The pop top curtain provides protection from the elements in any weather. Since the curtain covers the entire pop top, rain cannot enter from the top. Fabric extends down the companionway with a zipper up the middle. Although possible, it is not necessary to insert the crib boards for the curtain to keep the weather out. It attaches to the doghouse using a series of snaps installed in the deck just above the windows. This series of snaps extends in a horizontal line around the entire doghouse forward of the mast. A zipper extends from the mast forward to the leading edge so the curtain can surround the mast. The entire horizontal portion of the doghouse is covered. Additional storage space is created surrounding the mast for use at night to free up berths for sleeping.

Since many early boats already had curtains installed in the past, your boat may already have male snaps installed in the deck. These snaps were not installed using a template. Each boat is different. If your boat already has snaps installed, we can special order the cover to be built without snaps installed in the fabric. You may then install the female snaps in the cover to match the position of the male snaps in your boat. A small tool used to set the snaps in the fabric is available at a small additional cost. Male snaps for the boat are included in case your boat doesn't already have them.

Caution: Don't open the pop top while sailing in anything but the lightest breeze. it is a huge hole in the deck and an obvious safety hazard in a knock down.

1) A 50% nonrefundable deposit will be billed when your order for this item is accepted. The balance will be billed when the product ships.

2) This is an oversize item which does not conform to our standard shipping policies. Call 800/959-SAIL for a shipping estimate

3) When you order a special order item it sets off a chain of events like Willie Wonka in the chocolate factory. Once you turn the valve the chocolate is coming down the pipe. If you then decide you want caramel, the chocolate is still going to come out of the pipe. We can't put the Chocolate back in the pipe, so someone is going to have to eat it, and it's not going to be us! Your order can't be canceled, returned, or magically changed into caramel, so please order carefully the first time!