Custom Boat Seats And Pitfalls To Avoid While Ordering
Sunday, July 19, 2009
By Frank Gehry
If you recently bought a new boat, if you are about to acquire one or if you are planning to refurbish the one you have already, chances are that the offer of off-the-shelf seating is not right for you. In that case, you will have to consider commissioning and buying custom boat seats.
Boat seats can serve multiple special purposes on watercraft. Some seats are made for captains and skippers, others for the crew, and others again for passengers or people fishing. You need to bear the specifics and the purpose of the seat in mind when ordering bespoke boat seats.
Get a list for the specifications that you need your seats to have and send them to several manufacturers, asking for a price quote. Make sure to put as many specs as you can in the request, and ask for their timing to build the boat seats too.
The way that they reply to your spec list will show you whether they are expert and reputable, and approaching more than one builder will also allow you to compare prices and decide which manufacturer will give you the best value for your money.
Not only should you make sure that the boat seat manufacturer has understood the exact size requirements of your order, but if at all possible he should also commit in writing to modifying the seats if the sizing turns out to be wrong.
If you order custom boat seats, there will be a wealth of details that you will need to decide upon, and it's easy to get lost in the maze of options. Make sure that all the details follow the imperative of function, whether on style, material or color.
Concerning special modifications and extras, you should mention whether you want the boat seats to include storage space, any seat belts for holding down the passengers, or whether they should be padded.
Boat seat padding can be of many different types, light, medium or heavy, removable as in cushions, or fixed. Be sure to specify all this, especially if you are taking a lot of passengers on your boat.
Boat seat materials are another very important point. If you are going to install the seats on a vintage yacht, for instance you will want the seating of the right material to fit with the rest of the boat. If you use wood on your boat seats, make sure that it had been pressure-treated
Once you receive the seats, make sure that there are no protruding hard parts that will make being seated for a long time an uncomfortable proposition, or no on will want to sit down on your custom boat seats.
Boat seats can serve multiple special purposes on watercraft. Some seats are made for captains and skippers, others for the crew, and others again for passengers or people fishing. You need to bear the specifics and the purpose of the seat in mind when ordering bespoke boat seats.
Get a list for the specifications that you need your seats to have and send them to several manufacturers, asking for a price quote. Make sure to put as many specs as you can in the request, and ask for their timing to build the boat seats too.
The way that they reply to your spec list will show you whether they are expert and reputable, and approaching more than one builder will also allow you to compare prices and decide which manufacturer will give you the best value for your money.
Not only should you make sure that the boat seat manufacturer has understood the exact size requirements of your order, but if at all possible he should also commit in writing to modifying the seats if the sizing turns out to be wrong.
If you order custom boat seats, there will be a wealth of details that you will need to decide upon, and it's easy to get lost in the maze of options. Make sure that all the details follow the imperative of function, whether on style, material or color.
Concerning special modifications and extras, you should mention whether you want the boat seats to include storage space, any seat belts for holding down the passengers, or whether they should be padded.
Boat seat padding can be of many different types, light, medium or heavy, removable as in cushions, or fixed. Be sure to specify all this, especially if you are taking a lot of passengers on your boat.
Boat seat materials are another very important point. If you are going to install the seats on a vintage yacht, for instance you will want the seating of the right material to fit with the rest of the boat. If you use wood on your boat seats, make sure that it had been pressure-treated
Once you receive the seats, make sure that there are no protruding hard parts that will make being seated for a long time an uncomfortable proposition, or no on will want to sit down on your custom boat seats.
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