Looking to replace interior cushion material

Sep 27, 2011
29
HUNTER PASSAGE 456 TX
We have a 2002 hunter 456, it has the tan ultra leather interior. Any suggestions on if there is a way to source identical material to repair some cushions in main salon that are showing their age?
 
Dec 2, 1999
15,184
Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
Contact US Yacht Cushions in St. Pete Fl. They have most of the patterns and may have a source for that material.
 
Oct 29, 2009
49
Hunter 42 Passage Daytona Beach
I had them redo all the cushions in my 91 passage. They did the boat originally and were great to work with. I highly recommend them. Great people.
 
Nov 6, 2006
10,093
Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
I agree with the USYC folks .. They made my new cushions and did a fine job..the material I bought from Fields was on a special deal so it was a good bit less than a normal price.
 

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Mar 1, 2008
166
Hunter 34 Milwaukee
I was looking just for my stern berth cushions and could not get the time of day from USYC. I guess it was not a big enough job.
 
Mar 3, 2008
188
Hunter 356 Lake Stockton
We had a good experience replacing all our cushions through Gioia Sails South,164 Nix Boat Yard Rd St Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 826-3591
 
Feb 8, 2007
141
Catalina 36 MKII Pensacola Beach, FL
Out of curiosity, about how much does it cost to replace cabin cushions on a boat in the 36-40 foot range?
 
Nov 6, 2006
10,093
Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
Stan, the labor and new foam and attaching hard velcro is in the $1500-$1600 range .. The material itself can skew the price a lot.. My 34 needed 10 yards of upholstery material, so I am going to guess your 36 would need a couple more.. I re-did only the main cabin cushions and not the vee berth or aft cabin cushions.
The material can be had for anywhere from about $15 a yard to around $100 a yard, depending on what you want. The Field's Fabric folks and the SailRite folks sell sample kits so you can actually see and touch the material. I tried to find stuff in Baton Rouge fabric stores but no one had the kind of stuff I was looking for.
 
Apr 11, 2010
973
Hunter 38 Whitehall MI
The fabric will generally pale in price compared to the foam if you have to replace that. Especially if you go with a top quality high density foam that is going to be long lasting.

The foam is a petroleum product and we all know where the price of oil is these days.

We had the cushions on our 2008 38 redone in 2010 because we both hated the color and style of the standard fabric. I know, extravagant, But its a long story. A high quality boat grade fabric (made from fibers that are not going to retain moisture) and labor with no foam replacement was around $3 K
 
Sep 25, 2013
29
Hunter 340 Toronto
Speaking of recovering cushions, I am planning on using the Ultraleather on my H340 - but want to cheap out on the backsides to keep costs down -the cushions aren't reversible so no reason to spend top dollar on what is never seen.
Any suggestions as to what you have on the bottom/back? Mesh? Vinyl? Cloth?
(my boat didn't come with any of the seat cushions - just backs...!)
 
Nov 6, 2006
10,093
Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
Fastback, the ones I just had made are mesh backed.. heavy stuff, kinda like trampoline material. Lets 'em breathe ..
 
Sep 25, 2013
29
Hunter 340 Toronto
The previous owner surfaced and now I have the missing original cushions...... and a pile of new 4" foam that isn't exactly right for the covers..... anyone need new cushion foam? You'll have to pattern the covers off the foam. I might keep it until I feel ready for a new interior project and try to sell the original set... Sigh.
 
Jan 9, 2013
76
Hunter 27 Mooresville, NC
I thought this May be worth mentioning:

We replaced all of the interior cushions and fabric on our h27; and after doing waaay to much research, we ended up buying sunbrella furniture fabric online, and having an upholsterer make the cushions and covers. He was able to use the existing cushions as patterns, which worked out pretty well. Labor was less than half , since the upholsterer didn't have "marine" I his company name. ;)
 
Sep 25, 2013
29
Hunter 340 Toronto
Not all bad news. Yesterday I managed to put on three covers on the foam I had cut. I was pretty impressed that it was so close as I didn't have the originals to pattern off. The port side dinette cushions won't work as I divided the space up in different configurations from orig. so not a total wast of time/money!