Does anyone know where there is a store or website that sells cushions for berthing bunks for an O'Day 22? I am looking for the Port Side bunk cushion. If anyone has some info it would be greatly appreciated
Cushions for O'day 22
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I don't know if you have cushions or there condition if you do have them. In my case the cushions were in decent shape but the pattern was hidious. I ended up buying a dark blue blanket and tucked it under the cushions in the V berth. I purchased dark blue blankets that were designed to put over beach chairs. They fit the cushions in cabin seating area perfectly.
Any good upolstery shop can make new cushions, and it doesn't even absolutely need to be a "Marine" uposltery shop. We had new cushions made for our old CAL 21 at a local shop that does auto and home cushions, they came out pretty good and were less than half the "marine" quote that we got! More and more people are using Sunbrella canvas for porch/patio cushoins (and even interior furnature!) so you can still get the "good stuff" even at a non-marine shop.
You could also check with Rudy at D&R Marine to see if he knows of a good source for the 22 interior cushoins, he doesn't stock them.... but I bet he would know of a good source. Of course ,a local shop can come out and measure if needed and them you save the shipping costs compared to a mail-order or internet source.
D&R Marine (508-644-3001 fax: (508) 644-3002
You could also check with Rudy at D&R Marine to see if he knows of a good source for the 22 interior cushoins, he doesn't stock them.... but I bet he would know of a good source. Of course ,a local shop can come out and measure if needed and them you save the shipping costs compared to a mail-order or internet source.
D&R Marine (508-644-3001 fax: (508) 644-3002
If you are willing, it's not that hard to sew new covers yourself. I recently bought 15yds of Sunbrella online, and am almost done sewing new covers for the whole interior using a $40 Ikea sewing machine. I had to buy specialty needles and spend some time on YouTube to learn how to do the zippers, but it's turned out really well so far. I had one or two mistakes when I started, but now have it down to a pretty smooth routine. It's dead easy to use the existing foam as a pattern for the fabric, just trace and cut. After taking up the seam allowance, they fit nice and snugly. Cutting sunbrella is ideal with a hot nice, which I don't have, so have used my wife's pinking (alligator) shears and suffered a bit of fraying, no biggie. Pride of ownership is huge!
Holy crap, IKEA really does sell a sewing machine!!!!! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60208974/
Here is a tutorial on making cushion templates: http://www.newjsi.com/HTML/pattern_instructions.htm
Sailrite.com has many instructional videos on sewing. Here is one on making V-berth cushions: http://sailrite.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/how-to-make-v-berth-cushions/
I caution you, you'll want to buy one of their sewing machines if you watch all the videos. Mmmmm, walking foot....
Many people use Sunbrella for cushions. Sunbrella is a good outdoor fabric, but I understand it isn't particularly abrasion resistant. If you're doing these cushions for inside the cabin, you can use pretty much any polyester upholstery fabric you want.
We'll see. Someday I'll probably get around to making my own cockpit cushions. But maybe not...
Here is a tutorial on making cushion templates: http://www.newjsi.com/HTML/pattern_instructions.htm
Sailrite.com has many instructional videos on sewing. Here is one on making V-berth cushions: http://sailrite.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/how-to-make-v-berth-cushions/
I caution you, you'll want to buy one of their sewing machines if you watch all the videos. Mmmmm, walking foot....
Many people use Sunbrella for cushions. Sunbrella is a good outdoor fabric, but I understand it isn't particularly abrasion resistant. If you're doing these cushions for inside the cabin, you can use pretty much any polyester upholstery fabric you want.
We'll see. Someday I'll probably get around to making my own cockpit cushions. But maybe not...
That's the one! The trick with machines like this is to use the right needle. I've found a #75 denim needle does a great job of punching through the sunbrella, with an eye large enough for the heavy thread to pass through under correct tension. A bit of experimenting helps. I chose sunbrella fabric because of its mildew and UV resistance. They have nice upholstery patterns now and at about $25/yd is surprisingly affordable. The trickiest part for me was laying out all the pieces to figure out how much (little) fabric I needed. I downloaded a free drafting program and worked the pattern until I had the best arrangement using the least fabric. Then I bought an extra yard anyway. As you can tell, am quite proud of myself on this project, and the improvement is a huge one for the interior. Plus, sailboats are the only place real men can sew! ; )
In our boat the cushions are mirror images. If you have the starboard side I assume you could use it as a pattern for the port side? I would not be difficult to make it yourself or you could take your starboard cushion to a local upholstery shop and ask for them to make a mirror image of it. However, if they are different the upholstery shop would have to measure the area inside your boat.
When we bought our "new to us" 1982 Catalina 22 and later upgraded to a 1979 O'Day 25 - both had filthy interior cushions. I went to the local fabric store and bought upholstery fabric on clearance then used the existing cushion covers and cushions (when the cover was missing) as templates. The back (where the zipper is) and bottoms of all the cushions were vinyl or a solid color denim fabric that was still in good condition since they were always inside. I reused these fabric pieces to save on fabric, time and installing new zippers. I simply replaced the top, front and sides with the new fabric.
Luckily the foam was in good condition, as it is VERY expensive to purchase since it is a petroleum product. In the middle of the O'Day 25 project my 35 year old sewing machine broke, so I bought an old used Singer off Craigslist for $50 to finish the job. I have sewn for years, but this would be a simple sewing project for anyone.
I did buy sunbrella to make covers for the outside teak trim pieces. The uncovered trim pieces in the photo are new ones we fabricated from "plastic" deck wood in hopes of minimizing our maintenance to maximize sailing time.
I also bought an inexpensive indoor/outdoor carpet from Home Depot and replaced the original hull liner with it. We love our renovated O'Day 25 and camped on it every weekend last summer!
Photo on the left of our Catalina 22 interior before we sold it. 3 photos on the right are our roomy new-to-us O'Day 25.
When we bought our "new to us" 1982 Catalina 22 and later upgraded to a 1979 O'Day 25 - both had filthy interior cushions. I went to the local fabric store and bought upholstery fabric on clearance then used the existing cushion covers and cushions (when the cover was missing) as templates. The back (where the zipper is) and bottoms of all the cushions were vinyl or a solid color denim fabric that was still in good condition since they were always inside. I reused these fabric pieces to save on fabric, time and installing new zippers. I simply replaced the top, front and sides with the new fabric.
Luckily the foam was in good condition, as it is VERY expensive to purchase since it is a petroleum product. In the middle of the O'Day 25 project my 35 year old sewing machine broke, so I bought an old used Singer off Craigslist for $50 to finish the job. I have sewn for years, but this would be a simple sewing project for anyone.
I did buy sunbrella to make covers for the outside teak trim pieces. The uncovered trim pieces in the photo are new ones we fabricated from "plastic" deck wood in hopes of minimizing our maintenance to maximize sailing time.
I also bought an inexpensive indoor/outdoor carpet from Home Depot and replaced the original hull liner with it. We love our renovated O'Day 25 and camped on it every weekend last summer!
Photo on the left of our Catalina 22 interior before we sold it. 3 photos on the right are our roomy new-to-us O'Day 25.
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Can draw you a pattern if that will help! My 22' was modified to remove the main cabin "galley" cabinetry and install a pop up table using part of the port bunk as dinette benches.
Is your boat a 1972?
If so, she wasn't modified, that was the stock layout originally when the 22 was introduced for 1972. I believe the layout was changed to the more well known design late in the 1972 model year.
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Wow! I have never seen any pictures of a '72 (which is indeed what mine is) I can see why they changed the thwartships bench to a cabinet, as that is pretty much wasted space though mince has an enclosure which contains additional flotation material. There are several such boxed in areas like that in various places on the boat.
Thanks so much for the pictures!
Thanks so much for the pictures!