[Rhodes22-list] Best Stuff to clean your boat

[Mary Lou Troy]

Greg,
Are you asking about cockpit cushions? If so, the factory cushion are 
(I think) a Phifertex mesh (vinyl encapsulated polyester). They are 
by far the best cushions and covers I've ever had on any boat. The 
foam is closed cell so it doesn't absorb anything. The covers drain 
and dry quickly and are not very hot after sitting in the sun. 
Because of the mesh, they don't feel as sticky as vinyl when you are 
hot and sweaty. Ours are blue and hardly show any dirt or wear after 
12 years and I don't believe they were brand new when we got them. 
They do have vinyl piping around the edges and that is starting to 
wear but we should get several more years out of them before we have 
to do anything.

Here's a link to the sail-rite page on phifertex:
http://www.sailrite.com/Categories/Seat-Upholstery

I'm not sure if it is Phifertex or Phifertex Plus. I suspect it's the 
plain Phifertex.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 09:01 PM 11/18/2009, you wrote:

>Sorry for hijacking a hijacked thread, but Caesar - what material are your
>cushions made from? I am about to make mine and I am debating between marine
>vinyl and sunbrella?
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