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i am in georgia. it's not exactly jet boat capital of the world. i need my upholstery completely redone. there are upholstery shops everywhere...but they want 2500 to redo it....and a month of time....and i'm not sure how good they'd be. there is a smokercraft boat factory in town. but they build pontoons and i think the upholstery comes from out of town....how, what when where do i start. can i buy prefabbed interior to get me thru the summer, then this winter send it off somewhere?
thanks
tim
I dont know about back seats but here is a link to front seats seats (http://www.cpperformance.com/SearchR...KeyWords=seats)
good luck
check out the fiber glass buckets
I made new plywood frames for the seats, there is about $250 worth of materials in these.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...9seats-med.jpg
Then had them upolsterd for $1000.00. it Took about 2 weeks to get them done.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/2/5859boat2.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/502/5859boat5.jpg
those look great. what holds the wood together?
I built new seat frames last winter (over a year ago) buckets ands rear wrap-arround. $500 in marine vinyl and $2000 in labor :
http://p208.ezboard.com/fthetaylorbo...ssage?topicID= 57.topic
My man will do upholstery but he has quit building the seat frames. Too much hassle.
fiberglass shells for a hundred bucks apeace and they can make u a rear seat to order also. cline extreem boats 407-671-6179 and they are in orlando so close to u. they did mine and it was a great job.
those look great. what holds the wood together?
The wood is held together, with waterproof wood glue, and small staples.
I used good exterior plywood, and varnished them. The old seats were not marine plywood, or varnished, and they lasted 20 years.And were still usable.
I'm certian this boat will be gone in less than 20 years.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...bahner-med.JPG
But I wanted new seats. Next time I will try those fiberglass shels.
i am in georgia. it's not exactly jet boat capital of the world. i need my upholstery completely redone. there are upholstery shops everywhere...but they want 2500 to redo it....and a month of time....and i'm not sure how good they'd be. there is a smokercraft boat factory in town. but they build pontoons and i think the upholstery comes from out of town....how, what when where do i start. can i buy prefabbed interior to get me thru the summer, then this winter send it off somewhere?
thanks
tim
I work at Stitchcraft interiors, & bacicly your gonna get what you pay for.... if you feel you have a nice boat... why would you put a cheap interior in it...
www.stitchcraftinteriors.com
here We built one of the best interiors on the market...
but like i said.... your gonna get what you pay for....http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...DE_PIX-med.jpg
thanks for the input. i really don't mind paying a fair price for quality work. but after you start talking to these local people, they all get this "look" on their face...i don't know if it's because it's a boat, or if it's just the cash register going off in their mind. but i can't imagine my boat being down all summer waiting on upholstery put in.
how can a company like stitchcraft do the interior with the boat in georgia?
thanks
tim
The wood is held together, with waterproof wood glue, and small staples.
I used good exterior plywood, and varnished them. The old seats were not marine plywood, or varnished, and they lasted 20 years.And were still usable.
I'm certian this boat will be gone in less than 20 years.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...bahner-med.JPG
But I wanted new seats. Next time I will try those fiberglass shels.
:argue:
The right way for building a seat frame is out of wood..... but then to fiberglass it... then put resiesn all over it..... after that we LINE-X (spray in truck bed liner) to make sure they are 100% rot free....
http://images.google.com/images?q=tb...ft_black_t.jpg
http://www.stitchcraftinteriors.com/graphics/tmp35.jpg
who ever built the wood frames in the pictures above.... my sugest. to you would be to build a seat that touches the edge of your cockpit..... cause it tends to look funny.... or put some kind of panel in there
thanks for the input. i really don't mind paying a fair price for quality work. but after you start talking to these local people, they all get this "look" on their face...i don't know if it's because it's a boat, or if it's just the cash register going off in their mind. but i can't imagine my boat being down all summer waiting on upholstery put in.
how can a company like stitchcraft do the interior with the boat in georgia?
thanks
tim
well... do you have frames built.... thats where alot of money comes into play.... if so.... you would find something you like.... Ship them to me...& I would have our guys bust them out... & be shipped back to you...
well... do you have frames built.... thats where alot of money comes into play.... if so.... you would find something you like.... Ship them to me...& I would have our guys bust them out... & be shipped back to you...
we do this kind of stuff all the time.... cause people... want the best.... & we give it to em
call us....we can talk alittle more & find out what you looking to do :) ....714-847-7386 ask for Mario or Joey,
tell em Landon sent you from ***boat, Forum
the number for cline is not working. any other phone numbers for them
they have a web sight u might do a google search on for cline extreem watercraft will let u know if i can get hold of em sooner.
who ever built the wood frames in the pictures above.... my sugest. to you would be to build a seat that touches the edge of your cockpit..... cause it tends to look funny.... or put some kind of panel in there
I built this boat , with the Idea that I was going to race it.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...djim-thumb.jpg
With all the wrenching that gets done on the boat, grease and oil get on the seats, no matter how hard I try to keep them clean. The back seat has never been used, so I didn't want to invest $2,500.00 into a set of seats. Covering the sides, with panels would be nice, but I dont want to add more weight to the boat, and I could spend that money on more performance parts. But thanks for the suggestion anyway.
I like the extra space to store the oar next to the seats. different strokes :D
who ever built the wood frames in the pictures above.... my sugest. to you would be to build a seat that touches the edge of your cockpit..... cause it tends to look funny.... or put some kind of panel in there
That's pretty arrogant!
Lets see. Plywood, fiberglass, resin, AND plasticote? (LineX, Rhino, whatever.)
These are light weight ski boats, not 32' off shore haulers. Your seats must weigh a ton! Very nice looking, but totally unnecessary for this type of boating.
Hey Zev...your seats look bitchen, and you did an excellent job on the frames.
Maybe you should give up the cement and become a carpenter! :D
Dan AAseth ar Canyon Marine sells fiberglass race buckets (the 2 rib classic hot rod boat bucket) for $65.00 ea. Best price around by far! That's without covers.
I made new plywood frames for the seats, there is about $250 worth of materials in these.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...9seats-med.jpg
Then had them upolsterd for $1000.00. it Took about 2 weeks to get them done.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/2/5859boat2.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/502/5859boat5.jpg
It looks good Ron !!! My fathers seats are wood framed and are in great shape after even about 30years !!! Need to be reupholstered but still sturdy !!!
I think you did a great job, and they really look nice. It will last, look at alot of boats that are 20+ years old and still original.
Mrs. Moose