Waterguy Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I was trying to think of possible ways to secure the bench seat cushion on our Hewes 18. It was sliding around a few times while sitting on it and one time trailering it almost came off. So I added some extra snaps along the front but the back still slides around and popped two of the snaps off the cushion. No big deal I fixed them but I was trying to think of an idea to secure to back of the cushion. On one of our other boats they sewed in strips of elastic with a snap in the middle. Worked good. Just wondering if anyone has tried something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I don't like the way my cushion is secured either. It's low cost for sure. Any time I lift the cushion to get into the compartment, the four cushion snaps come loose and it falls on the floor. I don't know the brand, but I like the setup with the tough nylon piece (like a long straw), the length of the cushion that slides into a metal open-sided tube mounted to the boat, also the length of the cushion. Going to be changing to that type soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 3m industrial hook and loop. It is a giant step over Velcro ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterguy Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 5 hours ago, geeviam said: I don't like the way my cushion is secured either. It's low cost for sure. Any time I lift the cushion to get into the compartment, the four cushion snaps come loose and it falls on the floor. I don't know the brand, but I like the setup with the tough nylon piece (like a long straw), the length of the cushion that slides into a metal open-sided tube mounted to the boat, also the length of the cushion. Going to be changing to that type soon. Yea we are looking into doing that to ours too. Birdsall does it for bigger boats. As far as using Velcro on back the only issue I see is if you need to get in the hatch but it would probably do the job. I was gonna try to wrap the long strips all the way around but that would pull on the front flap snap and won’t work. Probably will get someone to see in some strips and snaps on back. Another type of app would be to see in a loop on each end then use a Velcro strip thru the loop and then go around the backrest post? Probably work too but I can’t sew for nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brew1891 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 not familiar with the hewes set up but my HB had these: The cushion had grommets that worked with this style fastener. The HB cap had a small overhang from the bulkhead so these posts were facing down to the floor. The front flap of vinyl wrapped under the lip and connected. Held very well. hopefully this makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterguy Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Yea those are probably better for the front flap. At least when you are trailering you know that the cushion will still be there with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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