[Rhodes22-list] Best Stuff to clean your boat

[Rod Ellner]

Our cockpit cushions are 1987 vintage and are in great shape and are  
comfortable.

Rod 1987/2009 recycle

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On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:37 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Greg,
> Are you asking about cockpit cushions? If so, the factory cushion are
> (I think) a Phifertex mesh (vinyl encapsulated polyester). They are
> by far the best cushions and covers I've ever had on any boat. The
> foam is closed cell so it doesn't absorb anything. The covers drain
> and dry quickly and are not very hot after sitting in the sun.
> Because of the mesh, they don't feel as sticky as vinyl when you are
> hot and sweaty. Ours are blue and hardly show any dirt or wear after
> 12 years and I don't believe they were brand new when we got them.
> They do have vinyl piping around the edges and that is starting to
> wear but we should get several more years out of them before we have
> to do anything.
>
> Here's a link to the sail-rite page on phifertex:
> http://www.sailrite.com/Categories/Seat-Upholstery
>
> I'm not sure if it is Phifertex or Phifertex Plus. I suspect it's the
> plain Phifertex.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 09:01 PM 11/18/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Sorry for hijacking a hijacked thread, but Caesar - what material  
>> are your
>> cushions made from? I am about to make mine and I am debating  
>> between marine
>> vinyl and sunbrella?
>>
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>> North East MD
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