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Flying lounger cushion

Finally, some ingenuity.  I just bought a couple of sets of d rings at Harbor Freight Saturday.  They take two 1/4" screws which should be sufficient to hold down the seat cushions.

There have been a number of lost seat cushions on this forum thru the years, and I'd hate to think how hard and expensive a replacement would be.
 
Should be more than enough to hold that down....  :)
 
Nice job bcpnick! That is for sure staying put.

We were going to try industrial Velcro but instead opted for a small retainer bracket I made out of some stuff laying around the shop. We went this route because we have a porta-potti under that cushion.

The bracket I came up with wouldn't have worked in your case because you don't have an L-bracket on the outer starboard side of the removable cushion. Yours is probably more secure with the straps but I can't see how ours will come up either now - although time will tell! Glad we both found a solution as I was nervous after we had lost a cushion on the last boat...

For those that have at least one L-bracket, I posted pics and details in my gallery which could possibly provide another option:

http://club.benningtonmarine.com/index.php?/gallery/album/786-starboard-rear-lounger-cushion-retainer/
 
The problem with Velcro is the adhesive.  It just won't hold up in high humidity marine situations--and it loses the stickiness.  A set of D rings is just easier to deal with--and straps insure you that your seat's won't fly at highway speeds.
 
Bamaman said:
The problem with Velcro is the adhesive.  It just won't hold up in high humidity marine situations--and it loses the stickiness.  A set of D rings is just easier to deal with--and straps insure you that your seat's won't fly at highway speeds.
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Yep. the need to staple the Velcro to make it work made that undesirable. And even then, it wasn't a guarantee to work.
 
The strap is a much better idea.  The bungee is likely to stretch under the wind load.
 
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