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Author: | jfair [ Thu May 22, 2014 11:09 pm ] |
Post subject: | headrest |
The headrest on the co-pilot's seat at the helm broke off. At the time it looked like a very expensive disaster. I suspect that it gets used as a grab rail when people move about the boat and the design/engineering is a bit lacking. To fix it, I removed the seat from the boat and took the seat back off. The plastic part in the photo is attached to 3/4" plywood within the headrest and the plywood within the seat at the bottom. ![]() I removed the staples from the headrest vinyl cover and managed to pull it off without breaking the stitching. I made a replacement part for the broken plastic. I considered buying a piece of Starboard but, as I usually do, I relocated a plastic cutting board from the kitchen to my shed. After cutting the plastic to size I beefed it up with 3mm aluminum cut to the same size and reassembled the headrest and screwed it in place. I found it very difficult to get the vinyl back on and stapled down but a local canvas/upholstery shop did it for $10. It's many times stronger than the original. Just in case someone breaks the same part. |
Author: | LVChris [ Fri May 23, 2014 3:23 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: headrest |
That's awesome! If only I could find a 48" long cutting board I could replace my daypad bracket! |
Author: | rpengr [ Fri May 23, 2014 7:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: headrest |
Excellent job, and good info. But does your wife know why her cutting boards keep disappearing? |
Author: | jfair [ Fri May 23, 2014 7:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: headrest |
rpengr wrote: Excellent job, and good info. But does your wife know why her cutting boards keep disappearing? I do all our cooking so the secret is safe with me. |
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