Pontoon Boat Makeover

Well, I brought the pontoon boat home with intensions of pressure washing it and fixing a few of the torn cushions, buuuuuuttttt this happened instead!!!!

As you can see in the before pics it definitely needed a good wash at least. The carpeting was pretty bad though and very slippery when it got wet.

First thing I did was removed the seats. I just had to remove a few screws from each section to unsecure them from the floor.

And then I ripped up the carpeting. It came up fairly easy except a little strip down the middle. I was happy to see the floor was still in good shape.

I left the steering wheel counsel there because I did not want to monkey with the wires. So I just unscrewed it so I could move it just enough to cut the carpet out from under it.

Once the seats and carpet were removed I pressured wash the inside and the outside.

Then I taped off the metal areas and painted it black with Rust-Oleum Flat Black spray paint.

I think it turned out pretty good!

Next, was to build the benches. I made these two reclining benches from cedar (which we cut on our saw mill :) ) The cedar was a nice and lite wood choice. I used these plans and just altered them to my own size. And then stained/sealed them with Thompson's WaterSeal!

And these are the benches I made for the back of the boat. I didn't follow any plans, just winged it with my own carpentHER knowledge, lol.

I then made the cushions!!!! After calculating the cost it would be to buy cushions (why are outdoor cushions so expensive???) I decided to make my own. Not only was it way cheaper to make my own but I got pick out a fabric that I really love. The fabric is from fabric.com and it is a waterproof outdoor material. I used a twin sized foam mattresses (cut to size) for the seats and for the pillows I just used a standard pillow.

On to the flooring. We decided to use Astro Turf and I think this color combination ties everything in together!!!! I did not take photos of the process but it is pretty strait forward. I got 4 rolls of this artificial grass and rolled it out and screwed it down in the corners and along the edge. Some areas the carpet need to be cut to fit.