Who has reupholstered?

[scoflaw]

What’s the reason?

Colored fabric gets hot as hell

 

[b_arrington]

The angled settee cushions are being done now, so no pictures yet. I know I took pictures of the Stidds but can’t find them. They may be still be on one of the chips for the camera. I’ll post them sooner or later. Does the 37 have pedestal seats or ones added onto the cabinets?

The 37 has the seats on a very short pedestal, mounted on top of a cabinet. They do move fore and aft.

This is a stock photo of the helm seating.

I would have liked Stidd seats but my boat was ordered with Llebrocs. The Llebroc on my BC 34 was certainly comfortable, but I like rounded edge of the Stidd. I can't justify tossing a new pair of Llebrocs and spending close to $20k for Stidds though. I tried to get the dealer to swap out the Llebrocs for a pair of Stidds on another boat, but it didn't work out.

 

[b_arrington]

Colored fabric gets hot as hell

I'll just say that colored VINYL in summer feels like the surface of the sun. Colored fabric like Sunbrella isn't nearly as bad. I had striped tan Sunbrella seat that somewhat surprisingly didn't get uncomfortably hot.

This guy had no problem with them.

 

[KevinC]

Here are some color sets we have done recently...


-Kevin

 

[markrsimon]

...change the pattern of the stitching. Kind of like this lounger. It is still basic while but stitching gives it some style.

The diamond pattern is nice, however if it's stitched (to create the pattern) - any concerns with water seeping through? I only see quilted diamond patterns that are stitched. Depending on the seat design, if you can add a slight angle, and omit any type of raised edge - this would assist with water runoff. Just trying to think this through.

 

[Chris-380]

The diamond pattern is nice, however if it's stitched (to create the pattern) - any concerns with water seeping through? I only see quilted diamond patterns that are stitched. Depending on the seat design, if you can add a slight angle, and omit any type of raised edge - this would assist with water runoff. Just trying to think this through.

As I was speaking to my guy about the diamond, he said its not stitched, its made into the fabric.... so no worries about stitching coming loose, or leaking..... I decided against it anyway

 

[dvx216]

Still working on ours helm seat is in shop now

 

[Havana Shamrock]

Colored fabric gets hot as hell

Not on a bridge boat I also think vinyl gets hotter than ultraleather our seats have never been hot.

 

[Havana Shamrock]

I'll just say that colored VINYL in summer feels like the surface of the sun. Colored fabric like Sunbrella isn't nearly as bad. I had striped tan Sunbrella seat that somewhat surprisingly didn't get uncomfortably hot.

This guy had no problem with them.

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We got rid of all the vinyl and used ultraleather even on the cockpit bench outside, never been a problem

 

[Charlesoceanone]

View attachment 95195 View attachment 95189 View attachment 95190 View attachment 95191 This is a huge project unless your a pro seamstress. We had ours done to update them here’s the colors for reference. As you can see the Capt chair has the Furuno auto pilot built into the arm (pure laziness) the colors look great against the Blue Hull. I re-read your post I dont know why I thought you wanted to do the work my apologies.
Ps. We also had Velcro cushioned pads made for the hard top support where guests always hit their heads. Just an idea to think about

Do you know the names of these colors?

 

[Charlesoceanone]

Here are some color sets we have done recently...
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-Kevin

Do you know the names of these colors?

 

[Havana Shamrock]

Steve, I looked over my receipts and all I found was the primary color is called “Barro” PN 421-3270 with “Caro Harmony” 410-3225 piping. covers are “ toast weathermax” All materials are UV Ultraleather hope this helps

 

[Henry Boyd]

Steve, I looked over my receipts and all I found was the primary color is called “Barro” PN 421-3270 with “Caro Harmony” 410-3225 piping. covers are “ toast weathermax” All materials are UV Ultraleather hope this helps

Great choice! We used the Barro for our reupholstery as well.

 

[sbw1]

I redid our cockpit, helm etc..... we opted to keep it original. My thinking there was resale. I just didn’t want to take a chance on not appealing to the masses. Sea Ray did a good job of that...in my opinion

You are fortunate that SR did a good job with the selections. We redid the entire seating in the salon of our brand new 1993 EC. SR went through various phases in the 80s and 90s where some atrocious "cool" patterns were used. We replaced the original black and white zebra style sofa fabric with a neutral contrast to the rest of the cabin. It looked far better than what the factory installed. The boat sat in the dealer show room for close to two years in part due to the ugly interior, and also due to the Carter luxury tax.

 

[JVM225]

I redid mine about 4 years now I think it adds value to the boatView attachment 95168View attachment 95169View attachment 95170View attachment 95171View attachment 95172

That looks great! Did you do it yourself or have someone local do it for you?

 

[Express 390]

That looks great! Did you do it yourself or have someone local do it for you?

Thanks I had True Blue Canvas do it over at the Anchorage do it

 

[KevinC]

Do you know the names of these colors?

We used Nassimi Seaquest Marine Vinyl for these jobs and the tan was "Dune", dark brown was "Pelican", on the 310 the darker color was "Hampton" with a "Pelican" welt and "Chalk White". The Pro Line was "Mist" with "Midnight" welt and "Chalk White" for the pleated section. When we did these we sent out the panels for embroidery however we are now do that in house. I like Nassimi Seaquest as it seems to be a good quality marine vinyl and our local distributor stocks them which is convenient. We use the "Chalk White" on the replacement filler cushions we make as it is very close to the original Sea Ray color.

However, be warned there are hundreds of vinyl lines and colors available and you can easily get lost in the search going down that rabbit hole. I believe a lot of the original Sea Ray seats used a vinyl material called Nautolex. While Nautolex is still available not all of the original colors are. Case in point is the Nickel color that was popular for a while.

As with anything color related - if you want something specific do not rely on the colors on your computer - get a swatch card and look at them in the real like outside.

-Kevin