Re: New Cushion Covers

jsforgey1 · September 25, 2006, 12:06am

Posted by jsforgey@… (jsforgey@…)

Great…I will check those locations out and definitely get new foam for the fore and aft cabins.

Thanks.

Any other suggestions welcome as to material.

Scott
Girlfriend

jsforgey · September 25, 2006, 1:43am

Posted by jsforgey (jsforgey@…>)

The time has come to recover the cushions in our Freedom 32. We are
looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or having it done.

Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in South Florida where it
is hot and humid.

Scott
Girlfriend

lance_ryley · September 25, 2006, 2:08am

Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)

I think Sunbrella has a range of indoor materials that are supposed to
be mildew resistant…

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wrote:

The time has come to recover the cushions in our Freedom 32. We are
looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or having it done.

Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in South Florida where
it
is hot and humid.

Scott
Girlfriend

andre_laviolette · September 25, 2006, 3:12am

Posted by andre laviolette (andrelaviolette@…>)
Scott, Sunbrella is scrubable and bullet proof. If you want practical. If you are in no rush I can show you where you can get what you need. You will find several material suppliers on Sirling Rd a few blocs west of Federal. This designer and upholstery area have fancy and very expensive Sunbrella i.e 30 $ to 40 $ a yard. They also have lots of choice of other fabrics. I will be in Hallandale in 5 weeks for the winter . You will find a couple of canvas suppliers ( they have short pieces for 10 $ a Yrd, 54 in. wide ) behind Lesters in Ft Laud. If your fabric is worn , you most probably need new foam. Treat youself to total comfort and change you foam where you sleep to 5 1/2 in thick heaven. I have a good source for the good stuff west on 595 a couple of bocks east of Joanne’s fabrics in the industrial parc there. Sorry, I don’t have the precise coordinates here. Andre " Scaramanga "jsforgey <jsforgey@…> wrote: The time has come to recover the cushions in our Freedom 32. We are looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or having it done.Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in South Florida where it is hot and humid.ScottGirlfriend
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Lorman_Alvin_J · September 25, 2006, 2:22pm

Posted by Lorman, Alvin J. (ajlorman@…>)

After a fair amount of research, we selected a commercial polyester seating fabric which is said to have extremely good abrasion resistance as well as being water resistant, stain proof and nicely textured. Here’s an example of what’s available: http://www.glfi.com/ringbook_290.htm If you do buy Sunbrella, make sure you purchase the upholstery version, not the exterior product, which does not have the necessary abrasion resistance.

Al Lorman
F30 Ab Initio

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Great…I will check those locations out and definitely get new foam for the fore and aft cabins.

Thanks.

Any other suggestions welcome as to material.

Scott
Girlfriend

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clferrer · September 25, 2006, 7:24pm

Posted by clferrer (chris.ferrer@…>)

Scott-

It’s not that bad. I replaced all the interior cushions and foam in
our '87 f-28. It was the first time i used a sewing machine.

Suggestions:

Buy Don Casey’s “This Old Boat” for a a good boat-related sewing
primer.
I bought a 40 year old machine in good working order for $50 from
a sewing machine store.
Take apart the old covers carefully, iron them flat and use them
as a template for the new covers. This makes the job MUCH easier. I
even reused my old zippers and velcro.
I ordered new foamm from foamorder.com. The old stuff was just
too “boaty” smelling. I got the high quality (hard) stuff for all the
cushions, including the vberth and qb. that was a mistake. I would go
with the cheaper (softer) stuff for the sleeping areas.

It’s NOT hard!!! It just takes time.

Chris

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “jsforgey” <jsforgey@…> wrote:

The time has come to recover the cushions in our Freedom 32. We are
looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or having it done.

Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in South Florida where it
is hot and humid.

Scott
Girlfriend

andre_laviolette · September 26, 2006, 3:13pm

Posted by andre laviolette (andrelaviolette@…>)
FOAM, and cushions. Upholstery foam comes in several different densities. Not an easy task deciding what suits you. Lie down on some samples. Generaly the denser foam is good for sitting with perhaps a thinner layer of less dense on top. i.e. 3" and 1" But sleeping is a matter between you, your back and what you personnaly find suits best. We found that the 5 1/2 to 6 inch foam is MUCH better for sleeping. Not too hard. Maybe 50 to 60 pound foam for sitting and 25 to 35 pound for backrests. Have the supplier cut your foam to size. Bring them the old cushions. They will do a better job of cutting straight and doing bevels. An electric carving knife from your kitchen can be used if you must. Foam should be cut 1/2 in ovesize all
around. You can contact spray foam pieces together. If one piece is to large I prefer to have the splits ( cracks ) cross wise i.e. under my knees left to right, than the length of a double berth. Oh yes, do not forget to use spray contact glue to bond the polyester batting on top, say 1/2 inch batting. Makes cushions less rinkly. Buy spray on teflon to aid in inserting foam into cover, important ! Andre, " Scaramanga ". .clferrer <chris.ferrer@…> wrote: Scott-It’s not that bad. I replaced all the interior cushions and foam inour '87 f-28. It was the first time i used a sewing machine. Suggestions:1. Buy Don Casey’s “This Old Boat” for a a good boat-related sewingprimer.2. I bought a 40 year old machine in good working order for $50 froma sewing machine store.3. Take apart the old covers carefully, iron them flat and use themas a template for the new covers. This makes the job MUCH easier. Ieven reused my old zippers and velcro.4. I ordered new foamm from foamorder.com. The old stuff was justtoo “boaty” smelling. I got the high quality (hard) stuff for all thecushions, including the vberth and qb. that was a mistake. I would gowith the cheaper (softer) stuff for the sleeping areas.It’s NOT hard!!! It just takes time.
Chris— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “jsforgey” <jsforgey@…> wrote:>> The time has come to recover the cushions in our Freedom 32. We are > looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or having it done.> > Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in South Florida where it > is hot and humid.> > Scott> Girlfriend>
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mike_cunningham1 · September 28, 2006, 11:20pm

Posted by mike cunningham (seychellois_lib@…>)

I dealt with hard foam by purchasing a 2" memory foam
topper at Wal Mart. I use mine on my F30 port settee
which is where I sleep when I’m on the boat and its
great. These could easily be cut to fit the aft and
fwd cabins if you have cushions that are a little on
the hard side, not too expensive either. The toppers
roll up and store pretty well too.

Mike

— andre laviolette <andrelaviolette@…> wrote:

FOAM, and cushions.
   Upholstery foam comes in several different
densities. Not an easy task deciding what suits
you.
Lie down on some samples.
   Generaly the denser foam is good for sitting
with perhaps a thinner layer of less dense on top.
i.e. 3" and 1"
But sleeping is a matter between you, your
back and what you personnaly find suits best. We
found that the 5 1/2 to 6 inch foam is MUCH better
for sleeping. Not too hard. Maybe 50 to 60 pound
foam for sitting and 25 to 35 pound for backrests.
Have the supplier cut your foam to size.
Bring them the old cushions. They will do a better
job of cutting straight and doing bevels. An
electric carving knife from your kitchen can be used
if you must. Foam should be cut 1/2 in ovesize all
around. You can contact spray foam pieces together.
If one piece is to large I prefer to have the
splits ( cracks ) cross wise i.e. under my knees
left to right, than the length of a double berth.
Oh yes, do not forget to use spray contact
glue to bond the polyester batting on top, say 1/2
inch batting. Makes cushions less rinkly.
Buy spray on teflon to aid in inserting foam
into cover, important !

Andre, " Scaramanga ".
.

clferrer <chris.ferrer@…> wrote:
Scott-

It’s not that bad. I replaced all the interior
cushions and foam in
our '87 f-28. It was the first time i used a sewing
machine.

Suggestions:

Buy Don Casey’s “This Old Boat” for a a good
boat-related sewing
primer.

I bought a 40 year old machine in good working
order for $50 from
a sewing machine store.

Take apart the old covers carefully, iron them
flat and use them
as a template for the new covers. This makes the job
MUCH easier. I
even reused my old zippers and velcro.

I ordered new foamm from foamorder.com. The old
stuff was just
too “boaty” smelling. I got the high quality (hard)
stuff for all the
cushions, including the vberth and qb. that was a
mistake. I would go
with the cheaper (softer) stuff for the sleeping
areas.

It’s NOT hard!!! It just takes time.

Chris

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<jsforgey@…> wrote:

The time has come to recover the cushions in our
Freedom 32. We are
looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or
having it done.

Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in
South Florida where it
is hot and humid.

Scott
Girlfriend

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Alan_Kusinitz · September 29, 2006, 12:50am

Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)

My wife has a bad back. I tried a topper
and it helped but not enough. This year bought the Froli system for the V berth
(plastic springlike pieces go under the cushion). Made a very big difference.
Was a few hundred dollars.
Alan F-33 Hull#51 1982

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7:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [freedomyachts2003]
Re: New Cushion Covers

I dealt
with hard foam by purchasing a 2" memory foam
topper at Wal Mart. I use mine on my F30 port settee
which is where I sleep when I’m on the boat and its
great. These could easily be cut to fit the aft and
fwd cabins if you have cushions that are a little on
the hard side, not too expensive either. The toppers
roll up and store pretty well too.

Mike

— andre laviolette <andrelaviolette@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

FOAM, and cushions.

Upholstery foam comes in several different
densities. Not an easy task deciding what suits
you.
Lie down on some samples.

Generaly the denser foam is good for sitting
with perhaps a thinner layer of less dense on top.
i.e. 3" and 1"
But sleeping is a matter between you, your
back and what you personnaly find suits best. We
found that the 5 1/2 to 6 inch foam is MUCH better
for sleeping. Not too hard. Maybe 50 to 60 pound
foam for sitting and 25 to 35 pound for backrests.
Have the supplier cut your foam to size.
Bring them the old cushions. They will do a better
job of cutting straight and doing bevels. An
electric carving knife from your kitchen can be used
if you must. Foam should be cut 1/2 in ovesize all
around. You can contact spray foam pieces together.
If one piece is to large I prefer to have the
splits ( cracks ) cross wise i.e. under my knees
left to right, than the length of a double berth.
Oh yes, do not forget to use spray contact
glue to bond the polyester batting on top, say 1/2
inch batting. Makes cushions less rinkly.
Buy spray on teflon to aid in inserting foam
into cover, important !

Andre, " Scaramanga ".
.

clferrer <chris.ferrer@sepracor.com>
wrote:
Scott-

It’s not that bad. I replaced all the interior
cushions and foam in
our '87 f-28. It was the first time i used a sewing
machine.

Suggestions:

Buy Don Casey’s “This Old Boat” for a a good
boat-related sewing
primer.

I bought a 40 year old machine in good working
order for $50 from
a sewing machine store.

Take apart the old covers carefully, iron them
flat and use them
as a template for the new covers. This makes the job
MUCH easier. I
even reused my old zippers and velcro.

I ordered new foamm from foamorder.com. The old
stuff was just
too “boaty” smelling. I got the high quality (hard)
stuff for all the
cushions, including the vberth and qb. that was a
mistake. I would go
with the cheaper (softer) stuff for the sleeping
areas.

It’s NOT hard!!! It just takes time.

Chris

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com,
“jsforgey”
<jsforgey@…> wrote:

The time has come to recover the cushions in our
Freedom 32. We are
looking at doing it ourselves (read: painful) or
having it done.

Any suggestions on fabrics that work? We are in
South Florida where it
is hot and humid.

Scott
Girlfriend

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