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01 The material

Thermo Weave™ solar-screen mesh

The same Thermo Weave™ solar screen, sized for cabin and cuddy glass. It bonds to gelcoat or glass with no drilling into the hull, then snaps off and rolls away before you get underway.

Physical properties04 · Thermo Weave™
The weave

Black / white

Black blocks the most solar heat — best for hot climates. White is a more open weave: more daylight and outward view. Same fabric, your call.

See-through

Optical-grade

A solar screen, not a blackout blind — you keep the outward view and daytime privacy while the room cools and the glare drops.

Cut to fit

Won't fray

Trims to any window with household scissors — no hemming, no binding. It won't stretch or fray at the cut edge.

Care

Weatherproof

Rinse it clean with a garden hose; leave it up year-round, or snap it off and roll it away for the season.

Close-up of black Thermo Weave shade mesh on a boat cabin window
02What it saves

Stop the heat at the glass — and the cooling load with it.

At anchor with no shore power, a cooler cabin is less draw on the batteries and the genset. Shading the glass on the outside stops the heat before it soaks into the cabin.

Solar heat blockedBlack mesh · U.S. DOE
Up to 90%
of the sun's solar heat blocked before it reaches the glass — black mesh.EZ SNAP
03The no-drill snap
A real EZ Snap install — the no-drill snap studs bonded around a window before the shade goes on
EZ Snap Cap & Pin cross-section — the stud bonds with 3M VHB, the pin passes through the mesh, and the domed cap locks it on without piercing the surface

Snaps on, snaps off.
No drilling, ever.

01 The bond

The 3M™ VHB studs bond to the frame around the opening — never the glass — so there's no seal to damage and nothing drilled. The same adhesive grips vinyl, aluminum, fiberglass, glass, and plastic.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,032,994
02 Snaps off

The Cap & Pin™ snaps the mesh on and off in seconds — take it down for winter light, cleaning, or travel, then snap it back. The low-profile studs stay put between seasons.

04Why Boat owners choose it

No holes in the hull. No glare in the cabin.

No-drill on gelcoat or glass
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No-drill on gelcoat or glass

The 3M™ VHB studs bond to fiberglass gelcoat and glass — never a drilled hole in the hull or cabin. The mesh snaps on and off as many times as you like.

Snaps off in the slip
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Snaps off in the slip

Take the mesh down before you get underway and snap it back at the dock; the low-profile studs stay put. Nothing to stow but the rolled-up shade.

Cooler cabin, less glare
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Cooler cabin, less glare

Black mesh stops up to 90% of the solar heat before it reaches the cabin glass, so the interior stays cooler at anchor — and you still see out.

A cooler cabin at anchor — EZ Snap exterior shade on a sailboat

A cooler cabin at anchor — without curtains fighting the breeze.

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06FAQ

Does it stick to fiberglass / gelcoat?

Yes — the 3M™ VHB adhesive bonds to gelcoat and glass, so there's no drilling into the hull or cabin. The studs are low-profile and stay put; the mesh snaps on and off.

Do I take them off underway?

Yes — snap the mesh off before you get moving and snap it back once you're at the dock or anchor. The adhesive studs remain on the cabin.

Can I see out through it?

Yes. It's a see-through solar-screen mesh, so you keep the outward view from inside the cabin while cutting the heat and glare.

Will it hold up to sun?

The mesh carries a Limited Lifetime warranty against UV breakdown. (We don't make salt-water or corrosion-rating claims — the studs and mesh are adhesive and fabric, not hardware.)

Limited Lifetime Warranty
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