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Re: 26X cockpit cusions
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:34 pm
by Gazmn
Sadly, my boat is not out yet
But, I bought two of
these to use as seat cushions. I removed my helm seat & although I added a " Billy Box" -
My version
I figured they're long enough, thick enough, tough enough. I fold em in half and use it as the upper and lower - and the doubled over part as a pillow
P.S. Neither of mine came with the girl...
YMMV
Re: 26X cockpit cusions
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:42 pm
by cptron
could you enlighten my inferior knowledge base and tell me what a "billy box" is?
Re: 26X cockpit cusions
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:11 am
by ROAD Soldier
Re: 26X cockpit cusions
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:55 am
by Ivan Awfulitch
March wrote:If we have 10 persons or more interested in the 26X cockpit cushion set, Bob would be willing to get them back in production:
--set: like the original, six pieces (two seats, two back rests, and the captain's seat and rest)
--same material as the originals (some sort of vinyl. NO sunbrella)
--to keep the price low both for shipping and production, we will have to use the original foam.
--snaps in place, as per the original, backed up by pieces of fabric
--the color they favor is teak--but Bob would be willing to look into something else, for everyone. We could go with the original puke gray. I have a feeling that darker colors would tend to get sizzling hot in the sunshine. Maybe even white? Ivory?
--he could not give me a price (the girl who used to make them is on vacation till next Tuesday), but he guesstimated around $350.00
That might be worth it: mine have been patched and repatched several times (the snaps tend to break through the fabric eventually). I had some local folks redo them, by using the old ones as a template, but the results were dismal: I don't know how they cut them, but the damn foam never stays in place right anymore. No matter how I pound, press, pinch, and reset them, they always end with the zippers awry, in a shapeless mess, within 24 hours. To add insult to injury, those dummies sewed the zippers in the wrong places (on the inner edge of the seats, rather than on the outer one, where they could be tucked under the backrests) where the zippers promptly take water when things get wet...
Ant thoughts?
I bought the teak, and it's a very pleasant light brown color that's not too bad in the hot sun. The vinyl material used is thick and very durable. They do a good job of keeping the water out under most circumstances, and dry well if they do get wet and lay flat. We liked them so well we bought a set for the interior (covers for all cushions except the rear berth). I'll take some pics this weekend and post them for you to see.
