Agree that it'd be better to measure your own berth and make a template
out of cardboard -- there seems to be enough variability from boat to
boat and year to year to make that worth while. Would be a drag to get a
mattress that fits, for example, my quarterberth perfectly but is an
inch and a half too wide for yours.
Template or measurements in hand, find a place that sells latex foam or
some other sort of foam, either a bricks-and-mortar place near you or
something on line. You definitely want closed-cell foam. Good foam, the
5" stuff with the "pinholes" in it, is _very_ expensive these days, like
about $1K for a queen-sized bed. But the good stuff has a 20-year life
expectancy. A good shop will cut the foam to your measurements.
(I'm nearing 20 years on my latex mattress, and it's holding up fine.)
A reasonable alternative would be, after understanding your
measurements, haunt the Returns or As-Is section of your nearby Ikea
store, tape measure in hand, looking for a foam mattress that you could
cut to size yourself with an electric knife. You might have to make
several or many visits to find what you need. The Ikea stuff is much
less expensive than full-on 20-yr latex because it has only (supposedly)
a 10-year life expectancy. But it's pretty good; I've been satisfied
with a mattress and a futon pad I got there.
When you find something suitable (make sure it's not just a crappy
little pad for a chaise longue or something), buy it, then cut it
yourself with the electric knife (which with a little luck you might
find at a Goodwill or Value Village or comparable place).
If none of the above appeals to you, I'm finally on my boat and in a few
days when I clear all the crap I've stored in the quarterberth out of
there, I can take some quick measurements and send them along.
Phil
s/v Cynosure
on the hard, San Carlos
On Fri 11/18/16 12:19, John Baudendistel wrote:
> Food for thought. After the Handcraft mattress gave up we went another
> route. Buy a double sized 10" memory foam mattress. Make a pattern and
> cut it out with an electric knife. Then add custom sheets. Works
> great. We cut the top to follow the cabin side, so the top is larger
> than the bottom.
>
> Thanks
> John Baudendistel
> Dream Keeper
>
>
> On Nov 18, 2016, at 10:46 AM, George Louis <
glou...@gmail.com
> <mailto:
glou...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Good mattress is expensive. Find someone who sells them and they will
>> measure.
>>
>> George Louis
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 8, 2016, at 2:39 PM, Francisco Garuti <
fga...@gmail.com