull the knot real tight
and pull it into the center of the hole in the bead. Cut the end off and
put a dab of hot glue into the hole to keep it from coming out. This now
looks exactly like the elastic that ladies use in their hair for a ponytail.
These ties must be placed behind the shade before it is screwed or Velcro
mounted.
10: Screw
mounted shades on the boat: (Also see Instructions at the bottom of this
page) Center a closed, three foot shade, over
the appropriate fixed port, about 1/8 inch above the window opening, centered.
You may have to go slightly higher to cover the screw holes from the old
rods. Mark location with pencil. Also put a small mark on the fiberglass
to show where the string holes on the shade are. Remove shade and draw
a line from one end on the shade location to the other. One half inch below
this line and at the center of the string hole marks, you drill a hole
for the #6 screws. Put a stop on the drill bit, as we do NOT want to drill
to the outside. I mounted with three screws in each three-foot shade using
the same holes that came with the shade. Don't forget to drill through
the wood support piece that you inserted into the top of the shade. Slide
a finish washer on the screws and mount shade. Remember to but a tie at each outside
screw location.
If you put
a small piece of round Velcro behind the back of the first flap of the shade
and on the cabin side right below the window, you have something to hold
it down. Get the Velcro as low behind the teak (on older Catalina's) to
keep from seeing it. Use white Velcro not black.
10A: Velcro
mounted shades on the boat: If you are mounting the shades with Velcro,
you have one more step. At the top of each shade, on the backside, place
a full-length piece of the HOOK self stick Velcro. The back of the shade
will be the top edge with the cut facing the wall. If you did a neat job
cutting, it will not make a big difference. When the shade is down it is
nice to have the cut edge to the back.
Center a
closed, three foot shade, over the appropriate fixed port, about 1/8 inch
above the window opening, centered. You may have to go slightly higher
to cover the screw holes from the old rods. Mark location with pencil.
Also put a small mark on the fiberglass to show where the string holes
on the shade are. Remove shades and draw a line from one end on the shade
location to the other. Place a full-length piece of the LOOP self stick
Velcro just covering the pencil line so that you do not have to erase it.
Take a three-foot
shade and carefully line it up, on the Velcro, with the ties over the marked
string hole locations and press it in.
If you put
a small piece of Velcro behind the back of the first flap of the shade
and on the cabin side right below the window, you have something to hold
it down. Get the Velcro as low behind the teak (on older Catalina's) to
keep from seeing it. Use white Velcro not black.
ALTERNATE
WAY OF MAKING TIES:
Ribbon ties
can be used instead of the elastic cords to hold shades up if you like.
Cut eight ribbon pieces, four inches long. Fold in half to find and mark
the centers. Take an awl or for those who do not have one, a ballpoint
pen and punch a small hole in the center of each ribbon. If you are using
Velcro mounted shades, you can skip the hole but should still mark the
centers.
Mount a small
piece, 3/8 wide x one inch long, of self-stick "loop" Velcro at the one
end of the ribbon. FLIP THE RIBBON OVER and mount the self-stick "hook"
Velcro on the other end.
You want
the ribbon ties to be over the string holes. Take a ribbon and hold it
up to the location of the shade, centered on the string hole mark and the
center of the ribbon 1/2 inch below the pencil line you drew for the top
of the shade. Tape it top and bottom in place so it will not move. Mount
shades.
Al and Michele
#55 "Kindred
Spirit"
Subj: [C34] Al's Shades
From: chuckhughes@yahoo.com (Chuck Hughes)
I ordered a set of the shades that Capt. Al offered back in January. I installed
them this weekend (tons of rain, in Southern California no less, only got to
sail Friday and Saturday, not Sunday nor Monday).
The shades look terrific! They're a huge improvement over the 1986 curtains that
used to be there. If Al ever offers to make more sets, and you don't like the
way your curtains look, take him up on the offer.
Great idea, great result. Thanks Al!
Note on different mounting style From Chuck Hughes
Hey Al!
They look great!!
I installed them a little differently than you suggested. I used the existing
curtain track above the windows (cut down to length) and just used stainless
machine screws connected to the pre-existing nuts that were within the curtain
track. No extra drilling of holes in the hull. As an added benefit, the shades
can be removed easily by sliding the track out of its base (don't know why I'd
need to remove the shades, but I can, so I suppose that's an added benefit).
Thanks very much for putting them together for me!
Great idea and great result, at a bargain price.
Thanks again!
Chuck Hughes, Sand Save #223 (1986), Long Beach, CA, chuckhughes@yahoo.com
Great Idea From Chuck Amos
Capt. Al!
Great minds think alike! I made shades for my Catalina 30, 3 years ago
using almost the same method. You mentioned having to "...live with the
holes...". We have the burgundy interior (1989) so the 1st mate went to the
craft store and come back with some matching burgundy yarn. Thread that through
the holes so that it wraps over every other pleat and Voila! color coordinated
curtains.
Chuck Amos, C30 "Melody", Pecan Grove Marina ,
Oriental, NC
"CATALINA 30 SHADES"
I have not figured out yet what sizes you would need on the C30.
Possible that 30" x 72" my work
Terry wrote what the measurements were on his boat. (Thanks for the info
Terry!)
These are the measurements for our Catalina 30.
There are a total of 8 windows, Six in the cabin area. How would I make
these size shades?
1) Two measure aluminum rim to rim (Galley)
27 1/2 inches wide, 11 inch drop
2) Two measure from rim to rim( Main Cabin)
26 1/2 inches wide, 9 inch drop
3) Two measure from rim to rim( Main Cabin)
25 inches wide, 8 1/2 inch drop
Two others are in the head and on other side.
4) Two measure from rim to rim14 1/2 inches wide, 8 inch drop
This is a Catalina 30, 1983.
Thanks for your information.
Terry, "Eau de Vie"
BELOW ARE THE DIRECTION I INCLUDE WITH SHADES PEOPLE PURCHASE FROM ME.
Instructions for Installation of
Pleated Shades for the Fixed Cabin Side Windows
Screw mounted shades on the boat:
Included in the package are 14 # 6 washers and # 6 - ½" screws to fasten the shades to the walls. Three go in each 36" shade and two in each of the others. The ½" length will not penetrate the wall to the exterior. I would have been happier with 3/8" long but they are not made. I included one ¼" long screw that shows it might be too short, though they do work in a pinch.
Drill mounting holes through the top bars of the shades with clearance holes for the #6 screws. Make the holes equal distance in from each side of the shade.
BE REAL CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL THROUGH THE WALL while installing these shades!
Center a closed, three-foot shade, over the appropriate fixed port, about 1/8 inch above the window opening, centered. You may have to go slightly higher to cover the screw holes from the old rods. Mark location with pencil. Now let the shade open (holding it in place) and mark through the mounting holes the location for the screws.
Remove shades and drill a hole for the #6 screws at each mark.
Put a stop on the drill bit, as we do NOT want to drill to the outside.
I mounted shades with three screws in each three-foot shade. Two screws each, mounted all the others. Slide a washer on the screws and mount shade. Remember to but a tie at each outside screw location.
To do the job properly you must drill a relief at the beginning of each of the holes in the fiberglass, as the glass will chip as you screw the fastener in.
If you put a small piece of Velcro behind the back of the first bottom flap of the shade and on the cabin side right below the window, you have something to hold it down. (This would be the first flap that does not show when the shade is in the up position.
Get the Velcro as low behind the teak (on older Catalina's) to keep from seeing it. Clean the fiberglass well before attaching the Velcro or it will not stay.
Velcro mounting the 10" small shades on the boat:
If you are mounting the small shades with Velcro, you have one more step. At the top of each 10" shade, on the backside, place a full-length piece of the HOOK self stick Velcro.
Mark the location with pencil as you did with the large shades. Remove shades and draw a line from one end on the shade location to the other. Place a full-length piece of the LOOP self stick Velcro just covering the pencil line so that you do not have to erase it.
Take the 10" shade and carefully line it up, on the Velcro, with the ties held about one inch in from the ends and press it in. Note that the ties must be placed between the Velcro’s or you will not have anything to hold the shade up!
Again, you put a small piece of Velcro behind the back of the first flap of the shade and on the cabin side right below the window, you have something to hold it down.
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