Re: Cabin curtains

Here's a technique that I came up with (though I imagine others have as well) which I wrote up years ago for Good Old Boat Magazine (http://www.goodoldboat.com/, which is a great place to learn tips like this). Hot melt glue is not durable enough, as you've discovered. Trying to clamp the curtain mounts so that epoxy can set is nigh impossible and way too fussy. Here's what I came up with that worked great: Take a block of wood to use as the base for your curtain mounts. Rough up a spot on the fiberglass/gelcoat inside the cabin where you want it to go. Apply 5-minute epoxy to the center of the block; leave an eighth of an inch or so border around the edge. Apply hot melt glue to this edge, then press firmly into place. Done. The hot melt will hold the mounting block in place long enough for the epoxy to set firmly. No clamps required. Wait 15 to 30 minutes, and you should be able to drill into the mounting block to attach your hardware. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya" Former owner of 1969 Cal 29 #132 "Pentaquod"