Last night, before shutting up, the back deck looked like this...
The edge of 'my' customary seat was damaged, so Waz glued a long piece of leather from something we had discarded elsewhere but kept, that was the same color, onto the back so that when we stretched it, it wouldn't come apart. The glue needed min. 24hrs to cure. I had gone to JoAnn's, just down the road, to do a recce on leather glues, and came home with a variety of 4. Thankfully they took 40% off the total with one of their in-store coupons! phew! I also had to buy more batting to wrap the foam in, as we had rather underestimated the amount needed. 4 yards didn't go far!
Taking apart these corner seats is rather interesting. Putting them back together is even MORE interesting:) especially when you have added a layer of 2 inches of foam.
Now that we are on a roll, we are anxious to get the last, and corner piece finished and complete the L shaped sofa. All these seats come off to access the pantry underneath them...
Yes, there is also 'stuff' behind the seat, as you can see. Tissue boxes and Glad Bags, paper towels and other larger items.
As you can see, the edges of the leather are rather worn. Bear in mind that this boat was built in 1999, and this is the original seating, so some wear and tear is obvious.
What does it look like, the result of all this industry?
Waz's seat next to his computer
and mine on the other end...the quick get-away seat...or Jump Seat, as I call it.
We just have the corner seat under the red cushions to redo next. After that, we have 4 seats on the dinette to pad, and voila...like new! well, almost. They will need recovering at some stage before we sell the boat, but the carpet also needs replacing, and that isn't going to happen any time soon either. It is fine as it is for our purposes, and when we feel the need to make like new, we will do it!
We are enjoying having greater comfort, especially at night when we tend to sit the most.
We are off to dinner with the new parents, right now, so I will leave you here and go and enjoy some relaxation, with a long walk to follow.
Night, night!
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