[Public-List] Cockpit bench seat covers

[Bill Wallace]

Hull 626, and yes, I'm talking about the cockpit locker seats.  I wasn't going to replace the fibreglass part, just the inlaid plywood.  I've already removed it (mostly with a couple of chisels) and repainted the fibreglass (with the white 2 part water based LPU).  I could also fill with 1 layer of plywood or foam and then cover with fibreglass - that would make it fairly resistant to water, and I don't often see the cover anyways since I usually leave the seats in place as the cockpit has a permanent cover.  The rain still gets in when it blows, so it isn't totally dry.

Bill.


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 From: Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: Bill Wallace <wayfarer3134 at yahoo.com>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:50:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Cockpit bench seat covers
 
Bill

What hull number do you have and are you talking about the cockpit locker seats?



~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~


-----Original Message----- From: Bill Wallace
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:34 AM
To: alberg 30
Subject: [Public-List] Cockpit bench seat covers

Has anyone replaced their bench seat wood - on my Alberg 30, they are plywood but with the seat cushions, they have delaminated rather badly.  I'd like to replace them with something which I can still sit on but will either dry out or won't delaminate but will still look nice if the cushions aren't down.  I was thinking of two options: adding 3/4" wide by 1/8" thick slats spaced at 1/4" (eg 1 slat per inch), probably mahogany unless I can find a bit of teak around here.  This would be on top of a new plywood cover which is laminated to thickness, but not cut to size yet.  Covered with cetol marine.  I figure with only 1/4" between slats it will still be ok to sit on but will dry.  I would only put the slats on the opening cover area, not the entire seat area.  I figure I can sit on the wood at that spacing in reasonable comfort.

Other option is to just replace the plywood, cover with cetol and make seats with a mesh bottom and the foam that allows water to run through.  I've never tried that foam, but it is supposed to work fairly well - the issue is that it still needs somewhere to go.

Anyone fixed this issue on their boat with success?

Bill.
Alberg 30 "Chewan"
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