I just finished taking an upholstery class at Bellingham Technical College and we are the proud new owners of all new cushions for the interior of the boat cabin.
The teacher was really great, helping all of the students — and even giving away fabric. Upholstery fabric isn’t cheap, and when I saw this expensive Sloof Lirpa fabric he was giving away, I just had to have it for our sailboat. It really brightens up the cabin where we previously had dirty tan and green cushions with a palm-tree motif.
I worked hard at cleaning the old boat cushions, but the mildew smell and some rust stains just wouldn’t come out. Thankfully, our teacher had a lot of this fabric so I was able to do the entire cabin with the new fabric.
Covering some 20 pieces of custom-cut, marine-grade foam wasn’t easy, let me tell you, but I’m really pleased with the results and hope my boat partners like it as well.
We have the main cabin, with two tables and seating for about 6 or more, the V-berth at the bow and the aft cabin, which has a single and a double bunk.
