Keeping Bottom Siders In Place

[Dan_Y]

Has anyone found a way to secure Bottom Siders to the fiberglass cockpit seats, or at least keep them from sliding off the seats? Maybe my nonskid is too worn? I tried lengths of the soft cross hatched shelf liner under the Bottom Siders with double sided tape but that didn't help. Also considering bonding lengths of webbing like boltrope tape to the underside to hold snaps that would fasten low on the cockpit seatbacks. Any better, less destructive ideas?
Dan

 

[Mulf]

I have a Bottomsider's Helm Seat

I had them custom fabricate a hump to raise my helm seat up so I could see clearly over the dinghy upside down on the foredeck. They glued a tab on each side in the middle, and I installed snaps under the seat to snap them to. The tab is actually split like a y at the cushion end so that it is glued to both the side of the cushion and the bottom. Works fine. You might be able to buy the y shaped tabs from them.

 

[DougM]

I had them custom fabricate a hump to raise my helm seat up so I could see clearly over the dinghy upside down on the foredeck. They glued a tab on each side in the middle, and I installed snaps under the seat to snap them to. The tab is actually split like a y at the cushion end so that it is glued to both the side of the cushion and the bottom. Works fine. You might be able to buy the y shaped tabs from them.

I used the same type of snap tabs, and have not had a problem with the cushions sliding. My seating surfaces are teak, so the friction coefficient is probably higher than the nonskid.

 

[Joe]

How about strips of Velcro?

 

[Roadking Larry]

5200

 

[Dan_Y]

5200

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Not Quite as Reliable as 5200 ...............

5200

.............. but a little easier to remove would be non-slip shelf liner sitting under your Bottom Siders.

This material has a very high coefficient of friction (won't slip) and is dirt cheap. It's the same material for pads that keep plates from sliding around if they don't have a rubber anti skid ring on the bottom.

It only lasts a few years but just a few dollars to replace. Goes by many different brand names and can be found in any big box store.

 

[Joe]

.............. but a little easier to remove would be non-slip shelf liner sitting under your Bottom Siders.

This material has a very high coefficient of friction (won't slip) and is dirt cheap. It's the same material for pads that keep plates from sliding around if they don't have a rubber anti skid ring on the bottom.

It only lasts a few years but just a few dollars to replace. Goes by many different brand names and can be found in any big box store.

Right... but Dan (original poster) mentioned that he'd tried that already... with double sided tape and it was a no go.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Right... but Dan (original poster) mentioned that he'd tried that already... with double sided tape and it was a no go.

True, but this stuff has no adhesive properties.

It comes in a rolls of any width you want, it would be cut to roughly the same size as the Bottom Siders, plopped down on the FG seat first, and then the Bottom Siders laid on top. This stuff does not allow for any slippage. When the Bottom Siders are stowed away, this stuff is picked up separately, folded up, and stowed away.

Actually, it's much simpler that what this sounds if Dan is using the material I'm referring to. Very soft, almost sticky, perforated rubber. We use it under reclining lounge seats which sit on the cockpit seats. Without the shelf liners, these things slide all over the place. With the liners, they don't go anywhere.

 

[Dan_Y]

I'll revisit the shelfliner, especially if I re-kiwi grip my cockpit seats this year. The 5200 concept does have some appeal though But the snaps seem to work well too...thanks

 

[Chris Patterson]

If you go with snaps, just put them on the backside so in the event you are not using them, you don't have a snap under your knee..

Personally, I'm in with the shelf liner material. I keep a roll of it at all times on the boat, padding between dishes and whatnot..

 

[Ron20324]

I'll revisit the shelfliner, ...

Some of that waffle-weave stuff (like some shelf liner) is just for padding. Be sure to look at the "non-skid" designation.

 

[Dan_Y]

Some of that waffle-weave stuff (like some shelf liner) is just for padding. Be sure to look at the "non-skid" designation.

OHhhhhhhh...didn't know there was a difference. thanks

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

OHhhhhhhh...didn't know there was a difference. thanks

You'll know the stuff as soon as you see it. Nothing but nothing slides over it.

 

[Joe]

I've also seen people install wooden, batten like fiddles along the front edge of the bench. Down side is that the seat may be uncomfortable without the cushions... fiddles would cut in to legs... just a thought... it looks nice and doesn't collect dirt and water.

 

[Mark48]

Rather then shelf liner try non skid used for rugs on a wood or tile floor.