How to Reupholster the Seat for a Pontoon Bench

A lot of pontoon boats have bench seats like the one we’ll be revamping in our video. After years of use, those bench seats made with inferior products tend to fail miserably. That’s why we’ll be completely removing the vinyl and foam on our bench seat using only the highest quality products from Sailrite^®.

In this tutorial, you have the option of keeping your old foam from the original bench seat if it’s in good condition. But if that isn’t the case, we’ll walk you through the process of cutting new foam and shaping it to match the original bench seat. With so many superior foam products to choose from at Sailrite, it can difficult to know which you should pick. That’s why we’ve created several resources to help you decide — simply reference the “More Helpful How-Tos" section of this blog! You can also order our Foam Sample Box (#124215), which includes all of our various foam products plus a helpful chart so you can determine which foam product will suit your application. To cut our foam we'll be using the dual-blade Sailrite^® Blade Foam Saw, which is a must-have tool for anyone working with cumbersome foam. This tool creates clean, even cuts and makes short work of thick foam.

For our vinyl upholstery, we’ve chosen to use the extremely soft, supple EverSoft™ Indoor/Outdoor vinyl. This waterproof fabric has a grain that closely resembles real leather and provides extensive protection against abrasion, fading, mold and mildew. It contours exquisitely around corners without sagging or puddling, so you’ll get a professional-looking application every time.