Sailrite has some excellent videos to help you make your own cushions. On one of their videos I got a tip that has worked well in making patterns. First lay down some blue painters tape around the edge of the cushion area. Then lay some double sided tape like Sailrite's Seamstick on top of the blue tape. Then spread out their Duraskrim patterning material on top of the Seamstick. This allows you to reposition the pattern material and stretch it tight. At this point you are ready to use your magic marker to trace the edges and make notes on the pattern material every foot or so showing how much wider the top of the cushion will be due to the slope of the hull. When you are finished simply pull up the painters tape with no damage to the surface of the boat.
Making patterns for cushions
- Thread starter brevell
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Thanks brevell. We were just discussing this morning on how to get the measurements for new cushions. We have the old cushions but are making several modifications to the areas where the old ones fit before.
Sailrite's a great place for ideas and the videos are really helpful.
I've used the old covers of stuff I'm replacing and ripped apart the seams to figure out how they went together and to get sizes of pieces. I've also made little "engineering" diagrams with sizes and added on for hems, etc. and then I lay it all out on the canvas with a pencil or soapstone pencil. Cushions are my indoor winter boat project for next year. Thinking of modifying mine also.
I've used the old covers of stuff I'm replacing and ripped apart the seams to figure out how they went together and to get sizes of pieces. I've also made little "engineering" diagrams with sizes and added on for hems, etc. and then I lay it all out on the canvas with a pencil or soapstone pencil. Cushions are my indoor winter boat project for next year. Thinking of modifying mine also.
I sincerely doubt it. If there is an Ericson 27 class association or user's group someone might have one, otherwise the advice to visit the Sailrite.com website is good advice.
I found several videos on cushion making. They should be helpful.
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