A25 Curtain Rod Hardware

[lwight]

My 1977 A25 has small, white, plastic clips that hold the curtain rods. The clips have two parts: a 'female' part that is fastened to the cabin wall and a male part that retains the rod and which snaps into the female part. I trust we all, pretty much, have the same hardware.
Has anyone located a source to replace this hardware? Over time some of the male parts have either broken or become lost.
Happy New Year!
Larry Wight

[NickScheuer]

I'm about to install some ordinary household hardware, but it isn't stainless steel, so probably not a good idea. Decent plastic hardware would be nice. Some of the original fittings are broken.

[lwight]

In researching this further, I have found a Swedish source for the rod holders:
FORS MARIN AB
Haelleflundregatan 16
SE-426 58 Vaestra Froelunda
Sweden

Phone:
+46 31 29 96 18
I sure wish we could find a domestic source.

[DesertAlbin736]

Before I became an Albin owner I used to have a Catalina sailboat. There is an aftermarket parts and accessory source for Catalina sailboats dba "Catalina Direct". They have some curtain mounting kits available, specifically this one might help with your situation

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm ... re-kit.cfm

[lwight]

I ordered a re-supply from Stefen in Sweden (see above) and found the process to be simple, friendly, and inexpensive. And Stefan has much more available on his web store than curtain rod holders:
http://www.albinmotor.com/AlbinMotor/english/index.html

Larry