How do you attach things in the cabin?

[PecosBill]

I'm talking about a paper towel holder, cups, spice racks, you know, hanging things to make organizing a little easier. Where do you put your plates and silverware?? Curtain and/or shades. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of stuff that needs to be stored, but how do you do it. Screws, velcro what?

Thanks,
Dan

[tek]

My method was to go to the local big box department store and find the aisle with shower accessories. They have little adhesive hooks, organizers, and other similar things that are for use in showers. They stick and work in wet environments, and best of all, no drilling required. Some I use have suction cups instead of adhesive, also designed for home showers, but I can stick the section cups on the back of the "shampoo holder" anywhere in the boat and put whatever I want in it, as well as move it as needed.

I'd include a pic, but I'm far from my boat at the moment.

[innervations]

Suction caps work well. I also use double sided tape a lot. For heavy and more permanent items I use self tapping screws or blind rivets. Both hold well to the liner.

[NiceAft]

http://macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=87

This idea from the mods area may work for you.

Ray

[Chinook]

We started out using suction cup hooks of various sizes, and they worked fairly well. However, they would occasionally pop free. We've now gone to Command Hooks, which can be found in most hardware and home improvement stores. They come in a wide range of sizes and styles, and attach with a stretchy double adhesive pad. I've never had one accidentally come off. However, if you decide you want to remove one, they're designed to pull free with a slow steady pull. I've also used a tip I saw in the mods section several years ago, in several places on our boat. This technique takes advantage of the joint between the cabin and hull liner. In most places along this rolled joint, you can readily slip a finger up between the two liners. A thin shim of wood can be slid up between the liners. I use 1/8 " mahogany plywood door skin material. Across the top of the shim I glue a narrow strip of the thin plywood, about 1/2 " wide, on the side facing the interior of the cabin. When this shim is slid up between the liners it snaps into place once it clears the interior rolled edge of the upper liner. The remainder of the shim securely hangs down, and can be used to attach various kinds of storage and organizer units. I used this setup to make chart racks on the hull walls at the end of each dinette seat, with the bottom resting on the ledge which is just above the seat cushion. Sandy sewed up a sunbrella organizer, with several handy pockets, which hangs against the hull liner just behind the battery box in the king berth area. I attached the top of the sunbrella to a thin plywood panel, with "snap strip" glued into place, and it's securely held in place. We have another organizer hanging against the liner inside the head. In preparation for our Great Loop trip, we'll be installing another pair of fabric pocket organizers which will hang on both sides of the hull in the vee berth area. As for dishes, I built a dish rack similar to the one in the illustration above. It's amazing what it can hold. I also replaced the stock galley cover with cabinet doors, shelves and a set of 3 drawers.

[RobertB]

I have wonderful experience with both adhesive and suction cup mounts - and the receipts from the items I have purchased to replace the broken items when they fell down. I have one or two hooks that still hold but have resorted to built shelving and screw on hardware. For light duty, drill a pilot hole and use a sheet metal screw. For heavy duty, I use metal Rivenuts (threaded nuts that install like a pop rivet), and others have used barrel nuts (the rubber compression things).

[yukonbob]

'C' shaped shower curtain hooks tucked into the headliner and customized the galley.

[Tempus]

We've been fairly successful using Velcro. Adhesive-backed velcro on the liner, and the hook portion of Velcro directly onto the carpet lining. Went to one of those shops that sell stuff for organising kitchens and separating you from your money...got some little boxes with small compartments. They Velcro to the carpet lining and hold things like condiments, phones, etc.

[Russ]

We used curtain track and canvas bags. Track is screwed into liner.