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chriszzz
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Initially Posted - 02/09/2006 :  12:41:02  Show Profile
I'm very happy with my new cockpit cushions.
I got quotes for $550, $500, and $300 for lawn chair ones,
but igloo makes a cushion for the top of their coolers.

$35/$40.

Ok, so they're only 1/2 the length of the cockpit, but at $40.




http://www.dealtime.com/xPO-Seat_Cushion_128_Qt
1984 Catalina 25 Tall
"We're Not Irish"
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Age 38, Total Newbie
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PZell
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Response Posted - 02/09/2006 :  13:50:55  Show Profile
Hey, whatever works for you. I got by for a while with just those blue mats that you put down on the ground under your sleeping bag. A few bux apiece.
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MattL
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Response Posted - 02/09/2006 :  14:56:07  Show Profile
I get buy with a fat...
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 02/09/2006 :  18:23:44  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I think that is a great tip.
Thanks.
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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 02/10/2006 :  12:50:32  Show Profile
whats the width??
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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 02/10/2006 :  12:51:47  Show Profile
the cushions, not frank's
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 02/10/2006 :  13:00:36  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by mashedcat</i>
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JJM
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Response Posted - 02/10/2006 :  13:47:47  Show Profile
There have been discussions surrounding using alternative cushions for the cockpit area, and this solution seems to be a viable one. The only note of caution would be to ensure they are somehow tethered/fastened to the seats, as the wind has a tendency to lift them up and blow them away if someone is not sitting on them!!
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 02/11/2006 :  11:57:33  Show Profile
I use those flat PFD cushions. You can sit on 'em or use them as a backrest. I have four of them so usually everyone can have at least one. My favorite position on the run home is to sit on one and lean against another in the rear of the cockpit and kick back with my legs up :) ... plus they are USCG approved Type IV PFD (throwable device).
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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 02/12/2006 :  22:17:03  Show Profile
I bought one of those closed-cell foam pool mattresses at Sam's Club for about $40 and split it lengthwise. Made two nearly full-length cushions. Even has a little pillow molded in for the occasional siesta.
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chriszzz
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Response Posted - 02/13/2006 :  11:46:41  Show Profile
UPDATES:

1) They're about 18 inches wide. Perfect.

2) They're only really 1/2 the right length. The two ALMOST fit two
to a side. You can cram two on one side and they lay flat.

3) *** They have nice piping - so they look very sharp.

4) They come with four straps. I cut my off but you could use them
to button it down I suppose.

5) Academy Sports has them. Anyone who carries igloo stuff.

They are a little bit tall for my taste. Standard, but you will
have the tiller closer to your knees afterward.
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djn
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Response Posted - 02/14/2006 :  15:36:02  Show Profile
Hi Eric, did you have to do anything to the exposed edge. My first thought was to paint it with that stuff you dip tool handles in. It seems like the same stuff that is on the matress. CHeers.
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Downbucket
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Response Posted - 02/15/2006 :  11:51:00  Show Profile
Hi All:

West Marine sells a Foam Cockpit Cushion by Sopac. They are closed-cell. Two sizes: medium (38 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 1 1/4") for $29.99 and large (52" x 12 3/4" x 1 1/4") for $38.99.

Hamilton Marine, here in Maine sells, what appears to be the same cushions. Price: medium - $25.99; large - $31.99.

Will
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djn
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Response Posted - 02/16/2006 :  09:06:50  Show Profile
Hi Will, I searched West Marine site and could not find them. Do you have a product number? THanks.
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Downbucket
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Response Posted - 02/16/2006 :  12:35:40  Show Profile
Hi Dennis:

Product Numbers for the Foam Cockpit Cushions at West Marine are:
Blue:
Medium - 370684
Large - 370668

Gray:
Medium - 370692
Large - 370676

Will
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djn
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Response Posted - 02/16/2006 :  15:58:55  Show Profile
Thanks Will. I will retry. Cheers.
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southern cross
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Response Posted - 02/16/2006 :  20:58:26  Show Profile
ERIC
that is an awesome idea, I have never thought of that. i actually have cockpit cushions but I have that "it blew awat" problem. I bet thosed pool mattress pads are a bit heavier and probably look killer if they are in white

Pura Vida
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eric.werkowitz
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Response Posted - 02/17/2006 :  21:31:33  Show Profile
Dennis/Pura Vida,

Unfortunately the color was more like aqua marine. Would have preferred white.

I turn the cut edge outboard where it doesn't show. Considered trying to paint it with something, but didn't seem worth the effort.
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