Upholstery????

[gstanton]

'95 Sea Ray 230 DA.
My sternside backrests have rotted out. These are the very back cushions that curve around both sides of the stern, above the swim platform with a chained passageway on the port side. Anyone know where/how to get replacements? I took them to a local upholstery shop and when they saw the curve, said they couldn't do it! Now, I've never done upholstery before, but it doesn't look that complicated to me! I think they only want to do the "straight" easy jobs. They said to contact the manufacturer. OK. I didn't have a very good experience with a "recommended" canvas cover replacement (Great Lake Boat Tops), so I'm a little leary of Sea Ray recommendations. Anyone here have any contacts?
Thnx!

 

[JC3]

I had Canvas, Etc. do my upholstery on my 450DA. They did a good job for the money. Mine was the first "curved" they had done. 772-233-0208 and ask for Russell and tell them what you have in mind. They may need some pictures. Hope this helps. JC

 

[sbw1]

This is word of mouth issue. Talk to the people at your marina with older boats in good condition. Almost all will have experience with a local vendor. There is nothing very complicated about curves. You just have to find a local vendor with a reputation for quality and reasonable prices. If you were in west Michigan there are a number of people who do this type of work that I could recommend.

 

[gstanton]

I've gone ahead and done it myself. Other than finding rustproof stapes (finally did!) and a chunk of pressure treated plywood, it wasn't too bad. Made the curve by attaching "slats" to a galvanized band around that curve. This is how it was done in the first place. The hardest part was stretching the vinyl enough to get staples into the plywood. I guess the real test will be how it holds up!
By the way, here in western MD, there is only one upholstery shop. Guess I could have waited to get to FL and try it there.

Why are there no junk boatyards???