Sleep

[P69]

Maybe it's just my boat, but maybe others have this problem also.  When sleeping in the starboard settee (fully extended into the "double bed"), the back rest cushion slips outboard, leaving a gap between it and the main seat cushion. Sometimes the gap is small, sometimes it's large enough to swallow an arm or shoulder, causing a bad night's sleep.  Has anyone fixed this problem or are your wives still grouchy from lack of sleep?

V-berth already full or occupied.
Port-side settee does not extend.
Floor not comfortable
Cockpit too cold
Shower stall to short

Help me please, I need sleep!

Thanks

[Jim S]

The pull out berth on the port side can have issues with cushion separation when used as a double berth.  We use a fitted sheet for a double bed to help corral the two insert cushions.  It works pretty well.

[Randy]

OK, how do you use the setees as a dbl berth? When I pull out both setees, there is a 1' gap in the middle? Am I missing something. I hear about a dbl berth, but it seems like when you pull both setees out, you have two singles, not a dbl ?
Randy

[Jim S]

Our 1981 ketch has two saloon pullout berths.  The starboard one pulls out to a single berth about 76"x26" .  The port pulls out to make a double about 76"x54".  The port side needs two filler cushions, 18"x38", placed on the inboard side to get the width.   The fitted sheet described in a previous post is used to corral the three cushions on the port berth.  My boat does not have loose back cushions.  It is possible that the two filler cushions are missing from your boat or that they are the filler cushions for the port berth.

[SV Alfresco]

On the 367, the double berth is on the starboard. I thought it was strange that there was a big gap between the hull and the cushion on the forward end. I didn't know that were supposed to be a filler cushion or cushions. I think it would have to be somewhat triangular in shape to fit. And where is it nornally stored?

Mike

[Randy]

Jim,

Now that makes sense. I do not have the extra coushions.

[P69]

It's fixed. Now we can sleep.

This is the stbd settee pull-out.  I removed the sliding plywood to the dock and removed the underlying plywood  (the one that is screwed to the fiberglass frame) to the garage, where I bolted a 2x4 on edge at a distance inboard enough so that the slender back cushion will bump against it instead of pushing all the way to the hull (forming the gap) .  There was a 1/2" x 3" x 24"  fiddle  on the outboard edge of the fixed plywood, screwed to the plywood, but that had broken free of the plywood and was just dangling ineffectively. I replaced it with the thru-bolted 2x4. I had to trim about 1/2" off of the outboard edge of the sliding plywood because it bumped up against the 2x4.

I put it all back together and now there is no gap.

FYI: port settee (on this 367)  has no slider. I guess it was removed by one of the POs; only stbd slides to for a cozy dbl.

[INCOMMUNICADO]

Would someone please post pics of there bouble birth.It wouldbe nice to have that option.Thanks Allen

[P69]

Allen,

Here are pictures of the starboard pullout.

http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/scherzoja/library/pullout

[INCOMMUNICADO]

P69, Thanks for the photos.I now need to take the tape out to see if that will work for us.Allen