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Does anyone have dimensions for a 1994 Ski nautique rear seat. The 94 that i recently bought never came with one, and id likee to know how big the box underneath should be and what to do with the cushions? Id like to make it look as stock as possible. Thanks for any help.
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RE: 1994 Rear Seat
Since im going to make my rear seat myself, im trying to find out what the bottom of the rear seat cushions are made out of and what the back to the panel cushions are made out of on the rear seat. Is it wood, fiberglass, etc, or is the whole cushion just foam and vinyl??? Thanks. -
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The back seat bottom and backrest are made from a molded plastic. The seat bottom would not be too hard to fabricate, but the wrap around seat back would be very diffilcult. Good luck.Comment
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Thank you very much. I figure i have some time to do stuff like this. Might as well give it a try. Ill post some pics when i get around to doing this.Comment
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For the rear seat back, maybe you could make a paper mache (sp?) mold and then fiberglass over that. Remove the assembly and grind off the paper mache and cover with foam and vinyl.Comment
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I would be more inclined to cover the rear of the boat with plastic, and just layup the fiberglass right against the boat where it is to go. The plastic would be used as a release agent and to keep any resin spills off the boat. That way you would have an exact mold of where it is to go. just cut the fiberglass into three sections, or make one large seat back.Comment
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ag4ever, Do you mean to take like saran wrap and cover everything? Then how would i get the fiberglass to stay in place on the side? Im new to fiberglass, but would be willing to try it if anyone had some details on how to go about doing it. Thanks.Comment
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RE: 1994 Rear Seat
What you do is get some plastic from the home store. Cover Everything From the swim platform to the driver's seat. (Fiberglass and Resin gets messy.) Then get some mat and cloth. Lay a piece of cloth down so that some is on the top of the boat at the rear, and it hangs down into the boat where the seat back is. (Think of hanging a towel on a towel bar) Then paint on the catalized resin. You might need to place something on the end of it to keep it from sliding down, but once it is cured, it will give you a nice surface to add thickness to. After you have added enough mat and cloth to make it about 1/4" thick and it has cured, then take it out of the boat, and trim off the excess (like the top lip that was holding it in place). You wil now have a nice form for your seat back.
Just remember that polyester resin does not cure fully in air. That is a good thing for the inner layers because it leaves a good surface for the next layer, but is terrible to sand. The last layer should have some finishing wax added to the resin to seal off the surface to allow it to fully cure, or you could just cover it with a layer of saran wrap to seal out the air.Comment
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Thank you very much. I was wondering what i was going to attach the vinyl and foam to. Looks like i know what my next project is after i finish building an add-on to the dock. Thanks again.Comment
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ag4ever gave good advice is spot on. However, my paper mache suggestion could help radius out the inside corners similiar to the original seat backs...but this could be done in foam under the vinyl.
If you chose ag4ever's method, just be careful that you leave enough clearances to be able to remove the cured seatback.
You will have to form the back and sides from the bottom of the gunnel lip to the floor, otherwise you will capture the seatback in place. Good luck.Comment
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DaviDF can you give me a little more detail on the paper mache mold idea? Ive never worked with either ideas. Just trying to get a feel for what im getting myself into. Thanks.Comment
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