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[robpxp]

Does anyone out there know where I can get the back rests for a 99 seadoo speedster(yellow)?
I have been told by the dealership that it it discontinued!
Or has anyone recovered the seats?
How did it turn out?
I am alos looking for the front speedster upper hull decal! -speedster-
This apparenly is discontinued too
Any help appretiated!
Thanks

[jmarlow]

Does anyone out there know where I can get the back rests for a 99 seadoo speedster(yellow)?
I have been told by the dealership that it it discontinued!
Or has anyone recovered the seats?
How did it turn out?
I am alos looking for the front speedster upper hull decal! -speedster-
This apparenly is discontinued too
Any help appretiated!
Thanks

Im looking for a way to recover my 98 speedster seatsaswell , they are molded and do not have seams like normal boats, I think thats why they changed them in the newer 2000 and up model, I wish someone had the parterns for us to make new seats. Im still looking aswell. If I find out more I'll post info later..

[Kevin Leclair]

Have you tried here, http://epc.brp.com/d...portboat&lang=E?

[tda3]

My suggestion for your seats would be to look in your local Yellow Pages for automotive and/or marine upholsterers. Many auto upholsterers have the equipment & skills to do marine jobs. And as long as either the auto or marine upholsterer has your old seats and a photo of what they’re suppose to look like, they can create the patterns to cut the skins.

However, if you’re using an auto upholsterer, be sure that he uses a marine grade vinyl as it has properties that resists fading and can withstand harsh environments like saltwater. Personally, I wouldn’t use anything less than a weight of 32 oz. but it would be best to try and match the weight of the stock vinyl. Also, be sure they encapsulate & seal the seat foam in plastic before the skins go on. If not, then you’ll be fighting a mildew problem you cannot win because once the foam gets wet, it will cause the vinyl to mildew from the backside. And there’s no amount of cleaning or cleaner that will get rid of it. I know about this because several years ago I had a Bayliner with this problem. Seems my boat was one of many that the factory had screwed up and not wrapped the seat foam in plastic. Bayliner subsequently replaced my entire interior.

As for your “Speedster� decal….I would suggest you locate a competent sign maker that does vinyl lettering. I have a place here that will scan in a photo into their vinyl cutting computer, resize the image to its proper proportion, and then create a decal. Not sure where you live, but I suspect you have someone with similar capabilities. Now, it might not be exactly the same as the stock “Speedster� decal since the BRP version is a multi-color silkscreened decal.

One other suggestion would be to see if the “Speedster� decal for your boat is the same as the “Speedster� decal for a 2002 or 2003. Wouldn’t be the first time a manufacturer used two different part numbers for the same item. Assuming they’re the same decal just different numbers, do a look-up to see if the 2002 or 2003 decal is available.

Hope this helps.

Tom

[nzirbel]

Well, I took the challenge and painted the seats in my 1999 Speedster SK. They looked like a royal pain in the a$$ to recover and the vinyl was in good shape it just looked like the famous over-ripe bannana.
Here's what I learned: It takes a lot of paint. Two rattle cans per seats it you want good coverage. It takes a lot of coats. I used a yellow vinyl paint from Auto Barn. It is a lighter yellow than the factory color but my boat has about three different shades of yellow anyway. Take time and prep them right. Wipe them down REALLY well a solvent.
Mine seem to be holding up fairly well so far, been out three times and only a few bad spots where I missed when wiping them down. I'm sure I missed stuff so if anyone has questions feel free to ask. I also might be able to put up some pics if you guys are interested, I have before and after pics.
Nick