Im re-doing the upholstery and wanted to add the "Stomp pads" to the seats like the newer boats have. The middle seat gets tons of abuse from people getting in and out of the boat. I could tell by the staples that were used it had already had a new skin installed once and was already torn and ready to be replaced for its second time in 11 years.
After taking off the cover, I used a electric bread knife to cut out the foam.
I used 2 pieces of HDPE stapled (1" thick black and 3/4" white) to make the solid bases.
After attaching the HDPE, I put the new cover on the sundeck. I mounted the 1/4" aluminum plate on the outside of the cover.
Then I covered the aluminum plate with some leftover EVA foam I had from another project.
Then I did the same procedure for the lower seat.
The gap in the black HDPE will allow a space for the welt to sit so it wont have a bump when I attach the aluminum plate.
I felt like it was too large of a height difference from the top of the bolster foam to the HDPE so I cut the foam at a 45 degree angle. This allowed the cover fit back on with minimal wrinkles.
you can see the new marks that were needed to remove some of the extra black material. The white material was fine and didn't need any material removed.
I used the old seat cover to make a new pattern and glued the vinyl to 1/4" scrim foam, then sewed it together.
Im really happy with how it came out. Its so much better getting in and out of the boat now. No need to remove your shoes and it makes it look like a newer boat.
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