Re: [AlbinVega] Cruise #3: Niquette Cove, Malletts Bay, Lake Champlain, NY/VT...

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mphalv

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Sep 29, 2001
195
Hi Kris,

Have really enjoyed your postings regarding your cruise--brings back fond
memories of our travels in Double Fantasy. I'm interested in more
information about the memory foam--how do you like it, and what size and thickness
did you purchase? Now that we are older, we are finding that the original
cushions are not quite adequate for the aching bones. Thought that the
memory foam might be a viable alternative to replacing the cushions entirely.

Smooth Sailing,

Melanie Halvachs
V1826 Double Fantasy
Holden, Maine[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
 
S

sailshiva

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Jun 6, 2007
132
Melanie
We too were beginning to have issues with tired foam cushions and and old bones,
so I bought a memory foam thing from Costco for about $129. It comes in a box
about 18-inches by 18 inches, and then, when let out of the box expands to
overwhelm your living room. It's...ummm, probably 3 inches thick. The hardest
part was wrestling it into the V-berth--kind of like battling with 100 pounds of
living jello. Once it was in the V-berth I used an ordinary serrated kitchen
knife to saw off the triangle-y bits near our feet. It was totally worth the
battle, because it is heaven to sleep on.
Sheila

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From: "MPHALV@..." MPHALV@...
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 6:28:29 AM
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] Cruise #3: Niquette Cove, Malletts Bay, Lake Champlain,
NY/VT...


Hi Kris,

Have really enjoyed your postings regarding your cruise--brings back fond
memories of our travels in Double Fantasy. I'm interested in more
information about the memory foam--how do you like it, and what size and
thickness

did you purchase? Now that we are older, we are finding that the original
cushions are not quite adequate for the aching bones. Thought that the
memory foam might be a viable alternative to replacing the cushions entirely.

Smooth Sailing,

Melanie Halvachs
V1826 Double Fantasy
Holden, Maine
 
V

vegatern

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Oct 2, 2005
465
I also have wondered about this product. I am curious, when it gets wet is it difficult to dry out, or does it become a soggy mass?
Craig Tern #1519
 
S

sailshiva

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Jun 6, 2007
132
I don't know what happens when memory foam gets wet--it seems much more closed
cell than regular foam cushions, so I think it would soak up water slower if at
all. We roll it up and take it off the boat in the winter.

Sheila

________________________________
From: vegatern vegatern@...
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, July 25, 2010 8:15:14 PM
Subject: [AlbinVega] Re: memory foam


I also have wondered about this product. I am curious, when it gets wet is it
difficult to dry out, or does it become a soggy mass?
Craig Tern #1519
 
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PKgosail

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Apr 9, 2010
26
I glued the memory foam to the existing foam to make a somewhat thicker, but much more comfortable mattress. Memory foam by itself can bottom out on the wooden v berth.
From: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jerry English
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 1:17 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] memory foam
Any reason why you didn't use the V-berth
cushions as a pattern to cut the memory foam thing?

At 11:46 AM 7/25/2010, you wrote:
 
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SVFlyAway

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Oct 31, 2019
303
I have to second Sheila's comment about the foam being heavenly to sleep
upon. I have one on my bed at home and I look forward to going to bed at
night, which I never did before. I also hate to get out of bed in the
morning (I used to jump out at first light, or before) -- yeah I know, I am
strange.

What we did at home is to put it on top of our old mattress and then put a
mattress pad over just the memory foam. Works well for us.

Chris
 
S

sailshiva

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Jun 6, 2007
132
We laid the memory foam OVER the existing cushions too. Didn't glue it down,
just flopped in in on top. Jerry, we should have used the cushions as a
pattern--that would have been very smart, but by time we wrestled it down the
ramp and along the dock to the boat, we just shoved it in the V-berth, and had a
cup of tea. Taking it back out again so soon after seemed too much effort, so I
got out the kitchen knife and trimmed it to size, which worked fine.
Sheila________________________________
From: Paul Hermanson pkgosail@...
To: "AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com" AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 10:09:02 AM
Subject: RE: [AlbinVega] memory foam


I glued the memory foam to the existing foam to make a somewhat thicker, but
much more comfortable mattress. Memory foam by itself can bottom out on the
wooden v berth.

From: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jerry English
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 1:17 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] memory foam

Any reason why you didn't use the V-berth
cushions as a pattern to cut the memory foam thing?

At 11:46 AM 7/25/2010, you wrote:
 
G

groundhogyh

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May 30, 2006
1,075
I am currently searching for a real mattress and am researching the various options. Memory foam is very popular nowadays in mattresses........ one comment I have that may/may not be applicable here is that some foams are made with petroleum based products and there are reports of outgassing. So, check that out to make sure the foam is a good option for you.
rb
 
K

k_setchfield

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Feb 19, 2010
80
Hi Melanie,
The memory foam makes all the difference in the world. We debated replacing the foam cushions entirely, but decided that was not necessary. The existing foam is nice although it is now soft rather than firm.

In the cabin we've placed a half an inch of firm foam under the existing cushions to make them nicer for sitting and sleeping. In the v-berth, we placed a queen-sized 1.5 inch thick memory foam mattress topper from walmart. It makes the difference between having sore hips and shoulders from a night of side-lying sleep and sleeping deeply and waking up not sore at all.

We debated getting the three inch topper but decided that head room in the vberth is short enough as it is, and ever inch counts. We figured we can always add an inch of firm foam under the pads if needed. As it is, we sleep very well now cuddling in the vberth.

Peter, in terms of getting the foam wet and drying it out, I have found that it is between open cell foam and closed cell foam in terms of water holding ability and capacity. It does get damp if it sits in water or is rained upon, but it dries out quicker than regular "egg-crate" mattress topper style foam.

The topper is an excellent $100 upgrade that pays for itself in terms of better sleep very quickly. Now we just need to make some v-shaped fitted sheets!
 
K

k_setchfield

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Feb 19, 2010
80
Hi Melanie,
The memory foam makes all the difference in the world. We debated replacing the foam cushions entirely, but decided that was not necessary. The existing foam is nice although it is now soft rather than firm.

In the cabin we've placed a half an inch of firm foam under the existing cushions to make them nicer for sitting and sleeping. In the v-berth, we placed a queen-sized 1.5 inch thick memory foam mattress topper from walmart. It makes the difference between having sore hips and shoulders from a night of side-lying sleep and sleeping deeply and waking up not sore at all.

We debated getting the three inch topper but decided that head room in the vberth is short enough as it is, and ever inch counts. We figured we can always add an inch of firm foam under the pads if needed. As it is, we sleep very well now cuddling in the vberth.

Peter, in terms of getting the foam wet and drying it out, I have found that it is between open cell foam and closed cell foam in terms of water holding ability and capacity. It does get damp if it sits in water or is rained upon, but it dries out quicker than regular "egg-crate" mattress topper style foam.

The topper is an excellent $100 upgrade that pays for itself in terms of better sleep very quickly. Now we just need to make some v-shaped fitted sheets!
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
1,459
2 Novembers ago I sailed to Bermuda on a really nice big staysail schooner, Lion's Whelp, out of Portland. The bunks had good bunk boards (and weather clothes if needed) AND they had memory foam mattresses. After a couple minutes in the bunk one was molded in, felt very secure and didn't roll back and forth - super nice. We had a couple blows (50 kts) and big seas but the sleeping was a treat.Nicholas H. Walsh P.A.
111 Commercial St.
Portland ME 04101
207/772-2191
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From: groundhog
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 2:40 PM
To: AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlbinVega] memory foam
I am currently searching for a real mattress and am researching the various options. Memory foam is very popular nowadays in mattresses........ one comment I have that may/may not be applicable here is that some foams are made with petroleum based products and there are reports of outgassing. So, check that out to make sure the foam is a good option for you.
rb
 
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