[C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

[Chris Burti]

Warren how about a couple of pictures for Mainsheet 

Thanks,
Chris Burti

-----Original Message-----
From: "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com>
Sent: ‎10/‎8/‎2015 9:37 AM
To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: [C320-list] Reducing Sun load in boat

When we are not on the boat, she sits in the Sun collecting lots of heat
inside. We've experimented with covers for the deck hatches for some time
and found something that works for us. We ought a roll of two-sided
reflective insulation at home store, the kind with plastic waffle interior
and reflective exterior. Cut it to the interior shape of the hatch with the
hatch closed. We used two thin strips of wood, thin enough to be quite
flexible, and long enough that they fit in the grove around the hatch ring.
The wood strips are attached to the inside of the insulation with just a
piece of silver duct tape to hold it in-place. They take only a few seconds
to install or remove. Being cheap, they are easy to replace if lost or worn.
Being flat they are easy to stow. What's not to like. The boat is now
decidedly cooler when we arrive to open her up. (Don't' use cloth duct tape.
Get a roll of the thin silver tape with paper backing. This lasts much
longer and is not heat sensitive.)

 

Warren and Pattie Updike

1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62