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Mattress replacement

fstjohnfstjohn Member Posts: 10 ✭✭
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has anyone recently replaced a v berth mattress? I need to replace mine this year in my 2006 Rinker 360. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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    Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am not sure if you have the Original Mattress Factory near you, but they can make odd sized custom mattresses. I have heard a number of radio ads claiming that they do that. If they are anything like their regular mattresses, then it would be great.
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    My_Dinghys_DinghyMy_Dinghys_Dinghy Member Posts: 107 ✭✭
    Greg's right. Original Mattress even runs ads on the radio. You may want to get them the dimensions you want. ALTHOUGH, I don't know anything about a 360 but assuming the v berth is a full mattress and not portable.
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    DirtythirtyDirtythirty Member Posts: 393 ✭✭✭
    Is the mattress you are replacing destroyed or just sagging a bit ?  My last boat had a marginally usable mattress, and I went to Costco and bought a memory foam mattress topper. laid it flat for a full day, put my old mattress on top of it as a template, and with a razor knife, cut the topper to size. It stayed in place with its own mattress pad and my fitted sheet, and it worked GREAT. not to mention, the $100 was WAY less than a replacement mattress. Just a thought.
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    fstjohnfstjohn Member Posts: 10 ✭✭
    Thanks all...no Original Mattress close to me...but may pursue the Costco idea!
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    StodgeStodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭
    I did the topper trick with our previous boat.  But we went from the 2 inch pad to a topper that was 4 inches half memory foam and half dense foam.  Used an electric knife to cut it.  My wife used the bottom of the old cover and made a new one.  Did the same for the mid-berth.  It was still in good shape when we sold the boat after sleeping on it for 5 seasons.  Got it at Overstock.com for about $100.

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    ewebereweber Member Posts: 2 ✭
    Does anyone know how I can get the actual dimensions of the v berth mattress for a 2004 Rinker Fiesta Vee 312?
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    IanIan Member Posts: 2,778 ✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2019
    I have a 2003 310 and so I believe its the same. Happy to take some measurements.

    Regards,

    Ian

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    Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yea we just use a 4” standard foam mattress topper from Walmart now which is ok, currently shopping for a better gel memory foam topper like the one mentioned above. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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    IanIan Member Posts: 2,778 ✭✭✭✭
    We have one of those for the aft cabin where we sleep but the V is original.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

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