Coaming backrests

[Kickin Bears]

+1 here on the marine grade folding seats.

I learned early on that the coaming is e to the lower back. The folding stadium chairs are fantastic; I highly recommend them

Practical sailor did a very nice write up for those interested/exploring getting one:

Practical Sailor: Portable Chairs For Sailing

[John Stone]

+1 here on the marine grade folding seats.

I learned early on that the coaming is e to the lower back. The folding stadium chairs are fantastic; I highly recommend them

Practical sailor did a very nice write up for those interested/exploring getting one:

Practical Sailor: Portable Chairs For Sailing

The Sport a Seat is new to me—sounds similar to the Go Any Where we have. I like the fact the sport a seat is US made and has a nonskid bottom. But PS says it’s bigger than our Go Anywhere (which is big enough) and the warranty is not as good as the Go Anywhere.

Our Go Anywhere was about $50 each. That’s a lot less than what PS reported.
I like the smaller size of the Go Anywhere. I think either of these would work well. It would be nice if you could compare them side by side. Hard to beat US made but what’s up with the short warranty?

[Cathy Monaghan]

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I really like our folding chairs. They can be adjusted in several positions from 90 to 180 degrees.

[robwm]

Hi Cathy, thanks for the photos. I had seen this green chair on-line and by several manufacturers. Do you recall who makes yours? Also, a few other questions: 1) is the back of the chair high enough to provide decent upper back support; 2) is the padding (bottom and top/back) sufficiently thick to pad any metal frame components; 3) is the bottom side of the seat finished with something that prevents skidding? Thanks in advance.
Robert

[camroll]

I’m going to try and post some pictures but I’m not sure how to do it on my phone

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Russ

[robwm]

I’m going to try and post some pictures but I’m not sure how to do it on my phone

[img] https://www.dropbox.com/s/guzst0qdloy7r ... 6.jpg?dl=0[\img]
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Russ

Hi Russ, got the first pic open but the second one won't open (get message that says image can't be found). I get the idea from the first picture though and I like it. Did you fabricate the backrest?
Thanks,
Robert

[Jim Walsh]

I’m going to try and post some pictures but I’m not sure how to do it on my phone

[img] https://www.dropbox.com/s/guzst0qdloy7r ... 6.jpg?dl=0[\img]
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Russ

I could only access one image also. Why the hinges?

[robwm]

I’m going to try and post some pictures but I’m not sure how to do it on my phone

[img] https://www.dropbox.com/s/guzst0qdloy7r ... 6.jpg?dl=0[\img]
[img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxht60msgpwuw ... 8.jpg?dl=0[\img]

Russ

I could only access one image also. Why the hinges?

Looks to me like an attempt (good one at that), to make the seat as flat as possible for storage ...

[Bob Lascelles]

Hi Rob,

FWIW Here's a couple of pictures of a seat back I won in the NE Fleet Great Raffle a few years back. I don't know where it came from originally. It's pretty comfortable and just slips over the combing. The slots are padded with a little rubber foam tape so they won't scratch the combing. I think the one I have is made from red wood? but it would be nice in teak or mahogany.

All the best

Bob

[John Stone]

Those are very nice. If I made them, I’d line the inside of the yoke that fits over the coaming with leather. Just use contact cement to secure the leather to the yoke.

[robwm]

Bob, that is a really nice and simple design. I like it and the suggestion to line the inside of the "tines" with leather strips is a good one as well. Thanks

[billsimmeth]

FWIW... I found these online out of RI. No idea of cost (probably $$$ since custom-made) but they look very nicely designed.

http://www.epbws.com/cockpit-seat-backs/

[robwm]

FWIW... I found these online out of RI. No idea of cost (probably $$$ since custom-made) but they look very nicely designed.

http://www.epbws.com/cockpit-seat-backs/

Boy they sure look nice. Like you said likely to be pricey but I will contact them to at least get an idea of cost. Thanks!