Beneteau “Lounge” Cushions

JSI, St. Petersburg, Fla., United States

The project entailed designing and building nontraditional cockpit cushions for a Beneteau sailboat to create a more comfortable area on deck. The customer wanted the cockpit area to be more like down below and to become an extension of the living space, with overstuffed cushions and leaning pads on the stern pulpit.

Reticulated foam was cut on a CNC cutter to create the seat bottom shapes and backs. The cushions were made so they wrap up and over the coamings so people can lean or lounge on them. All of the cushions were made in a sort of overstuffed look with Dacron® wrap so they had a home upholstery feel as opposed to traditional hard cockpit cushions. The cushions that attach to the stern pulpit were mounted on two pieces of plastic with a flexible area in the middle so it will bend around the pulpit. Please note the backrests on the stern pulpit that wrap around and are clipped to the SS rail.

This has become a standard style for the Beneteau dealer and JSI has sold this style to quite a few owners of both powerboats and sailboats.