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 While removing the cushion I also found Katakana writing on the wooden backing. The writing is hard to see (pencil on wood). I can make out: バック レスト(Bakku resuto, "back rest") Our boat was manufactured in Japan(Yamaha), and we keep finding Japanese writing in the strangests of places. 92 comments
 @rek Seems weird that they'd write the English words — does Japanese usually not have back rests? Is the English noun phrase a word they use for a specific type of back rest? @uliwitness no its super common, like they use the word "yotto"(ヨット) for yachts, even if they have a separate word for sailboat. edit: dont know specifically about back rests though, as you said it may be about the specific type which doesnt fit with the Japanese word. @uliwitness May also be to do with the fact that it was manufactured in Japan, but meant for assembly in Canada(maybe they had an English part list or something). I just finished my third backrest, now the whole starboard side of Pino is done (will take pictures tomorrow). I've got the whole other side to do next. I made a lot of mistakes on the zipper plaque for the first two backrest covers, but the third one I did just right! So happy with the result (having a good machine helps)!  Aaaad DONE! Port side is finished too 🎉 Pino's saloon has been fully re-upholstered! I learned SO much doing this. I look forward to doing the same for both the v-berth and quarter berth cushions. Currently working on documenting the process~ @rek looks very professional! Did you do cut out corners or folded corners? It seems like they hold very well.   Acquired a 9m zipper strip and 8 zipper sliders! Time to continue the uplholstery project. Next on my list, re-upholstering some cushions in the quarter berth! Then, I'll make my way to the v-berth cushions! Yes. Our boat is mostly cushions. Getting better at sewing zippers :>! But corners are still weird and hard. Finished the first quarter berth cushion, the one that has the most regular shape... the others are gonna be... difficult 😅 .   @rek looking good matey! Honestly if it comes out a bit non uniform but is gonna work fine just call it character. Especially on irregular shapes haha @gafanhoto I've never made clothes so i cant advise on that(although i plan to), so far my only experience is with upholstery. I started out by watching the Sailrite videos, though they are specifically tailored to boats, outdoors, and all the tutorials use rly tough fabric, maybe not what youre looking for... One of the cushions I wasn't looking forward to re-doing was the front v-berth cushion, because the fabric was stapled onto a backing board. It had a SHIT TON of staples >_<... way more than I thought. Won't be able to reuse the foam, it looked awful and was crumbling to dust. I will have to wait before making this cover. Like the backrests, I found some Japanese writing on the backing board when I removed the foam: Y-33 クッションセンター2 (Yamaha 33, cushion center 2) Completed one of the irregular-shaped cushions on the boat! Went well, but required a bit of concentration because none of the foam sides were the same (i put numbers on each piece of fabric, as well as 'this way up' arrows to not get confused). I always panic when I first put the cover on, "SHIT! Doesn't FIT...!" Then I wrestle it into the cover for 20 minutes, it settles in, and looks great.  @rek one of the things you can do to make putting cushions on a bit easier is a garbage bag and a vacuum. Effectively, put cushion in bag, suck air out. Makes it smaller so you can put it. With the bonus of adding water resistance, because the bag gets stuck. ;)  @brendan this other photo may clear things up, the zipper is aligned to this strip underneath that I need to keep flat, it also helps me keep things in alignment. If i were to sew it face up i wouldnt see what im doing (keep in mind, im a bit of a newbie, and was following instructions from a video). I ripped out the seams on the other side to reveal the zipper underneath (second photo). @rek LSZ is a great machine and SailRite is a great crew to work with. upgraded mine with WorkerB motor last summer. amazing quality improvement. @waltbaldwin Ours already came with it :), apparently they started shipping them with the WorkerB motor last Feb 2023. Loving ours so far! |
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@rek All we had were German markings, but I left a message on a repair job I did that is hard to find. No message of discovery from the new owner yet ;-)