AWARD WINNING, UPHOLSTERY KITS CUSTOM MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL CENTURY UPHOLSTERY PATTERNS |
We have the original factory upholstery patterns from old Century Boat Co. (Manistee, MI) and we offer new, original
upholstery kits for your Century Boat. We even have the original die-electric stamping machine that we use to make
the original Century embossed logo (see below) and the embossed lines or squares often found on many models. We
custom make these kits from scratch for each customers boat. We do not have pre-made kits ready to go on the shelf.
This allows you to choose what color or colors you would like to have in your kit. An added bonus is that the two
upholsterers that do our sewing, also did it for Century and have been doing Century upholstery since the mid 1960's.
A little bit of history for you: Century had a lot of items made by another company in town here called Fortiers. This
company made the upholstery, windshield frames, ladders, step pad frames and many other miscellaneous chrome
hardware items for Century Boat. It was Century's right arm basically. The two ladies that do our sewing are
daughters of the late Larry Fortier, the owner of Fortiers. They started when they were teens.
More about the kits. The kit would arrive to you already cut and sewn and ready to install. The price of the kit will vary
by model (see upholstery kit pricing below) but would include all the vinyl in the boat such as: front seat bottom, front
seat back, front seat back panels, complete motor box and lid, rear seat bottom, rear seat back, side panels, upper
inwales. Certain model Century's like the Seamaid and the outboards (Palomino, etc) would not have motor boxes, so
the price would reflect that. If your boat has vinyl covered decks, then the deck vinyl would be available, but at an
additional cost. Foam or flooring is not included in the price of the kit. We can supply foam, flooring and carpet if
needed.
Your job (or an upholsterer) would be to remove the existing upholstery, inspect the foam and the wood board that it
was stapled to and determine if foam replacement and/or wood replacement is necessary. This is a good time to
consider replacing the wood boards as they are mainly plywood and fairly inexpensive to cut new exterior or marine
grade plywood boards and then paint with bilge paint (sold separately). Then you are ready for installation of the new
upholstery. We also offer upholstery installation services.
Lead time on making a complete upholstery kit is normally 4-5 weeks. Occasionally we run into circumstances that
cause the lead time to be longer such as time of year (busier in the summer) and because temperature sometimes
affects the die electric machine. A deposit of approximately 30% is required at the time of order.
Please e-mail or call us if you have any questions or if you are interested in ordering a kit.
upholstery kits for your Century Boat. We even have the original die-electric stamping machine that we use to make
the original Century embossed logo (see below) and the embossed lines or squares often found on many models. We
custom make these kits from scratch for each customers boat. We do not have pre-made kits ready to go on the shelf.
This allows you to choose what color or colors you would like to have in your kit. An added bonus is that the two
upholsterers that do our sewing, also did it for Century and have been doing Century upholstery since the mid 1960's.
A little bit of history for you: Century had a lot of items made by another company in town here called Fortiers. This
company made the upholstery, windshield frames, ladders, step pad frames and many other miscellaneous chrome
hardware items for Century Boat. It was Century's right arm basically. The two ladies that do our sewing are
daughters of the late Larry Fortier, the owner of Fortiers. They started when they were teens.
More about the kits. The kit would arrive to you already cut and sewn and ready to install. The price of the kit will vary
by model (see upholstery kit pricing below) but would include all the vinyl in the boat such as: front seat bottom, front
seat back, front seat back panels, complete motor box and lid, rear seat bottom, rear seat back, side panels, upper
inwales. Certain model Century's like the Seamaid and the outboards (Palomino, etc) would not have motor boxes, so
the price would reflect that. If your boat has vinyl covered decks, then the deck vinyl would be available, but at an
additional cost. Foam or flooring is not included in the price of the kit. We can supply foam, flooring and carpet if
needed.
Your job (or an upholsterer) would be to remove the existing upholstery, inspect the foam and the wood board that it
was stapled to and determine if foam replacement and/or wood replacement is necessary. This is a good time to
consider replacing the wood boards as they are mainly plywood and fairly inexpensive to cut new exterior or marine
grade plywood boards and then paint with bilge paint (sold separately). Then you are ready for installation of the new
upholstery. We also offer upholstery installation services.
Lead time on making a complete upholstery kit is normally 4-5 weeks. Occasionally we run into circumstances that
cause the lead time to be longer such as time of year (busier in the summer) and because temperature sometimes
affects the die electric machine. A deposit of approximately 30% is required at the time of order.
Please e-mail or call us if you have any questions or if you are interested in ordering a kit.
| Yes, our kits do have the original Century embossing (provided your boat had them as original). As a rule, we only emboss our upholstery kits, and not those of other fabricators |
Arabian wood (1966-1968) $1,850.00 (Sun pad foam extra) Arabian fiberglass 180 (1976-1980) $1,350.00 Arabian fiberglass 200 (1969-1974) $1,450.00 Arabian fiberglass 200 (1975-1984) $1,650.00 Arabian fiberglass 200 (1985-1987) $2,000.00 Cheetah fiberglass (1968-1970) $1,350.00 Colt, Palomino, Roan outboards $1,350.00 Coronado wood (1955-1968) $2,000.00 Coronado Fiberglass (1969-1987) $1,850.00 Coronado Cardel (1982-1987) $1,850.00 Mark II (1970-1975) $1,200.00 Resorter 15 wood $1,350.00 Resorter 16 (& 1961 Corsair) wood $1,380.00 Resorter 16 fiberglass $1,380.00 Resorter 17 wood $1,500.00 Resorter 18 wood $1,500.00 Resorter 18 fiberglass $1,500.00 Resorter 19 wood & fiberglass $1,580.00 Resorter 20 wood $1,580.00 Resorter 21 wood $1,580.00 Sabre wood $1,580.00 Sabre fiberglass (180 & 200) $1,450.00 Seamaid (all sizes) $1,350.00 Ski Dart $1,080.00 Ski Fury (16 & 18) $1,080.00 |
| NEW UPHOLSTERY KIT PRICING |
| Prices are current for 2008 and can be subject to change at any time. Prices are based on original styling from original upholstery patterns. Extra styling or alterations would result in an increase in price. |
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