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One condition my wife has imposed on an impending C&C 27 purchase is all new cushions for the interior. Ok, fair enough.
Any tips on having these done? The kind of thing I could just bring to an upholstery shop and say "Make me another set"?
Insight appreciated.
Cheers.
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Here's what I have been told, by someone in the upholstery business who wouldn't have seen me as a potential customer, so I'm inclined to believe it. There are doubtless other opinions.
Someone who specializes in marine upholstery should have better foam and a broader selection of boat-appropriate fabric. A hidden issue is the quality of thread. My informant told that while most thread is now artificial fibre and thus immune to rot, there is a range of quality, that it makes a big difference and that a good marine upholsterer won't risk his reputation on cheaper thread.
Towser's cushions were made by a specialist and they are both comfortable and very good-looking.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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I have a MK V, and I wanted new upholstery, but did not want to pay a upholster tons of money for somthing anyone can do if they can run a sewing machine.
The best thing to do is take your old cushion apart with a seam ripper ( little hand Tool, about $2 ) and use the old cushion as a pattern. Took all mine apart, don't mix up the parts though, in about 1.5 nights, then took me 2.5 nights to sew them all up. I evan found the upholstery on Ebay for 1/4 the price a upholstery shop would charge you.
Don't throw away your money at a custom shop. If you can sew, do them yourself.
Jon.
Coryphena C&C MKV / LOW Ontario
Hi Trevor,
I have gone Jon's route once, home-sewing "slipcovers" over top of the existing cushions, as opposed to re-upholstering over the foam, and while I was originally happy with my results for a couple of years, I later modified the boat's interior design and needed some new cushions at that time so, I had them all re-upholstered. I found a Fabric shop in Kingston (Ont)-- (Fabricland Distributors) which sold discounted mill ends of fabrics. One of the employees there ran a sideline business of doing upholstery and while I don't remember exactly what the job cost, I do recall that it was a real bargain.
My boat is a 1978 and I was pleasantly surprised when the old upholstery came off of the foam, just how well the original foam had stood up over those years-- none had to be discarded!!!
Fabricland is still listed in the Kingston phone book so it could be worth you exploring options with them-- They're not that far from Ottawa.
Clare Jordan - Aragorn
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As I said in my statment, you would use the old covers for a template. I did not just "slip cover" my old cushions. I was able to use the old foam. If you go this route get a can of scilicone spray, it helps put the new cushion cover over the foam. It is what the shops use.
Jon. Coryphena, MKV
Having considered a DIY job -- including purchasing Don Casey's excellent Canvaswork & Sail Repair, which also incorporates well-illustrated instructions for upholstery -- I opted for a professional job simply because of the learning curve and the real prospect of doing a poor job myself with fabric that cost more than $40 a yard. I was fortunate enough to have had home furniture upholstery redone several years ago and so had a positive experience to fall back on. I found the material I wanted, gave him the old cushions and he did a great job which likely will outlast me. Ken Baldeston, The Upholstery Shoppe, Westport, Ont., tel. (613) 273-3665. I have recommended him to several friends and the response has been universally positive. It helps that Ken's a boater, even if he's on the "dark side" of the fund, i.e. powerboating. <IMG src="http://www.cc27association.com/f3/toast/emoticons/icon_cheesygrin.gif" border=0>
Ken Pole
1975 Mark III Santiva
Ottawa
Ken Pole, Ottawa
1975 Mark III Santiva
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Wow thanks Ken, I will certainly contact Mr Baldeston.
Ironically, Westport is more or less my home port. The boat will live on Upper Rideau Lake, and I'm sure will have Westport as it's destination more often than not on sunny days.
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Thanks again for the tip, Ken.
The new cushions arrived on the weekend from Ken a Baldeson (Balderston I think) and they look really nice.
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