Seat Cushions

[Kenneth Hann]

I just purchased a Typhoon Senior and was wondering if anyone knows of a source for ready made cockpit seat cushions for a Typhoon Senior? I suppose I could make a template of the seat and have the cushions made locally.



KEHann@servtech.com

[Larry DeMers]

There are generally speaking two sources of the Closed-Cell Polyurethane foam cushions that are used on boats in the cockpit; Bottom Siders out of Bainbridge, Wash. and Sea Cushions out of Tgexas. Both adverrtise inthe sailng rags int he back sectionse ach month so you should have notrouble getting their numbers.
Both cushions are simialr in nature..polyurethane foam cushions witha painted outside surface. They may well have the templates for your baot handy..otherwise, they will send you some craft paper to draw out a full-size template of the designed shape.

The cost is up there..on our CD30, the cost was about $650 for cushions, 8 years ago. Your boat will be far less I expect, but higher than you would expect.

These polyurethane cushions seem too stiff for my likes, and when I replace them, I will consider trying to locate a vendor with softer urethane foam to offer.

Cheers,


Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30

I just purchased a Typhoon Senior and was wondering if anyone knows of a source for ready made cockpit seat cushions for a Typhoon Senior? I suppose I could make a template of the seat and have the cushions made locally.

demers@sgi.com

[Scott MacKenzie]

www.sailrite.com also sells both open (water runs right through) and closed cell of different thicknes. They also sell cd's for building your own. also other canvas work (boat covers, dodgers, binimi ect.) I've had good luck with this supplier.



dm2635@aol.com

[Mario]

We considered replacing the vinyl cushions on our CD-30 with custom cushions from BottomSiders (www.bottomsiders.com) but it occurred to us that the cockpit of our boat is never full of people, since it's usually just my wife and I. We settled on two hinged cushions and a cockpit saddle. We just move the cushions to where we're sitting. We do have some other, cheaper cushions for the occasional guest.

Bottomsiders can take 6-8 weeks to make their products, which are very high quality, so you may want to factor that in if you order. Also, the coating can get sticky in hot weather and a towel solves the problem.

Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD 30 #252

There are generally speaking two sources of the Closed-Cell Polyurethane foam cushions that are used on boats in the cockpit; Bottom Siders out of Bainbridge, Wash. and Sea Cushions out of Tgexas. Both adverrtise inthe sailng rags int he back sectionse ach month so you should have notrouble getting their numbers.
Both cushions are simialr in nature..polyurethane foam cushions witha painted outside surface. They may well have the templates for your baot handy..otherwise, they will send you some craft paper to draw out a full-size template of the designed shape.

The cost is up there..on our CD30, the cost was about $650 for cushions, 8 years ago. Your boat will be far less I expect, but higher than you would expect.

These polyurethane cushions seem too stiff for my likes, and when I replace them, I will consider trying to locate a vendor with softer urethane foam to offer.

Cheers,


Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30

I just purchased a Typhoon Senior and was wondering if anyone knows of a source for ready made cockpit seat cushions for a Typhoon Senior? I suppose I could make a template of the seat and have the cushions made locally.

capedory252@aol.com

[brian]

You might try to contact JM (or J and M) Canvas in Fall River, MA. They made the cushions for Cape Dory and have many all of the templates, and some material and cushions still in stock from when CD folded.



brian@harvardthermal.com

[john doyle]

We considered replacing the vinyl cushions on our CD-30 with custom cushions from BottomSiders (www.bottomsiders.com) but it occurred to us that the cockpit of our boat is never full of people, since it's usually just my wife and I. We settled on two hinged cushions and a cockpit saddle. We just move the cushions to where we're sitting. We do have some other, cheaper cushions for the occasional guest.

Bottomsiders can take 6-8 weeks to make their products, which are very high quality, so you may want to factor that in if you order. Also, the coating can get sticky in hot weather and a towel solves the problem.

Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD 30 #252

There are generally speaking two sources of the Closed-Cell Polyurethane foam cushions that are used on boats in the cockpit; Bottom Siders out of Bainbridge, Wash. and Sea Cushions out of Tgexas. Both adverrtise inthe sailng rags int he back sectionse ach month so you should have notrouble getting their numbers.
Both cushions are simialr in nature..polyurethane foam cushions witha painted outside surface. They may well have the templates for your baot handy..otherwise, they will send you some craft paper to draw out a full-size template of the designed shape.

The cost is up there..on our CD30, the cost was about $650 for cushions, 8 years ago. Your boat will be far less I expect, but higher than you would expect.

These polyurethane cushions seem too stiff for my likes, and when I replace them, I will consider trying to locate a vendor with softer urethane foam to offer.

Cheers,


Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30

I just purchased a Typhoon Senior and was wondering if anyone knows of a source for ready made cockpit seat cushions for a Typhoon Senior? I suppose I could make a template of the seat and have the cushions made locally.

My wife makes our cockpit cushions. We use closed cell foam & make cushions the size of the PFD cushions. The top & sides are covered with sunbrella & the bottom with textular, which is an open weave. This allows the water that gets in the fabric to dry quickly. The top is not sticky on bare body parts & you can lay them all out the length of the cockpit seats or use them for back supports. The sunbrella matches our sail covers, etc. They are easy to store since each one is made separately and can be used in any kind of weather. Of course since they are closed cell they float so you can use then for floating around when it's hot.



redzeplin@yahoo.com

[Mario]

This prompts me to ask--can a standard, high quality home sewing machine handle Sunbrella fabric, or must you use one of the high powered models, such as sold by Sailrite? My wife is an accomplished seamstress and would probably consider trying to sew some things with Sunbrella if she thought her machine would handle it.

Mario

My wife makes our cockpit cushions. We use closed cell foam & make cushions the size of the PFD cushions. The top & sides are covered with sunbrella & the bottom with textular, which is an open weave. This allows the water that gets in the fabric to dry quickly. The top is not sticky on bare body parts & you can lay them all out the length of the cockpit seats or use them for back supports. The sunbrella matches our sail covers, etc. They are easy to store since each one is made separately and can be used in any kind of weather. Of course since they are closed cell they float so you can use then for floating around when it's hot.

capedory252@aol.com

[Mike L.]

Bought a quanity of Sunbrella from Ebay for 8 bucks a yard, made a main sail boom cover, furled jib cover plus several smaller items. Our mid range Husqvarna Viking easily does anything requred even through several layers. Seems like I read somewhere that Sunbrella is not that great for seat covers. Dosen't have the abrasion resistance.
Mike

This prompts me to ask--can a standard, high quality home sewing machine handle Sunbrella fabric, or must you use one of the high powered models, such as sold by Sailrite? My wife is an accomplished seamstress and would probably consider trying to sew some things with Sunbrella if she thought her machine would handle it.

Mario

My wife makes our cockpit cushions. We use closed cell foam & make cushions the size of the PFD cushions. The top & sides are covered with sunbrella & the bottom with textular, which is an open weave. This allows the water that gets in the fabric to dry quickly. The top is not sticky on bare body parts & you can lay them all out the length of the cockpit seats or use them for back supports. The sunbrella matches our sail covers, etc. They are easy to store since each one is made separately and can be used in any kind of weather. Of course since they are closed cell they float so you can use then for floating around when it's hot.

mikit@pioneer-net.com

[Larry DeMers]

We made Sunbrella seat covers for the cockpit last year..covering our Bottomsiders that were falling apart after about 10 years of use. They have held up remarkably well, and there are some distinct advantages in using sunbrella for this purpose..it breathes, so it dries very rapdily, and Sunbrella is washable. I would not hesitate to use Sunbrella again for this use.

Cheers,

Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30

Bought a quanity of Sunbrella from Ebay for 8 bucks a yard, made a main sail boom cover, furled jib cover plus several smaller items. Our mid range Husqvarna Viking easily does anything requred even through several layers. Seems like I read somewhere that Sunbrella is not that great for seat covers. Dosen't have the abrasion resistance.
Mike

This prompts me to ask--can a standard, high quality home sewing machine handle Sunbrella fabric, or must you use one of the high powered models, such as sold by Sailrite? My wife is an accomplished seamstress and would probably consider trying to sew some things with Sunbrella if she thought her machine would handle it.

Mario

My wife makes our cockpit cushions. We use closed cell foam & make cushions the size of the PFD cushions. The top & sides are covered with sunbrella & the bottom with textular, which is an open weave. This allows the water that gets in the fabric to dry quickly. The top is not sticky on bare body parts & you can lay them all out the length of the cockpit seats or use them for back supports. The sunbrella matches our sail covers, etc. They are easy to store since each one is made separately and can be used in any kind of weather. Of course since they are closed cell they float so you can use then for floating around when it's hot.

demers@sgi.com

[john doyle]

We made Sunbrella seat covers for the cockpit last year..covering our Bottomsiders that were falling apart after about 10 years of use. They have held up remarkably well, and there are some distinct advantages in using sunbrella for this purpose..it breathes, so it dries very rapdily, and Sunbrella is washable. I would not hesitate to use Sunbrella again for this use.

Cheers,

Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30

Bought a quanity of Sunbrella from Ebay for 8 bucks a yard, made a main sail boom cover, furled jib cover plus several smaller items. Our mid range Husqvarna Viking easily does anything requred even through several layers. Seems like I read somewhere that Sunbrella is not that great for seat covers. Dosen't have the abrasion resistance.
Mike

This prompts me to ask--can a standard, high quality home sewing machine handle Sunbrella fabric, or must you use one of the high powered models, such as sold by Sailrite? My wife is an accomplished seamstress and would probably consider trying to sew some things with Sunbrella if she thought her machine would handle it.

Mario

Wife has used her home sewing machine to make our cushions using sunbrella. The key is to not put on piping as that adds extra layers. Also we used our sunbrella covered cushions for quite a few years in the Florida weather & 12 months of sailing season. They do hold up well.
John
CD31 #18 Bonnie Blue



redzeplin@yahoo.com

[Larry DeMers]

My wife sewed our cushion covers from Sunbrella, as well as main and staysail covers, wheel/binnacle cover, dinghy cover etc.etc.
I think she was able to sew up to 6 layers of sunbrella, or 2 layers of sunbrella and 1 of plastic (dodger repair). Her sewing machine is a Sears classic..a heavy (cast iron) zig-zag machine. It has to be able to zig-zag for sure. It is also good if you have a prgrammable type that allows a wider spaced distance between stitches, as the distance used for clothes is 3x too close for sail work. She does have to use her hand to get the needle started somtimes, and she does break a lot of needles in the thicker stuff, so we are testing the top end of the capabilities of the machine a bit. We did have it cleaned and tuned up professionally before starting. The guy said that we should have no problem with what we want to sew..up to 6 layers of sunbrella.


Have Fun..it's a worthwhile project.

Larry DeMers

Mario

My wife makes our cockpit cushions. We use closed cell foam & make cushions the size of the PFD cushions. The top & sides are covered with sunbrella & the bottom with textular, which is an open weave. This allows the water that gets in the fabric to dry quickly. The top is not sticky on bare body parts & you can lay them all out the length of the cockpit seats or use them for back supports. The sunbrella matches our sail covers, etc. They are easy to store since each one is made separately and can be used in any kind of weather. Of course since they are closed cell they float so you can use then for floating around when it's hot.

demers@sgi.com