It was another hot, windy day in the Tropical Tip. As in: upper 80s, wind gusting over 30 mph. Not a great day to be out on the boat, but after shopping for the goodies for Thanksgiving and lunch out, we went out to the boat to measure up for some projects. Nothing major, but we plan to make some improvements to the seating in the boat... change out some foam, add some bolster cushions. I have been less than enthralled with the helm seat since the beginning; it has needed a heavier density foam. It's time. And as long as we're at it, the dinette seating could use some help, too.
Remember my weather mention at the beginning of this post? Relevant... it was like a sweat lodge when we opened up the boat. We seemed to be having a who-can-be-the-shiny-est contest as soon as we entered the cabin. The helm seat is Sunbrella fabric over foam... and the only way to remove the seat is by first removing the refrigerator. I didn't say it was logical. Pulling the fridge out was the easy part. Of course, once the fridge was laying in the aisle, it became necessary to clean out that compartment...
Yes, that's the blonde up to her shoulder blades in the hole where the fridge goes. But, you could eat off the compartment floor now... not sure why you'd want to, and it's gonna be damn inconvenient with the fridge in the way... but, you could.
Then, 4 bolts to remove and the seat will be free. Yeah, it's never that easy... two came out without much fuss. The third required a ratcheting right angle screw driver. The fourth required dynamite. OK, not really, but the only way it was coming out was to break off the head and pull it out from above.
Then, putting the fridge back in...
And the bare nekkid helm area...
I was kinda hoping to be able to put a swivel mount in there, but it won't work with the stock seat - too wide. So, I'm hoping to find some decent seat foam tomorrow.
Oh, the forecast for tomorrow: hot and windy.
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