Unfortunately, the only "before" photo I have was one I took when I brought the boat down from Long Beach, with my good luck bird by my side.
The smaller and older one on the starboard side is a Pompenette, when I removed the old vinyl, the wood base, back and arm rests were still in perfect shape and appear to have been sealed, the T-nuts are brass or bronze and were not corroded and the foam was covered in a second layer of thin plastic sheeting, still intact,
the larger helm chair is a B & M from I am assuming West Marine, they still sell the same seat, the plywood had delaminated on all of the wood parts and the aluminum back and arm rest support powder coating had peeled and was corroded under the powdercoating, the T nuts were rusty and the base is plastic.
I replaced the wood parts on the B&M with thicker plywood that I sealed with 4 coats of clear polyurethane, I used the old pieces to locate the bolt / screw holes and used stainless steel t nuts. On the Pompenette, I changes the style of the upolstery to match the B&M and update it a bit. all said and done, I have $70.00 in marine vinyl, wood and hardware...
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a photo from last weekend.... nice yacht, the cruise ship in the background with the red wing is the Carnival Splendor, the one that caught fire..
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