Epic Mattress Battle and the Boatlife

At the End of Last weeks video, I mentioned that we ordered a new mattress for the boat. Over the last year with the boat being in the yard, with it being closed up for so long, with the leaks and humidity of not running the air conditioner, the mattress was starting to smell a little bit musty. Like most boats, the shape of the bunk is odd and would require a custom mattress if you wanted to have it look like it did from the factory. We decided when we bought the boat to replace the custom spring mattress with a foam mattress of a standard size. To do so, we had to cut the old mattress to create the angled pieces that go around the standard double mattress. The depth is a challenge in this bunk. It must be no taller than eight inches to still allow the cabinet doors around the bunk to open. Normally this is fine as the boats come with really thin 3-4" thick cushions when you buy them but they are NOT comfortable for sleeping on regularly. We found a coil spring mattress that comes vacuum packed to be thin, then rolled up and packed into a small box no bigger than 10" X 10" by the width of the mattress. We show you the challenges we had with this darn thing. We also spent some time just relaxing in the boat and getting it back into organized condition for living again. This started with getting tools and project 'stuff' out of the way. We also allowed our daughter Whitney to do most of the filming during this mattress battle and she lent her own comical style to the whole thing. Oh and we had to bleep out a lot of stuff as well. We were talking like a sailor, to say the least. Don't forget to like and share this video Please check out our other videos as well and click on the playlist below for a couple we think you may enjoy. Our Refit Playlist - https://youtu.be/8wyNNpLAeNs Our Sailing to New Orleans Playlist - https://youtu.be/gzzteJxewAU Our Epoxy Vs Polyester Fiberglass test results - https://youtu.be/V1bXiKPYDKI Our series on hatches - https://youtu.be/7dNMu8s32kY and Our Series on new Freshwater Plumbing - https://youtu.be/8uv7ABaD3YM Some of the tools we mention in our videos are: Inexpensive Chisel set (for rough work) - https://amzn.to/2M9CZIG Oscillating Multi-tool - https://amzn.to/2GtDpWC Carbide Grinding blade for the oscillating tool - https://amzn.to/2Gsovnz Ryobi Skill Saw (I have the corded) - https://amzn.to/2uKnm5o The Cordless version is here - https://amzn.to/2uJwOWA Small Trim Router (Great for tight places) - https://amzn.to/2GtkHmd *Please remember these are affiliate links and it helps us but doesn't cost you more if you buy from Amazon using these links. Join us on our journey as we continue to rebuild, refit and prepare our Formosa 51 Sailboat for our continued cruising journey. We have always loved the Formosa, bought one (on a bit of a whim) late in 2014, moved aboard this one right away and started to do our refit while living board. We are avid fans of Cruising Outpost and Good Ole Boat (Good Old Boat) magazines and love the ideas we get from them. Subscribe !! https://www.youtube.com/c/svdreamchaser?sub_confirmation=1 Support !! http://www.patreon.com/svdreamchaser Lets Connect !! - Daily Instagram Inspiration -https://www.instagram.com/svdreamchaser/ - http://www.facebook.com/svdreamchaser - http://www.twitter.com/svdreamchaser - http://svdreamchaser.tumbler.com