Lifeline Mounted Privacy Screen? Where to Buy

[smo10018]

My wife and I bought a sailboat in southern waters last year and it came with some of that mess privacy/sun shade material mounted on the lifelines around the cockpit. Unfortunately it was rotten enough to pull off by hand.

Does anyone know what that stuff is called &/or where to buy it? We both liked it for the short time we had it on the boat and have been looking for replacement material ever since.

Thanks,
Sean

 

[dlochner]

Try Sailrite.com.

 

[capta]

I've been using the sunshade stuff from Home Depot as sun covers for many years now, and I'm sure it would do as well as the expensive boat stuff for your needs.
Originally, I tied knots at the corners and used twine to secure it.It worked so well, I had a sailmaker make up a "proper" one and both were still in fine shape after 7+ years in the tropical sun. I like the stuff because it is very cheap, supposedly cuts out 75% of the sun, and has holes so I need not ever take it down because a gust or the wind blows harder steadily. Obviously, it is not water proof, but it does make the majority of the water run off it.

 

[smo10018]

Thanks for the info, the stuff I was referring to was a mesh not solid fabric so much like what you found at home depot. Will look into it.

Sean

 

[jssailem]

Sean… post a picture.
I have used some mesh screen material I found. Not sure it is what you are thinking.

It was on sale at walmart. I modified it to fit my boat. Works well in our PacificNW climate.

 

[smo10018]

Don't have a photo of what we had but it was a mesh that matched our Blue Bimini and Dodger. I was look at the department stores for options.

Thanks,
Sean

 

[jssailem]

Good luck.
Royal Blue? Or Navy Blue? Color of dodger.

 

[smo10018]

Royal Blue

 

[JamesG161]

down south it is Called this

No See Um

Great for nights with bugs in the air , normally used at Anchor.

Jim..

PS: Our zips up to the Bimini.

 

[JamesG161]

here is an example for just the Head.

Amazon.com
Jim...

 

[JamesG161]

Our No See-um netting is Green too

 

[Phil]

Are you referring to "weather cloth"? If so, I just had a local canvas person make some for my boat last year before sailing from San Francisco to Oahu. They definitely help keep some of the spray out of the cockpit.

 

[colemj]

I think what you are looking for is one of the products made by Phifertex. They have a range of mesh products from outdoor furniture fabric to sunshades for windows. Here is a link to their general mesh fabric: Phifertex® Standard and Recreational Mesh - Phifer

Mark

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I'm sure there's a company out there that will make one to the size you need
Mesh Shade Tarps -Poly Mesh Tarps for Shade

https://canopiesandtarps.com/shade-mesh-tarps.html