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It is hysterical that you submitted this post today. We also spent most of our day removing our old cushions from our boat. We have a 1981 424 that looks incredibly like yours. Our cushions were the originals we think. We took a thousand measurements and formulated a plan to tackle the same project that you are. The pictures below are from today’s start of the project. We just got tired of how uncomfortable our salon area is. The back cushions extend too far from the wall limiting the space you have to sit. Regardless of where you sit, you are forced to sit straight up. While this is good for my posture, it is terrible for relaxing. We have concluded that it is almost impossible to lie down on these without falling off even in calm seas. They were not constructed for comfort. The way you were describing your cushions was like you were looking at ours.
So our plan is to scrap all back cushions and recover the bottom seat cushions. We are going to cut and install wood planks to cover the holes to the storage lockers behind the back cushions. we are going to do this by inserting wooden stops on the inside flange of the holes. we plan on using metal plates and magnets to hold the covers in. We are going to drill a single 1″ hole in each cover to allow easy removal for access to the storage lockers. Once all the covers are in place, we are planning to purchase thinner back cushions from Foamorder.com or another cushion site. We want to get thinner cushions for the back and then add throw pillows to accent. This will increase our space between the back cushions and table considerably. We do not plan to reinstall end cushions. This gives us almost a foot of sofa on each sofa for more guests. Because of the limited storage, we are using our V-Berth for storage. With that in mind, we would like to use our salon for guest sleeping area. I am not sure if this was original or a later add on, but we have rails that we assume were used as a rail for a pull out board that extended the seat cushion out far enough to make a decent sleeping area. These were removed for reasons we are not aware of. To fix this we are going a little different path. I am going to install a 13 1/2″wide x 78″long x 3/4″ thick board on the face of the sofa seat face using piano hinges the full 78″s. This board will extent up 180 degrees from the face of the sofa seat. Fully vertical, it will become an at sea bed that will prevent falling out. When extended 90 degrees, it will allow the seat cushion to be pulled out to make a larger sleeping area for guests. I will make some drawings as soon as I can. I will post them along with the pictures as we go along. We will also be posting all our projects on our website sailingbeyondalaska.com.Attachments:
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Hello,
Our names are Tom and Michele Walters. We recently purchased hull 163 and have renamed her Beyond Alaska. We are currently sailing her from Kemah, TX to her new home in Mississippi. We will be living aboard, working and saving up to set sail and travel the world. Thank you for accepting us into this website.
