hard mattress

[patrickm]

My wife and I are having difficulties with over-firm cushions in our forepeak. We have had the boat for one year and still wake up with back-ache each morning we sleep on board. Has anyone found a good solution for this please?

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[zefender]

Try an undermatress - Ikea do them for about £40. Alternatively, you can use those rollup camping mats, but I don't think these'll be much softer.

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[scarlett]

OR

There is some 25 mm thick polyproplene roofing insulation between two sheets of porus stuff which makes the mattress softer and ventilates under the mattress. It comes in two metre wide sheets so 1.5 metres does it for me.

I bought it for a few pounds in Holland but I am sure it is universal. It is also sold by chandlers for this purpose but for a little more.

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[jimi]

Get a plumper wife

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[jerryat]

Hi!

You might try a solution suggested by a foam wholesaler when I went to buy new cushions for my boat. They checked my existing ones and, amazingly honestly in my view, said they were fine, and why didn't I just buy some 25mm thick foam, fit some covers and insert them under the old ones.

It definitely pays to be very selective as to the type of foam (I had no idea there were so many types/densitys/qualities, each with it's particularly code number/letter) but a similar specialist outfit would advise.

Anyway, we got the stuff they recommended, used a couple of old duvet covers to make covers and Bingo! lovely, comfortable berths.

Final thought. Any tendency to dampness occurs ONLY on the under-cushions which are easily wash and dried. So that's another problem solved too!

Good sailing!

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[Gunfleet]

That's not very nice when the poor chap is a new user. Couldn't you find some euphemism? Okay duckie, tonight we're going to play 'Princess and the pea', that sort of thing?

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

I quite fancy these from Victoria yachting in France I think....

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They are different strengths so when you have clipped together you might have it softer in the middle and hard at the base etc. I worked out a double bunk was going to cost around £115.00 or somewhere near.

Has anyone on here used them, I would really like to know if they make a big difference.

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[jonjo]

Poorly designed bunk mattresses are a problem for me as well.

If yachting journalist had to sleep aboard the yachts they review I am sure this issue would feature more prominently in magazines.

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[tony_brighton]

try these : http://www.airflowsprings.com/acatalog/index.html

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[pandroid]

You can get boat cushions with proper sprung matresses. Hallberg-Rassy do them as an option but they dont shout about the fact. We've got 'em and they are superb. Not (terribly) cheap but the usual suppliers can probably do them for you. You only need your main bunk done.

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[Abigail]

We're very happy with our Naturalmat mattress on our main bunk. This is an L shape and we had two sections cut out so we have easy access to our emergency steering and our manual bilge pump. Definitely not cheap but as liveaboards and one of us with a very bad back this was a number one issue for us.

Ventair is a good dehumidifer beneath, but we still lift and air at least once a week, especially in the winter.

Interesting advice on the rest as we do need new foam on other berths.

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[Magic_Sailor]

As we lived aboard for some time last year we wanted a more comfortable bed, We purchased the system whose details are below. It was a bit expensive for what is really only a system of interlocking plastic...BUT in terms of comfort and a good nights sleep it's is really good - as good as our bed a home - giving an independant spring effect. It cost us £110 for an area sufficient to cover our double bunk.

Product: Victoria Star
Company: Victoria (A French outfit)
Tel: 00 33 328 339 060
www.victoria-yachting.com
Salesman Olivier VINOT
email: ovinot@nordnet.fr

Hope that's helpful

Magic

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[pugwash]

I took my old PVC-covered squabs to an upholsterer and without doing an alterations he simply unzipped them and stuffed in more foamy filling. Result is that they are thicker and more pliant and very comfortable. Even SWMBO is delighted.

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[Chris_Robb]

We had this problem - we replaced the foam - which initially felt quite comfortable - with a latex foam sandwich which is rather more expensive - but it is wonderfully comfortable. we got it from C & J Fabrics near Chichester.

their web site is <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.cjmarine.co.uk>http://www.cjmarine.co.uk</A>

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[Vara]

Possible soln in Mays Yachting Monthly p50&123,reads well but haven't used them myself.




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[timevans2000]

we had the same problem with our matress. We bought a matress softner. It is a 2 inch thick eggcrate foam over matress that you simply lay on top of your hard matress. It cost us £35 for a king size. Our boat bed is now comfier than home!

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