The Upholstery Forum

I just got started in boat upholstery. I have a few under my belt. I saw one of John's projects in this forum and it reminded me of one of my own projects. It is not as good as his but hey, I'm learning!

Man! That looks good! I've got to get sewing something even if its wrong, everyone's work is looking so good!

Looks good.

The boat seats look amazing to me!

Bondo don't rush yourself really you are doing yourself a lot of good thinking about what you are going to do first. I wasted a LOT of fabric, foam and thread by just sewing. I never really got anywhere until John checked in on me and I got RESET.

10-4 on the reset there ole buddy!

@vicstric Dude that looks awesome!! You did all that on the tiny sailrite LZ1 thing on the folding table?

Bondo497 wrote:Man! That looks good! I've got to get sewing something even if its wrong, everyone's work is looking so good!

Were all gald to be here for the motivation. Cant wait to see your future project!

Thanks All for the feedback. John, Yes all done on the with the Sailrite LS1. That seemed like the best option to begin with. I can't complain. I know nada about sewing machines and decided new was better as opposed to buying used and not know anything about what i am getting, and I heard Sailrite has great customer support.

Here is a pic of where I started on this one. I was scared...

I thought the exact same John, is that guy working in that little space? AWESOME!

Haha that's a sweet color matching duct tape repair Nice work @vicstric! I think I have actually done that same model boat before as well. I like doing boats.

Looks great Vic! How did you get the Mastercraft font on there?

That looks like it was embroidered

Yeah that's embroidered. The cost is usually fairly reasonable at a local embroidery shop.

@John,

Where could we not use embroidery on seating?

@John is correct. There was a local embroidery shop that the boat owner found that did the embroidery. I just cut the vinal for that piece oversize, Marked the center and the bottom of where we wanted the letters and handed off to the owner. I was nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs while making my final markings to sew everything up, but it came out looking really nice. The project would not have been right without it. I think it cost the guy about $70. They had to take the logo and digitize it ($40 and took about a week). Them they just loaded it in their machine with my alignemnet marks and the machine did the work (another $30). Well worth it i think.

Just curious, what would you guys have charged for this project with this level of work.... again I am not a pro... lol! Everything in the pic with the taped up pieces, the captain's chair and two other cusions not shown....

Yes, I know vinyl is not spelled Vinal. My brain works, not my fingers...lol

Hey @vicstric just a tip. You can ask the embroidery for the digitized file and keep it for next time so you don't have to pay for digitizing again.
Haha yeah its always a little nerve wracking knowing you only have 1 shot to get it right.
I would say that's a 4-5 day job so some where around $3000+ is where I would be.

vicstric wrote:Yes, I know vinyl is not spelled Vinal. My brain works, not my fingers...lol

Haha no worries. You should be able to edit your post by clicking the little gear button on the top right. If not let me know I figure out how to make that available.

You mean I could have fixed all my screwed up replies with that dang little cog wheel I've been seeing up in that corner?! Sunny beach!

sorry @Bondo497! Dont worry Im still learning how to use this forum too. Lol you should see the behind the scenes of the forum. So many buttons and options it hurts my brain....
I made a video showing some of the basics of the form. Here viewtopic.php?f=2&t=46