No, it’s not what you’re thinking - the upholstery in the boat on the helm seat and both dinette seats was looking a bit cruddy after 5 years of use. There is a hole worn in the upholstery on the front dinette seat. We started with that one: out of the boat and into the house, we removed all the staples holding the Sunbrella fabric in place. That looked relatively easy before we started... it never works out that way. Under the bazillion staples in the vinyl cover, there were a gazillion staples holding the Sunbrella on. Oh, and two wood pieces screwed to the bottom.
We rotated the cushion, Joan patched the hole and reinforced all the corners, then cleaned the fabric - it looks like new. Joan knelt on the cushion while I stapled - it took some compression of the cushion to make the fabric fit snug.
With that one done, I removed the aft dinette seat bottom... grubby, but no real wear. Joan cleaned that one and it looks just as good as the first. Then on to the helm seat; it gets more wear than anything else in the interior. The Sunbrella material is made for outdoor use; with some scrubbing, that, too, looks great. It made a real difference in how the whole interior looks.
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