Sun Screens inside Camper/Windshield

[sbw1]

Agree with the last two links. Also the stuff stays pretty clean and can be hosed off if need be. You will be surprised by how long lasting it is.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Does anyone know where I can get the snaps that slide into the channel in the windshield - the channel with the rubber inlay?

The only place I know of is through an SR dealer - I have yet to see them through any of my aftermarket suppliers. Not saying there not out there, just haven't seen them through my particular suppliers. You might be able to get them directly through Taylor.

 

[Hampton]

Here's the deal. Our local canvas shop is putting soft, pliable screens up inside of camper canvas packages. It comes in 70% and 90% sun blocking. Apparently, it's pretty effective for decreasing the heat from the sun inside the cockpit. We want to use ours primary for privacy and for protection from sun damage. We don't have cockpit A/C, so when we're in the boat, we'll probably have it all opened up if it is really hot out. If it's cold, we can choose what we want. When it's dark, we can choose again.

The discussions above about trapping heat inside due to the material being inside the side curtains will not apply to us. Up front around the windshield is another story. I'll probably go outside with that.

 

[garryowen]

hamton; we are doing the same thing. kinda
our canvas shop takes the material you found above and then makes new panels to replace the camper cover ones now in use.
this works very well here for ventilation and shade. also for the few times we are out and bugs are a problem we have an effective bug screen

 

[Lazy Daze]

So, where there are currently screens in the camper canvas, the canvas shop is simply replacing them with this material, which provides both the sun protection/privacy factor and keeps bug out?

Am I reading that correctly? That's a great idea - it didn't even occur to me to think of something that simple.

 

[fwebster]

You cannot build screens that rest or lay against Strataglass or Makrolon.......they need to stand off some to avoid abrasion. Both of the Strataglass and Makrolon are polycarbonate products and will easily scratch not only the surface but also any protective coating put on the clear panels by the manufacturer. Its not an issue except when you use one or the other, but we leave our boats unattended with custains up 90+% of the time and the ambient winds on the coast will cause enough movement ruin your clear panels very quickly.

Your other consideration has to be weight of what you are hanging off the aft top. I don't know what you ended up with for metal supports, but my top is cantilevered off the arch and I don't need any more weight than 40 ga, Strataglass hanging on the aft supports. Here again, it isn't usually a problem, but figure the wind loads on your aft curtains and it is suprising how much weight those things support.