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Weather Cloths

Weather Cloth - Tobermory-Scotland-100

Here is an interesting riff on the traditional cockpit weather cloth. Using dodger window material so you maintain visibility.

This is a two edged sword, however. At anchor the enhanced ability to see out when seated is great. In a marina privacy is lost.

Attachment of the weather cloths ideally is with a system that will release before a wave impact can transmit excessive loads from fabric into the lifelines and then stanchions.


Posted by Steve Dashew  (November 6, 2009)

This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 8:53 am and is filed under Dashew Logs. Both comments and pings are currently closed.




One Response to “Weather Cloths”

  1. Chris Myles Says:
    November 7th, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Hi Steve,

    Another fantastic option is using 80-90% Phifertex Mesh Fabric. We had it on Billabong during our six year trip. It blocks most of the wind and spray, provides privacy in a marina or at anchor, AND still allows you see through the fabric.

    From far away it looks solid but up close (i.e. cockpit viewing range) it is rather transparent. We’ve played with various shade percentages for different uses (hatch covers, port covers, dodger covers etc). You know the game.. it’s all about shade in the tropics!!

    ps. Looks like you’ve covered a lot of miles since we met you in SavuSavu Fiji.