Burt Stratton wrote:
<snip> My wife is a very good seamstress and she is willing to do the cushions
including adding some back rests. We already have the materials in hand (Sunbrella). I am
not using Awlgrip, just some decent deck and epoxy paint. <snip>
Skip -
Re cushions you might get some ideas from my cushion project.
<http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/Projects/cushions/new/>
There is one thing that I *really* wish I had done. It was part of my
original plan, but I let a local 'expert' talk me out of it. I wish I
had sewn mesh into the bottom, instead of going with solid vinyl. The
expert owned a local SF Bay canvas shop, and certainly knew a thing or
two about dodgers and Sunbrella stuff. And he did cushions.
Experienced long term cruisers had told me to line the bottom of the
cushions with mesh (like Phifertex) so the cushions could breath. The
expert told me that solid vinyl was best, to avoid having mildew develop
on the plywood bench tops. So I followed his advice. Well, instead of
having mold and mildew develop on top of the benches, I have mold and
mildew inside the cushions. Great. It's really only a problem on 'my
spot' which is where I sleep/eat/watch TV and do other activities.
However, a mesh bottom would allow one to pull cushions out and set them
on deck in the sun so they could dry out. Instead, I remove the foam
from the cushions and dry them out separately.
<http://www.wbryant.com/weblogs/b5_0909/b5_4.jpg>
Wal
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s/v Stella Blue
www.wbryant.com
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