SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Interior => Topic started by: skee on June 03, 2009, 09:41:19 AM
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I need to replace the wood on my seats and cant afford to pay to have it done right now :banghead: So..my question is...How do I make the front seat backs? How do I curve the wood and what type of wood should I use? I just spent $800 on 2 new gas tanks at Imco,so my money is just about gone for this project.....Any help? Called Martinez Interior's and he say's about $1800 for the 2 buckets and rear bench..and I just don't have it right now..... :mad:
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Hi Skee, You can use 1/2" or 5/8" exterior plywood and coat it with resin or epoxy. As for the curved back, I think you can get 1/4" or 3/8" plywood to bend and give it a coat or 2 of resin/epoxy. Screw the back to the seat base and it should pretty much form itself. I think Dozzr did a write up on seat building. Look here http://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?topic=3087.msg43337#msg43337
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Steam the plywood, you can bend it anyway you want then. Once it's all said and sone, yeah, resin the hell out of it and you got a 30 year set of seats.
Ray
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The seat backs in by boat had cuts in the outside of the curve about 1/2-3/4" apart to allow the wood to bend a little easier. I think it could be done with a table saw or skill saw with the blade only exposed about 1/8-3/16". Then after it is formed hit it with a couple pieces of fiberglass mat to help stiffen it up.
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Thank's!! You guy's are Great ;D...I will read more on this tonight...when i get off work...gotta go for now :)
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Good luck!! and have fun! I've got to do the same thing one of these days. ;)
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I used 1/2 with kerfs
soak with water for a couple of hours
bend and screw to seat base
filled kerfs with bondo
resin and mat inside and out