New upholstery for sun deck/engine cover
 

You can see the engine cover / sun deck on my '95 is in bad shape and needs to be replaced. We kept the boat in outside storage for 2006-2007 and this damage was directly attributable to that.

This time last year I showed up at the storage yard in Pueblo only to find cigarette type burns all over hte new cover. According to the storage yard at the Marina they had burned tumbleweeds --- but it 'couldn't have been {them}'.

We now keep her in a garage year around and this is the first of many projects I have scheduled for the summer.

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I received back my reupholstered sundeck/engine cover. After cleaning the shelf above the engine with Mr. Clean pads (thanks for the tip on the forum!) with the help of my Dad I reinstalled the new cover. I am very pleased with the outcome.

$915 total.

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Looks really good. I have a 1994 220Z and need to do the same thing. But with that kind of money I will have to wait one more season.:mad:

That looks outstanding!! I'm jealous....that will be next years project....

looks nice.

Yours looks wonderful compared to my entire interior. :) Too many years in the desert (NV) without a cover (before we owner her) is the culprit I'm thinking. Not to mention we had a really bad hail storm about 2 years ago which dealt the final blow. Pretty much every surface in the boat has some sort of spider cracking like you show in your pic. Our back deck looks a dog tore it up or something. I'm currently trying to save up enough to buy the fabric needed to redo the entire interior.

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My Boat is currently in the Upholstery shop to get the Sun Deck and the Rear Bench Reupholstered. (The heavy traffic areas)

I ordered enough of the Original Material with the Prefixx Protective Finish, from Omnova Solutions to redo the entire interior. I am replacing it over 2 seasons to help offset the cost of the Material all at one time.

The small samples of material matched up pretty well so I am anxious to see how well a bigger piece matches up. My boat has been stored indoors but I'm sure there will still be some fading compared to the new material. This will be a good test to see how well it has held its original color since 1995.

The material should be in early this week so I will let you know.

If anyone is interested in seeing or purchasing material from Omnova, let me know. I had to order at minimum a Full Roll of Material to set up an Account with them. After the suppliers they referred me to sent samples (supposedly of the same Material) that was not nearly as heavy in weght as the factory sent, I decided to through the Factory.
Their Web Site is very helpful and they do show the different colors and styles of materal that they still make.

Thanks to the Forum for having this info available.:wink_thumbup:

Mike

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Just got my boat back today from the upholstery shop.

I went back with the Original Omnova Prefixx Material.

Below are some berfore and after pictures of the areas I had redone.

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Very nice!!!!!:wink_thumbup

How did you know what uphulstery was used???

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The fabric is called Nautolex with Prefixx and is manufactured by a company called Omnova Products. Be aware though, Mariah used a fabric weight that was over 3x more thick than all other boat manufacturers, I believe it was 64oz while everyone else was using around 18oz.

I don't think you can purchase it as a consumer, but your local upholstery place should be able to pick it up. Just be aware, it's probably a bit more expensive than standard replacement vinyl, but if you want a true OEM quality, go with the Nautolex with Prefixx.

The Prefixx coating allows it to be cleaned with a mixture of acetone and water, pure acetone is only recommended for very bad stains. There's reading material available on Omnova's website.
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This was in an earlier post by Shabah Z250 and I went from there.
If you are interested in purchasing material and need some help, contact me and I can give you the persons name that I worked with. They were very helpful and even sent out samples for me to match up the colors.
I'll let you know that I had to create an account and order a full roll of material in order to purchase from them.

Mike

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Looks great. I have a 220Z same color and need to do the same thing (jump seat and sundeck). How much for the material and how much for the labor? Did you get the material from the website and then use an upholstrey shop to install it?

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Looks great. I have a 220Z same color and need to do the same thing (jump seat and sundeck). How much for the material and how much for the labor? Did you get the material from the website and then use an upholstrey shop to install it?


I ordered enough material to do my entire boat and it cost around me $500. That is for the 3 different materials with some excess.
Labor is where it really hurts, $700 is what it cost me. You might find it to be cheaper in your area if there are enough good upholstery shops in the area. There are only a couple in my area and they are not hurting for work!

I did order the material directly thru Omnova but I had to set up an account and order a full roll of the one material. That is where the excess comes in. If you do plan to order this from Omnova, contact me and I'll see if I can order your material cut to length thru my account. No guarantees on this though!

Let me know if I can be of more help.
Mike

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Does any body know what color scheme Mariah used for there upholstery??????
are this uni colors??????


greezz Rick

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Colour scheme will depend on the model. Later models have a solid colour on the seats, earlier models were a two tone. Mine are two tone with the colours matching those of the hull.

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Hello Mike,

Your upholstery job looks great! :wink_thumbup: I will need to have my 1995 sun pad replaced and the rips in the seat seams some time in the near future too.

It looks like you have a blue color. Mine is called Bimini and I think the seats are pearl. I like the original textures. I would be interested in contacting Omninova if you still have the info available.

Thanks
Dave

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Thanks,

Mine is actually blue and it is called Brite Navy. My other color is called Putty. It looks White but it is actually an Off White. The other material that is used is called "Punch" Putty. It is the material on the seats and seat backs as well as the center top portion of the Sun Deck. It appears to have the tiny dimples in the material.

I used the "Mariner" Line of Material. They have several different lines as well as one that is very close to Mariner, it is called Mariner Xtra.

My contact was Diana Walsh and I was able to reach her at 330-869-4321. I recommend visiting their Web Site first, looking at their colors availabe and the Line of Material you feel looks close and then contact her. She sent me samples of the material at that point to compare to my boat and I chose what I felt matched.

NOTE: Read my earlier post about the amount I had to order!

Let me know if you need more assistance.
Mike

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Hey Mike!
Do you happen to have any of the "punch" fabric left that you would like to sell? You said the color was putty, correct?

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I do have some left but I plan to use most of it this winter when I finish the rest of my Interior. At that point I'm not sure how much will be leftover.

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i will need to do that to my boat where did you get it done so good:)

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I live in Missouri and had mine redone at D & D Upholstery in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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Mike,

I will start by a quick introduction. My name is Darrell (Z_275_Searchin). I have been a member of this website for about six months now. I never did find the Z275 that I was searching for, but we did end up with a Mariah. We found a 2001 Z250 Shabah on Ebay located in Evansville Indiana. I bought the boat sight unseen all the way from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, just south of Dubai. We paid 21,000 dollars for the boat which was almost $4,000 less than the poor fella owed on it (I saw his payoff at the bank). I flew home to the states to finalize the purchase and was delighted at the condition and over-all beauty of this machine. I took her for about a 45 minunte sea trial which generated even more excitement about my purchase. So here I am, a proud new owner of a Mariah.

And now, for the rest of the story.

I left the boat with the previous owner for pick-up by the shipping company. When the shippers arrived for the boat, they placed the bimini cover on the back seat before covering the boat. The bimini was wet and over the proceding month, while the boat was being transported to me here in the Middle East, the moisture created mold between the cover and the seats.
I don't know if you are familiar with the rear seat of the Z250, but there are four panels across both the seat back and the seat bottom. The only parts that were stained were the two inner panels on the upper and lower cushion. Everything on this boat is emaculate and all original with the exception of these four fabric panels.

My question is; does the material in your post match well enough to get by with replacing only the inner panels? Could I possibly contact you via phone to get the information on how and where I can get this material? I will be returning to South Carolina here in a few days (Dec 31), and would like to find this material expeditiously before I have to head back here to Sand Land. Please let me know the quickest and easiest way to find what I am looking for.

Thanks in advance,

Darrell
2001 Z250 Shabah

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Thanks WetWilly,

I am finally back in South Carolina after three days of traveling. I am a long way from my boat right now, so no chance of trying out your suggestions on Aquaholic.

I need to find some replacement material while I am here in the states. Finding that quality of vinyl over in the middle east is a chore if not impossible. I have until the 8th of Jan to find it here in South Carolina and up until the 14th if I can find it anywhere else and have it shipped to Ohio. I will still try chemically removing the stains when I get home, but I would at least like to be prepared for a re-uphostery job should it be necessary.

Thanks again,

Darrell

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Check previous threads for upholstery.

Before you purchase new upholstery, try checking a fix with fibernew.com to see for repairs. Then if not possible see below.

Here's a previous post from 95 Z 240 Talari on 2/2/2009:

The fabric is called Nautolex with Prefixx and is manufactured by a company called Omnova Products. Be aware though, Mariah used a fabric weight that was over 3x more thick than all other boat manufacturers, I believe it was 64oz while everyone else was using around 18oz.

I don't think you can purchase it as a consumer, but your local upholstery place should be able to pick it up. Just be aware, it's probably a bit more expensive than standard replacement vinyl, but if you want a true OEM quality, go with the Nautolex with Prefixx.

The Prefixx coating allows it to be cleaned with a mixture of acetone and water, pure acetone is only recommended for very bad stains. There's reading material available on Omnova's website.
__________________
This was in an earlier post by Shabah Z250 and I went from there.
If you are interested in purchasing material and need some help, contact me and I can give you the persons name that I worked with. They were very helpful and even sent out samples for me to match up the colors.
I'll let you know that I had to create an account and order a full roll of material in order to purchase from them.

Mike

Also check with Mike:

Mine is actually blue and it is called Brite Navy. My other color is called Putty. It looks White but it is actually an Off White. The other material that is used is called "Punch" Putty. It is the material on the seats and seat backs as well as the center top portion of the Sun Deck. It appears to have the tiny dimples in the material.

I used the "Mariner" Line of Material. They have several different lines as well as one that is very close to Mariner, it is called Mariner Xtra.

My contact was Diana Walsh and I was able to reach her at 330-869-4321. I recommend visiting their Web Site first, looking at their colors availabe and the Line of Material you feel looks close and then contact her. She sent me samples of the material at that point to compare to my boat and I chose what I felt matched.

NOTE: Read my earlier post about the amount I had to order!

Let me know if you need more assistance.
Mike

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Hi

I have a Tallari with the green and white interior like yours. Do you happen to know the material numbers for the vinyl you used? Also what upholstery shop did the work for you? I live in Birmingham, AL and can't seem to find a marine upholstery shop nearby. Seems to be many shops in Florida but not Alabama.

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My color is called Bimini. I have not had any repairs done to the upholstry. I have not found the exact color, but did not try contacting Natolex. I would be curious as if there is a match.

A project that will require some time and prep. I was hoping some research with Omninova may find some archived color die. I think Mike nailed the seat material called punch. To date, it looks like I'm going to have to use what ever they have as of today.

I did contact fibernew.com. I have severe cracking along the hatch piano hinge on the sun deck. Also some seam damage on rear seats. Fibernew wanted pics to see if they can repair. I did not do much boating last summer as the economy has me putting in extra time. Perhaps 2010.

Good luck,
V Dave

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I contacted the Omnova factory in Mississippi where they made the vinyl for the Mariahs. All the OEM vinyl was done in special runs for Mariah and they will not sell directly to the public. They make similiar product today but can't match the Mariah colors exactly.Minimum factory order is 1600 feet.

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Well we ended up getting the rear deck on our done a few months ago. We wanted to get everything done but with the economy as it is we'll have to wait on the rest. Luckily the shop has plenty of the material in the same dye lot. We also had to scale back a bit on the detail but all in all it looks good.

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That looks great. What vinyl and what color did you use?