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Foam or rubber padding under seats clams?
fishcatchr	#1  Posted on 01/08/19 - 4:43 PM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/24/05	Anyone used some foam or rubber gasket material with adhesive backing to cushion mahogany seats from riding directly on the gel coat?
Weatherly	#2  Posted on 01/09/19 - 6:37 AM
Member Posts: 752 Comments: 4 Joined: 12/31/06	The factory at Rockland MA installed mahogany wood interiors using a rubber grommet where ever the mahogany seat clamps made contact with the thwart board seats. This technique prevented friction and noise caused by wood rubbing on wood or gelcoat. You do not need to put rubber between the seat clamps and the gelcoat since the wood is fastened securely to the thwart board channels.
butchdavis	#3  Posted on 01/09/19 - 7:25 AM
Member Posts: 838 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/22/11	Hose fitting gaskets often make good padding and are unobtrusive. Butch
EJO	#4  Posted on 01/09/19 - 11:01 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 669 Comments: 6 Joined: 11/25/12	Or smaller fat "O" rings in the diameter you want, also available at any hardware store. Skipper E-J m/v "Clumsy Cleat" a 2008 Montauk 150
fishcatchr	#5  Posted on 01/09/19 - 3:50 PM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/24/05	Thanks everyone! Think I’m going to run some 1/2” wide by 1/8” thick neoprene foam weatherstripping with adheasive backing attached the the underside of the thwart boards. The thought is to reduce vibration and noise while consealing and consealing the insulation. Then I will suck the seat clams down snug to the top of the thwart boards. Thoughts on that? Edited by fishcatchr on 01/09/19 - 3:54 PM
Walt Krafft	#6  Posted on 01/10/19 - 3:21 AM
Member Posts: 168 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/16/14	The adhesive on the weather strip may react to the varnish finish on the wood.
fishcatchr	#7  Posted on 01/10/19 - 5:57 AM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/24/05	Walt Krafft wrote: The adhesive on the weather strip may react to the varnish finish on the wood. Possibly, maybe I’ll stick it to the fiberglass instead. Thanks.
Weatherly	#8  Posted on 01/10/19 - 6:21 AM
Member Posts: 752 Comments: 4 Joined: 12/31/06	The less vibration reducing material you use, the better. Be aware a standing neoprene material left on gelcoat that has a tendency to get wet and trap moisture will cause an osmotic blistering condition to the gelcoat surface.