[Rhodes22-list] Sound cushion advice?

[Leland]

Ron,

Stan gets his cabin cushions from:

http://www.almoproducts.com/ http://www.almoproducts.com/ 

which isn't a terrible drive for you if you miss rush hour.  Don't know if
he gets his cockpit cushions from them.  They probably wouldn't sell them
any cheaper direct to you but it might be worth a call.

Good luck!

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD



Chris Geankoplis wrote:
> 
> Hey Ron,
> 	I built a lot of those cushions over the last 35 years.  I am
> assuming you are talking about cabin cushions, not cockpit cushions.  I
> agree for cockpit cushions that you not back them with wood, the simplest
> solution for cockpit are "bottomsiders" I think they are called.  They
> have
> patterns as I remember for the Rhodes.   But I digress, use the old cabin
> cushions as your template and cut the foam with that electric knife 
> (works
> great, but clean it off or when turkey time comes you get yelled at by
> your
> wife, I know). Use the old material as a pattern for the new stuff. Do the
> same with the wood but use 1/4 inch marine ply.  Varnish it with 3 coats
> of
> varnish with special attention to the edges.  When all is dry, place the
> cloth down, then the foam, then the wood.  Kneel lightly on the wood to
> slightly compress the foam and pull the cloth tight and around to the back
> of the plywood you are kneeling on.  Use stainless steel (inox) staples
> for
> a staple gun like an Arrow T-50.  3/8 staples should be about right.  Work
> the perimeter in a pattern to keep even tension on the cloth checking
> occasionally to see that you aren't creating wrinkles.  If you screw up,
> just pull the staples out and start over.  Once you get the rhythm it is
> surprisingly quick and easy.
> Good luck and take some pictures of the process.
> Chris Geankoplis
> 
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> 
> Ron,
> 
> 3/8" plywood will make them kinda heavy, might want to go down to 1/4". 
> The
> best thing to use to cut the foam is an electric knife like you use to
> carve
> a turkey.  Sounds funny, but that's what the pros use and you can really
> shape and sculpt the foam however you want with it.  I used it to build
> some
> for my boat and it worked well.  Picked up some outdoor fabric at Joanns
> and
> they came out nice.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hank
> 
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye343 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Good Rhodies,
>>
>> Lisa and I are still newbies and have sailed our Rhodes very little to
>> date.  We are thinking that surely this subject has come up and many of
> you
>> have done this.  In futzing around in the cockpit we found that the
>> cushions
>> were in some degree of being worn out - the luan backerboard seems to
>> have
>> collected some condensation or other source of water in the past and it
>> is
>> failing (though it was dry at the time), the staples are corroding,
>> fabric
>> coming loose to the touch.  Anyway, we need to replace those cushions.
>>
>> Now the basic idea is get some suitable wood, tear the others down and
>> use
>> the surviving pieces as a template to cut new backers.  Get some foam,
>> cut
>> or cut it ourselves (if that is doable).  Get fabric and staple it back
>> down.  Have a beer.
>>
>> I have a compressor and a staple gun so I think I can manage thre
> stapling.
>> Also I have a jigsaw and circular saws and the ability and patience (I
>> hope)
>> to cut the plywood.
>>
>> We aren't gong to match anything but simply redo all the cushions.
>>
>> I'm thinking 3/8" marine grade plywood for the backers?
>>
>> We are open to suggestions for the best kind of fabric, and
>>
>> Most of all what kind of foam, how dense, how thick, a reaosnable source
>> and
>> do they cut it or can I cut it somehow (utility knife)?
>>
>> Now it might be that it is simply not worth it, that the Acme Co can do
>> it
>> so reasonably and so well that it doesn't make sense to bother.  My hunch
>> is
>> that services who do this whole job would be quite expensive.
>>
>>  ("Nautisaurus" purchased Sept '10, sailed twice, 85 hull, refurbed in
> 2005
>> and pretty much refurbed again in 2010 through multiple work-orders to
>> Stan. On blocks now on the middle Potomac, MD.)
>>
>> Thanks for any groovy advise on this project.
>>
>> --
>> Ron & Lisa
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