How to Upholster Boat Seats

These Malibu boat seats have had some bad repairs over the years, and were left for dead. Step by step I show you how I took these derelict seats from garbage to awesome. Tools and materials are shown, so you can do it too. Not noted is my thread, I used anti-wick UVR bonded polyester.

[@georgehawkins1609]

Amazing work. I have an older industrial sewing machine and will be doing an exact bench seat for my four winns. I just did the larger sun deck and I am happy with it but you make everything look so easy Ie, the piping, the French seam even the assembly. I cannot wait to use some of your techniques. Thank you.

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you so much, good luck to you on your upcoming project!

[@yazadtafti3224]

amazing work!!

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you!

[@romanlembersky5303]

Excellent work, good luck.😊

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you

[@LisaSmith-oo1uv]

Very nice

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you :)

[@leedale4008]

Very nice job. 👍

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you

[@leedale4008]

@@j9theupholsterer You are very welcome and very talented. The world needs more people like you with real skills instead of tapping on computers. Keep it up.

[@j9theupholsterer]

@@leedale4008 I appreciate that :)

[@luismarceloalvarezjacome4151]

Excellent work congratulations 👏

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you ✌️

[@gillewis6666]

Beautiful job!

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you!

[@CeeJayCarter]

Awesome work! For hypotheticals, what would you normally charge for this exact job on those 2 cushions? I’m trying to get an idea of how much it would cost me to get it done or if I should try to do it myself. I know that it does vary on cushions, size, materials, design etc tho. You make it look easy but you are really skilled!
Thanks

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you! Pricing can vary greatly for many reasons, but you could expect to pay $900 CAD for these 2 cushions where I am located.

[@CeeJayCarter]

@@j9theupholsterer ahh okay thank you. Too bad you’re not in Florida.

[@jcgrumman7418]

Great work! Looks like you trimmed off some seem allowance from the old vinyl then added it back later? Do you always sew foam onto the back of the vinyl?

[@j9theupholsterer]

Thank you, yes I did trim the seam allowance and add it back later. That way I can adjust how much I want. I often sew foam on the back, but not always. It depends on the job/application, and the thickness varies also.

[@gleward]

Why do you sew the foam to the back of the vinyl?

[@j9theupholsterer]

It gives it some added fullness to the cover.

[@JLL307320]

What material did you use for your fabric pull?

[@j9theupholsterer]

I used some scrap vinyl, but anything reasonably strong will work. As long as the staples don't pull through easily.