[Rhodes22-list] V-berth base movement

[Ellyn and Sam Moore]

Aha!  Jim, you refer the fiberglass forward. Ours has exposed foam forward and the only covering is the
cushions. That tells me a lot. I  don't know what to do to fix it yet, but Stan must have seen it as a problem.

Thanks, Sam Moore '77 R22, Rhodester

On Jan 11, 2013, at 12:02 AM, Jim Connolly wrote:

> First of all, thank you very much for providing us a new subject ;-)
> 
> I am not sure how you are set up, but my v-berth cushions have no plywood
> built in to them.  The only thing supporting the aft end of the v-berth
> cushions is a four-sided shape made of 1/4" plywood that covers the void
> where I keep my battery, water tank, and water pump. The shape spans the
> void fore and aft and (almost) side to side.  Two hinges on either side of
> the centerline allow either side to open for access to the void as required,
> while the middle portion sits flat on the thin ledge on the aft end and on
> the fiberglass forward.  If this slid forward off the thin ledge, it would
> drop onto the water tank.  I can imagine that there might be a problem,
> especially since *I* have no other backing for the cushions.
> 
> How about self-adhesive Velcro?  I would put a strip near the centerline of
> the boat both on the narrow strip and on the fiberglass encasing the forward
> flotation, and corresponding strips on the thin plywood.  I would keep it
> near the centerline and between the hinges on the plywood, so the ends will
> still open easily if you need access.  Even better might be the Velcro-like
> heavier duty stuff we use up here to attach RFID toll transponders to your
> windshield.  I don't know what it's called.
> 
> I doubt that the plywood would shift if it were velcroed down with one or
> more persons weight on top of it.
> 
> Even lower tech solution: duct tape the forward end of the plywood to the
> fiberglass.
> 
> My $0.02.
> 
> Jim Connolly 
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
> 
> Wow, has it really been almost ten years?
> 
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> 
> New subject!
> We have had a problem on every trip with the thin plywood of the (aft end of
> the) v-berth cushions slipping forward off the narrow ledges of the half
> bulkhead. The  cushions are backed with thin flexible plywood and don't
> support weight well when not supported at their aft end. Do others have this
> issue? How have you dealt with it? Ellyn wants it fixed and I have had no
> success. The cushions keep sliding forward an inch or so and dropping down.
> Help!
> Sam Moore '77 R22, Rhodester
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