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09-03-2009, 08:03
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: May 2008
Location: near Annapolis
Boat: PDQ 36 & Atlantic 42
Posts: 1,178
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Previous owners splurged on a Tempurpedic; I'm for every grateful. I sleep better on the boat than at home.
My sympathy to the young man; do you think an absorbant pad over a liner might work better?
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09-03-2009, 09:57
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: virginia
Boat: islandpacket
Posts: 1,967
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A three inch memory foam topper works great on top of the old foam. I dont think it would work as a stand alone mattress unless much thicker.
check overstock.com
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09-03-2009, 10:08
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CF Adviser Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Virginia
Boat: Island Packet 380, now sold
Posts: 8,942
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We have a 3" memory foam topper on our original mattress. It's great! I had been considering having an inner springs mattress custom made before my wife came up with the idea of trying the memory foam. She has a serious spinal condition, and would not be able to spend more than a few nights sleeping on the original mattress. We also have a full memory foam mattress on our bed in our home. Good stuff!
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09-03-2009, 10:22
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cruising Greece
Boat: Cat in the med & Trawler in Florida
Posts: 2,323
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I have Memory foam over the stock mattrass in all 4 cabins and love it-
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09-03-2009, 10:47
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: St. Maarten Dutch West Indies
Boat: prout event 34
Posts: 60
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We used a 2 inch memory foam "topper" on a really horrid mattress in an rental. It transformed the mattress - brilliant stuff. Go buy one now for about a hunnert bucks.
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09-03-2009, 12:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran
Posts: 7,141
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All we could manage because of headroom was 2" over the original thin foam, but it made a HUGE difference.
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09-03-2009, 12:27
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Where the wind does roam
Boat: Alan Pape Cutter 44', Adventures!
Posts: 16
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We have replaced the original mattress (1.5" foam) with a 6" memory foam and its wonderfully comfortable. Also as it contours around your body it holds one in the berth despite the boat movement resulting in a more relaxed sleep without fighting the movement.
No experience of drying one out sorry.
But I would recommend you Go for it.
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09-03-2009, 14:34
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Princeton, NJ
Boat: Challenger Anacapa 42
Posts: 2,097
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keyspc
I also have a kid that has “accidents” on a regular basis so I’m thinking closed cell foam for his v-berth]
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Dont worry, it wont be too long before you do too!
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09-03-2009, 19:51
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran
Posts: 7,141
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Christian,
Are you speaking from experience??
Just jerking your chain.
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09-03-2009, 20:07
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Marathon Fl.
Boat: Columbia 45 / Iroquois 30
Posts: 115
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You can get an 8inch queen thermopedic walmart brand for about 250 and cut it up with a foam cutter. They come in a bag the size of a seabag. But once you open it, it never goes back in.
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09-03-2009, 20:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 74
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Suggest the standard dry goods plastic sheets (under regular sheets) for the child. Our boy has the same issue and this works pretty well. Have plenty of spare sheets for on top and one extra plastic sheet for the laundry.
+1 on the memory foam topper, we love ours.
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10-03-2009, 07:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Cincinnati,OH
Boat: 4085 Avanti 13m
Posts: 1
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Memory Foam
Look on Overstock.com I pruchased a king size 3inch for $129 (don't know current price). Then cut it down to cove my forward berth- it doubled the thickness ,but it's very comfortable.
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10-03-2009, 20:14
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX/Bocas del Toro, Panama
Boat: 1990 Macintosh 47, "Merlin"
Posts: 2,844
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We bought one for our boat a couple of months ago from bed-dr on fleabay. They cut ours to size for us (queen length, but narrower) and we LOVE our new bed. Less than $250 delivered - the WHOLE bed.
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10-03-2009, 22:43
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South Pacific
Boat: Islander 36
Posts: 1,590
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foam cutter
Quote:
Originally Posted by sushirama
You can get an 8inch queen thermopedic walmart brand for about 250 and cut it up with a foam cutter. They come in a bag the size of a seabag. But once you open it, it never goes back in.
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Use an electric carving knife.
I'll be the negative voice here. We already have a quality latex mattress. I put a 3 inch memory foam topper on it. It just didn't work out as well as the latex alone. If I had started with the memory foam it might have worked out different.
I'm not sure, but I think I'm reading some confusion in some of the post regarding cushions and mattresses. Not the same. But if you sleeping on cushions, I would think memory foam would be a big improvement.
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