We attached the shades to the boat with snaps from sailrite and the snap rite kit. http://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-SnapRite-System-Complete-Kit
The shades keep most of the direct sunlight out. You can still see out from the inside during the day so you don't need to take them off for cruising.
Before the shades, in the direct sun light, the surface temperature of the inside of the windows would reach over 110 degrees. Now they are usually at least 20 degrees cooler. The AC in the boat now cools the boat by at least 10 degrees more than it used to. They are a big help.
We will make a shade for the cockpit from the same material soon.
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