Gracious Captain Neal,

Yesterday I removed the head door and the bulkhead between the head and
v-berth. As my boat is winterized an hour away from my home, I brought all
of my cushions home so my upholsterer could measure them.

My questions are as follows:

My old upholstery is 3" foam. I am thinking of putting 4" foam on seats and
3" foam on backs. What is your recommendation?

Also, one of the setee seats is not a perfect rectangle. There is a single
rhombozoidal end to one our help.of the portside seats (I believe it is the
foreward of the two) Which is the rhombozoidal cushion on that seat - is it
the back or the seat itself?

Thank you in advance for y

Sailing Dave wrote:
Gracious Captain Neal,

Yesterday I removed the head door and the bulkhead
between the head and v-berth. As my boat is winterized
an hour away from my home, I brought all of my cushions
home so my upholsterer could measure them.
My questions are as follows:

My old upholstery is 3" foam. I am thinking of putting
4" foam on seats and 3" foam on backs. What is your
recommendation?
Also, one of the setee seats is not a perfect rectangle. There is a
single rhombozoidal end to one our help.of the
portside seats (I believe it is the foreward of the two) Which is the
rhombozoidal cushion on that seat - is it
the back or the seat itself?
Thank you in advance for y

Doesn't matter as long as you pick mauve for the color.

The v-berth cushions in my yacht are only a few months old. I had them made from
4" firm (green) foam and vinyl (matching mauve like the settee cushions.)

The settee cushions are made from the same vinyl material and firm green foam but
the foam is three-inches thick.

Rhombozoidal????

I had four cushions on the settee area when I bought the boat.

They were made to lay down on the table and make one double-sized bed.
Put your table down on the settee seats and the backs of the forward and
aft settee seats should go in the middle on the table. The ends of the two
cushions in the middle should acquire the slant the table has. These can
be used as the backs of the settees when the table is in the up position.
They won't fit quite right but turn the slanted side towards the side
of the boat and they won't be noticed.

Good luck.

CN






"Sailing Dave" wrote in message ...
Gracious Captain Neal,

Yesterday I removed the head door and the bulkhead between the head and
v-berth. As my boat is winterized an hour away from my home, I brought all
of my cushions home so my upholsterer could measure them.

My questions are as follows:

My old upholstery is 3" foam. I am thinking of putting 4" foam on seats and
3" foam on backs. What is your recommendation?

Also, one of the setee seats is not a perfect rectangle. There is a single
rhombozoidal end to one our help.of the portside seats (I believe it is the
foreward of the two) Which is the rhombozoidal cushion on that seat - is it
the back or the seat itself?

Thank you in advance for y

Excellent information! I am eliminating the table completely for one large
sofa-sleeper area.

I reallyt like all of the improvements that you've made to CTM. My CORONADO
is pretty much 1971 original with the OMC saildrive unit and very standard
easy-to-control but no ease-of-use rigging.

The other sailors (term applied loosely) on this site should take a look at
what you were dealing with before yourefitted your vessel before they
sound-off. I admire the innovation in your refit.

Another question - given the angle of the wall to the imediate port side of
the interior companionway, what did you use to achieve the swivel effect of
your instrument station. It seems that a standard hinge won't do, so what
did you use? Any chance of getting some detsail poics of that assembly?

Dave



"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
The v-berth cushions in my yacht are only a few months old. I had them
made from
4" firm (green) foam and vinyl (matching mauve like the settee cushions.)

The settee cushions are made from the same vinyl material and firm green
foam but
the foam is three-inches thick.
Rhombozoidal????
I had four cushions on the settee area when I bought the boat.
They were made to lay down on the table and make one double-sized bed.
Put your table down on the settee seats and the backs of the forward and
aft settee seats should go in the middle on the table. The ends of the two
cushions in the middle should acquire the slant the table has. These can
be used as the backs of the settees when the table is in the up position.
They won't fit quite right but turn the slanted side towards the side
of the boat and they won't be noticed.

Good luck.

CN






"Sailing Dave" wrote in message
...
Gracious Captain Neal,

Yesterday I removed the head door and the bulkhead between the head and
v-berth. As my boat is winterized an hour away from my home, I brought
all of my cushions home so my upholsterer could measure them.

My questions are as follows:

My old upholstery is 3" foam. I am thinking of putting 4" foam on seats
and 3" foam on backs. What is your recommendation?

Also, one of the setee seats is not a perfect rectangle. There is a
single rhombozoidal end to one our help.of the portside seats (I believe
it is the foreward of the two) Which is the rhombozoidal cushion on that
seat - is it the back or the seat itself?

Thank you in advance for y

I used a stainless steel bolt to bolt the end of the teak board to the bottom of
the instrument enclosure. The bolt is an inch or an inch and a half towards
port from the vertical surface near the companionway of the instrument enclosure.
Nothing complicated about it at all.


CN


"Sailing Dave" wrote in message ...
Excellent information! I am eliminating the table completely for one large sofa-sleeper area.

I reallyt like all of the improvements that you've made to CTM. My CORONADO is pretty much 1971 original with the OMC saildrive
unit and very standard easy-to-control but no ease-of-use rigging.

The other sailors (term applied loosely) on this site should take a look at what you were dealing with before yourefitted your
vessel before they sound-off. I admire the innovation in your refit.

Another question - given the angle of the wall to the imediate port side of the interior companionway, what did you use to achieve
the swivel effect of your instrument station. It seems that a standard hinge won't do, so what did you use? Any chance of
getting some detsail poics of that assembly?

Dave



"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ...
The v-berth cushions in my yacht are only a few months old. I had them made from
4" firm (green) foam and vinyl (matching mauve like the settee cushions.)

The settee cushions are made from the same vinyl material and firm green foam but
the foam is three-inches thick.
Rhombozoidal????
I had four cushions on the settee area when I bought the boat.
They were made to lay down on the table and make one double-sized bed.
Put your table down on the settee seats and the backs of the forward and
aft settee seats should go in the middle on the table. The ends of the two
cushions in the middle should acquire the slant the table has. These can
be used as the backs of the settees when the table is in the up position.
They won't fit quite right but turn the slanted side towards the side
of the boat and they won't be noticed.

Good luck.

CN






"Sailing Dave" wrote in message ...
Gracious Captain Neal,

Yesterday I removed the head door and the bulkhead between the head and v-berth. As my boat is winterized an hour away from my
home, I brought all of my cushions home so my upholsterer could measure them.

My questions are as follows:

My old upholstery is 3" foam. I am thinking of putting 4" foam on seats and 3" foam on backs. What is your recommendation?

Also, one of the setee seats is not a perfect rectangle. There is a single rhombozoidal end to one our help.of the portside
seats (I believe it is the foreward of the two) Which is the rhombozoidal cushion on that seat - is it the back or the seat
itself?

Thank you in advance for y

Dave,

There are very few people in this pathetic group who appreciate
fine workmanship and innovation. Most of them are satisfied with
stock junk such as ugly pilot houses, mickey mouse keels, roll-up
sails, plastic milk jugs on their head sails, etc.

Thanks for the good words. At least there is one other smart
person on this group besides me.

CN


"Sailing Dave" wrote in message ...
The other sailors (term applied loosely) on this site should take a look at
what you were dealing with before yourefitted your vessel before they
sound-off. I admire the innovation in your refit.

Another question - given the angle of the wall to the imediate port side of
the interior companionway, what did you use to achieve the swivel effect of
your instrument station. It seems that a standard hinge won't do, so what
did you use? Any chance of getting some detsail poics of that assembly?

Dave

I'd go with 1" foam. The boat is already lacking in headroom.