Matt's Geronimo

[billy c]

Yes not required as far as I know either in NH
In this part of the woods you never see any without.

[hoodman]

Probably a good idea to get a new nylon strap for the winch every few years too.

[hoodman]

The materials for my upholstery came from Sailrite. The wife was instrumental in picking the right shade of "white." It's not a perfect match for the hull paint but it is really close. I am wondering how some of you did your cushions. Did you make a box cushion and velcro it to a plywood base or did you staple the edges to the underside of the plywood base? I have enough vinyl for either option. I am tired of my butt going numb from the throwable boat cushions.

[Biss]

I stapled to the bottom and covered with a mesh material. Materials were from Sailrite as well.

[hoodman]

I stapled to the bottom and covered with a mesh material. Materials were from Sailrite as well.

How do you keep your seat back closed?

[hoodman]

Also, I finally got insurance for the boat. State Farm took care of us without any issues.

[mrintense]

Sailrite also has some blind snap in fasteners that you attach to the back of the cushion which snap into a female piece on the seat.

[Biss]

I was going to use some sort of door magnet, but turns out my seats fit tight enough that they are staying in place just fine.

[hoodman]

My wife is making custom Geronimo koozies with her fancy Cricut machine.

[Denon Osterman]

I'm back!

I elected to box the cushions fully and velcro the back - when building my boat I wanted as much removeable as possible so if anything ever did need replacing I could replace the least amount possible. I.e. if my foam goes, I can just undo the zipper and replace the foam...if the upholstery goes, I can just recover the foam and re velcro the backrest, etc. I also didn't like the idea of staples being visible from behind - the way it is now my backrests are beautiful wood, with nothing showing how the seats are attached, which I like.

Getting close now!

[hoodman]

Upholstery done!

[Milhouse]

Congrats!

[Denon Osterman]

Congrats! I found the upholstery a tough, but fun, challenge. Looking great!

[hoodman]

Me too, Denon. I wasn't sure if I was going to get the hang of Mom's old Singer but it worked out okay. I learned a lot and if I have to do it again they will be a lot better next time. As is, they turned out pretty good and a vast improvement in comfort. We just ended up stapling to the plywood instead of making box cushions.

[DrBryanJ]

Looks good Matt. Nice work.