I ordered a king-sized memory foam mattress off of Amazon and an electric carving knife. I put the V-berth cushions on top of it, ran a Sharpie around the cushions, and then cut along the lines with the electric knife. The resulting mattress is very comfortable š Wresting it onto the boat and through the cabin was like fighting with a giant octopus though. The wind was gusting over 40 the day I took it to the boat and I almost got blown off the dock with it. Ages ago I had a ātopperā made by a company at the boat show, this is essentially a mattress pad cut to shape for your boat. If I didnāt have this I would have needed to make one, while the memory foam is very comfortable, in the summer absent a mattress pad you sink into it and roast.
* Yes, believe it or not, a C&C 35 MK I V-berth is king-size wide at the aft end. You can search on ātopper boat mattress padā and find all kinds of links and ideas. Cutting the foam mattress to shape myself was WAY cheaper and we use the electric knife for cutting up roasts and turkeys to this day. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 6:29 PM To: C&C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List V-berth Mattress It was either this list or the Facebook list in which someone asked about doing something to make the V-berth more comfortable for sleeping. Here's a link to a Sailrite video that might be just what you're looking for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GhD7jLiqw Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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