Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

seat back slip-on covers

When Keith Steele was alive, he had a someone make slip-on padded covers for the guests' seat backs. These, along with a matching pad for the guests' bench seat, were available for purchase. Steve Steele, who is now building the famed Steele wooden driftboats, can't find anyone that he is pleased with to provide these cushions. Anybody in the Willamette Valley doing these?

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on January 23, 2009 at 7:42am

I picked the foam when I placed the order and it was closed cell foam. Pretty sure the fabric is marine vinyl... has a leather look and feel to it but is water repellent. Nice thing about the slip cover concept is the foam can be removed and dried out easily...
Stan's Auto Upholstery is on Wilson St in Eugene.

Permalink Reply by David Jensen on January 30, 2009 at 8:53pm

Well, to complete the loop. I went to Stan's, as Greg suggested. He was right, they are spendy. I paid $260 for 3 seat backs slip-ons and 1 2" high quality foam bench seat. They look great; tomorrow is the field test. Going to fish Blue River to my place at Brown's Hole on the McKenzie.

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Permalink Reply by mitchell on January 31, 2009 at 5:53am

David,

Let us know how you like em. I called Stan's to get a ball park figure cost on the covers/seat. The cost you paid is the quote they gave me. Good luck out there today.

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Permalink Reply by David Jensen on February 1, 2009 at 8:28pm

They are great. Having said that, I do think they are pretty spendy. The foam on the seatbacks is 1 inch; on the benchseat it is 2 inch. I had mine done in white for 2 reasons. First, it matches the white padding on the knee braces in the Steele boats. Second, it is cooler in the summer sun - see Greg's earlier post about black.