[C320-list] DIY Custom Marine Mattress

[Kevin Rooney]

Thanks, Jack. When I tackle the V-berth and aft cabin I will also farm out
the creation of the covers. That's way beyond my skills.

Kevin
S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
Deale, MD
http://kevjot.com/boat/



On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 10:03 PM jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Hi Kevin:
> Looks comfortable! Nice job.
> My wife just finished a similar project for the v berth and aft cabin. We
> hired a local seamstress to make zippered covers for all the pieces.
> The total cost was under $700. A nice improvement over the inexpensive
> foam that came with the boat.
> Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528Tierra Verde, Fl.Dolphin
> Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 9:39 PM, Kevin Rooney<krooney at gmail.com>
> wrote:   I haven't used or even raised the table in the saloon in years,
> and it's
> where I sleep most often, so it was finally time to make it comfortable.
> It's not a perfect solution but it was cheap (relatively-speaking, $237)
> and it is *very* comfy.
>
> I got a queen memory foam mattress on Amazon (a hybrid, actually – only the
> top third of the mattress is memory foam, which is what I wanted). I bought
> a cheap ($16) electric knife to cut it up.
>
> A few photos of the project: http://kevjot.com/boat/mattress/
>
> I bought this mattress: https://amzn.to/2Nw7o84
>
> Very pleased!
>
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
> http://kevjot.com/boat/
>