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goodone
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Initially Posted - 10/28/2001 :  17:17:48  Show Profile
just recently purchased a Catalina 25....she's in great shape overall but the interior needs help:specifically the cushion covers.Anyone know a source? Anyone have any for sale? Thanks!
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Nancy Cole
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Response Posted - 10/28/2001 :  18:43:30  Show Profile
Greetings and Congratulations on your boat.

I also faced the interior/cushion problem last year when I bought my boat. The cushions were original - the yellow and brown plaid and they were really beat and smelly. I looked all around and finally decid
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johnwprice
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Response Posted - 10/28/2001 :  22:19:24  Show Profile  Visit johnwprice's Homepage
[I had the same thing done but went to a small shop in a low-rent area of town with some really good Mexican craftsmen, and they only charged me $450 to do the work, and we had a nice blue material selected.]


John W. Price, 2312 Steel St., Houston, T
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PZell
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 :  01:01:12  Show Profile
The mate did it. Free labor. Just cost the price of materials.
The old covers were ripped, and disintegrating. Turned out nice
but I don't think I could get her to make another set. Working on
telling her how easy it would be to make some sailcovers, e
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 :  10:22:39  Show Profile
I guess I'm also a lucky one! My very significant other bought 8 yds of fabric on closeout (a tropical fish pattern) for $1.49 a yard - made new slip covers for all the cushions - with the new $10.00 carpet and Ken's Magic Elixir the cabin looks wonderful
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John Bixby
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Response Posted - 10/29/2001 :  21:17:29  Show Profile
Got mine from Catalina Direct. Very happy with them and
they look great.
john on Ms Achsa
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Shelby
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Response Posted - 10/30/2001 :  21:36:34  Show Profile
John, was the price resonable at Catalina Direct?

Shelby on "Third S" '82 C25 SKSR
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 10/30/2001 :  21:37:37  Show Profile
We paid about 20 boat units for a full set from an auto/boat upholstery shop, using Sunbrella upholstery fabric (soft linnen finish), vinyl bottoms, and new foam. We upgraded the berths to 3" medium-density foam with an inch of fiber padding, as used in
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