My boat seats are rotting...
 

Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...


I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.


Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On 2/9/10 10:39 AM, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...


I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.


Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.


So, the scorpion stung you, eh? Make new boxes out of marine ply, and
fiberglass them. Grady and Parker do it (under the decks for the boat's
stringers and cross beams)...and if it is done right, it lasts nearly as
long as the ink on Sarah Palin's palm.

Alternately, do the economy some good and buy a new boat. :)

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 10:39*am, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. *I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. *So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 10:39*am, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. *I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. *So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

Can you get new seats that have no wood content? My Premier has 100%
wood-free seats and furniture... I'd be surprised if you couldn't find
some aftermarket seat that were similar. Seems that would be one less
thing to have to deal with.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 10:50*am, "*e#c" wrote:
On Feb 9, 10:39*am, Tim wrote:





Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. *I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. *So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's cool, that he's gonna help you out on that. I never thought
of mahogany. And I can get a generous supply of that stuff very
reasonably. I'll look into that. THANKS!

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 10:50*am, "*e#c" wrote:
On Feb 9, 10:39*am, Tim wrote:





Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. *I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. *So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.


I'd keep the Scorpion.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Yes, I like the little boat and it's fun to take the nephews tubing
and it's easy on gas. I want to keep it up too. Not tha it would add
to it's over all value, necessarily, but I don't like the idea of
sitting on milk crates either.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 11:13*am, wrote:
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:50:17 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
wrote:





On Feb 9, 10:39 am, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.

There is really no such thing as "dry rot" it is water that rots wood
and, unfortunately, boats are in the water (well most of them).
If you can't keep wood dry it will all rot. Usually this is done with
some kind of barrier protection like paint, varnish or resin.
Personally I prefer avoiding wood in boat furniture because you will
always have some degree of moisture under the upholstery. Plywood is
really the hardest to seal because the laminations can move
independently and open up a seam in the barrier.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, wet, or dry, it's still rotting and yes, it's ply wood, but i's
lasted out for abotu 28 years so I can't ocmplain. and 've tried o
keep the boat in the dry that is when not on the lake, but still. I
dont' kow what the prevous owners subjected it to.

So....

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 12:27*pm, Tim wrote:
On Feb 9, 11:13*am, wrote:





On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:50:17 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
wrote:

On Feb 9, 10:39 am, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh....

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.

There is really no such thing as "dry rot" it is water that rots wood
and, unfortunately, boats are in the water (well most of them).
If you can't keep wood dry it will all rot. Usually this is done with
some kind of barrier protection like paint, varnish or resin.
Personally I prefer avoiding wood in boat furniture because you will
always have some degree of moisture under the upholstery. Plywood is
really the hardest to seal because the laminations can move
independently and open up a seam in the barrier.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, wet, or dry, it's still rotting and yes, it's ply wood, but i's
lasted out for abotu 28 years so I can't ocmplain. and 've tried o
keep the boat in the dry that is when not on the lake, but still. I
dont' kow what the prevous owners subjected it to.

So....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Just get some ply and cut new pieces. Staple the orginal stuff back
to it. That's the cheapest solution.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On 2/9/10 2:30 PM, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Feb 9, 12:27 pm, wrote:
On Feb 9, 11:13 am, wrote:





On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:50:17 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Feb 9, 10:39 am, wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.

There is really no such thing as "dry rot" it is water that rots wood
and, unfortunately, boats are in the water (well most of them).
If you can't keep wood dry it will all rot. Usually this is done with
some kind of barrier protection like paint, varnish or resin.
Personally I prefer avoiding wood in boat furniture because you will
always have some degree of moisture under the upholstery. Plywood is
really the hardest to seal because the laminations can move
independently and open up a seam in the barrier.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, wet, or dry, it's still rotting and yes, it's ply wood, but i's
lasted out for abotu 28 years so I can't ocmplain. and 've tried o
keep the boat in the dry that is when not on the lake, but still. I
dont' kow what the prevous owners subjected it to.

So....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Just get some ply and cut new pieces. Staple the orginal stuff back
to it. That's the cheapest solution.


Maybe not...has Froggy chimed in? He might recommend driving by houses
on trash day to find only "slightly used" pieces of plywood and salvaged
staples.

My boat seats are rotting...
 

On Feb 9, 2:30*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Feb 9, 12:27*pm, Tim wrote:



On Feb 9, 11:13*am, wrote:

On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:50:17 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
wrote:

On Feb 9, 10:39 am, Tim wrote:
Ugh!

I went and pulled the tire off my small boat to get it changed out,
and I thought while I was there, I'd look in to see if my first aid
kit was still in good shape. I'll probably replace it too, but...

I went to sit down on the right seat and it felt a bi spungy. Oh,oh...

I looked underneath it and there were like dry rotted plywood
splinters under the box itself. I knew it was coming last year, but
now they're deteriorating pretty hard. So I looked around to see what
factory made seats are looking like, and well, I found conventional
seats that arn't in the same color scheme as what my boat is, and I'd
have to have them re-apolstered to match. It's a nice little boat and
i'd like to keep it that way. so what should I do? Make new boxes? or
buy the crate stuff.

Now another thing, I've always thought these seats were sort of small,
and i'm not looking to make a livingroom couch out of them, but I
suppose that while I'm wrting this I'm still convincing myself that
making the boxes might be a bigger PIA than buying them.

Decisions, decisions.

BTW, the boat is a 1983 Chris Craft 169 scorpion.

I'm having pedestals built for the front seats of my boat right now.
Instead of Marine Ply, I opted for SOLID Mahogany.3/4 thick. Cost a
bit, but the end result will look better than any Marine Ply could. A
friends Son makes custom stairways for a living, and does some very
nice work.He's making the boxes, and I will stain, and finish them.
I'd keep the Scorpion.

There is really no such thing as "dry rot" it is water that rots wood
and, unfortunately, boats are in the water (well most of them).
If you can't keep wood dry it will all rot. Usually this is done with
some kind of barrier protection like paint, varnish or resin.
Personally I prefer avoiding wood in boat furniture because you will
always have some degree of moisture under the upholstery. Plywood is
really the hardest to seal because the laminations can move
independently and open up a seam in the barrier.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Well, wet, or dry, it's still rotting and yes, it's ply wood, but i's
lasted out for abotu 28 years so I can't ocmplain. and 've tried o
keep the boat in the dry that is when not on the lake, but still. I
dont' kow what the prevous owners subjected it to.

So....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Just get some ply and cut new pieces. *Staple the orginal stuff back
to it. *That's the cheapest solution.

I tried that, but should've used 3/4 , then encapsulated with
Resin.The plastic was very old, and started to shrink the moment I
took it off. Then cracked the next two uses, and the foam got wet.
Thats when I had the goofy idea to switch to Astro Van Buckets. Grey
matched the interior, but you gotta bag em after the days over to keep
rain out. A mint, matched pair of Grey ones (same as interior) was
$100.00