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Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
- SunsetSteve
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Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
Advice?
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
Foam isn’t cheap, I’m making my own for a sort of similar situation and the materials are coming in right around $600.
Good foam is important. Google up sailrite to see foam pricing and fabric. If you are handy, making new cushions isn’t hard at all.
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
- SunsetSteve
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
If the covers are OK, then you could just get some foam to replace the 'guts' and buy yourself several years where you can prioritize the expense elsewhere. It would not be that hard for any local sewing shop to cut open the existing covers, stuff the new foam in and re-sew the covers.
- chpsk8
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
- SunsetSteve
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
km1125 wrote:Source of the post Is it just the foam that's the issue, or are the cushion covers in need of replacement?
Surprisingly, the maroon velveteen covers are pretty good. So this idea is worth exploring, and would allow us to look only at addressing the seat cushions, leaving the back support cushions alone.
- SunsetSteve
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
chpsk8 wrote:Source of the post You can also put a foam mattress topper on it and then add oversized sheets and make it look like a bed all the time.
Not ready to go to that extreme yet. We do like the loungy nature of the fwd cabin. Maybe next year.
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Re: Riviera 28 FWD upholstery
SunsetSteve wrote:Source of the post
Surprisingly, the maroon velveteen covers are pretty good. So this idea is worth exploring, and would allow us to look only at addressing the seat cushions, leaving the back support cushions alone.
I had an 83 3607 and when I first got it I also had "maroon velveteen" cushions all around the dinette. Bet it was the same fabric. I probably still have some pictures with it. They were in good shape and we probably kept them for 10 years or so before we replaced them.
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