Memory foam dreams

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Officially living aboard now. One of the first projects was to reshape two memory foam mattresses to our aft cabin bunk, a pilot berth and the settee berth. Our main motivation is the existing berth in the master cabin is horribly uncomfortable for two of us to sleep on. Our other motivation is to empty and get rid of the U Haul trailer.


did I mention driving cross country with a trailer blows?

2 memory foam mattresses we schlepped across 8 states – just under $4,000
Plus:
1 electric turkey knife we bought during one of our stops during the drive - $19
Equals:
4 memory foam berths aboard.


So, here goes, watched a couple how to vids on You Tube, fire up the turkey slicer, and tear into 4 grand worth of bedding.


first victim








next


and aboard

Ahhhhhh. So nice. Having a bad back I have been sleeping on memory foam for the last dozen years, and I have to admit, as our boat searched started, this idea was always in the plans. What the hell else would we have done with them?
before

after

The admiral and first mate approve

Comments

  1. FrankApril 18, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Nice My!

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  2. Princess AboardApril 18, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    We got a memory foam mattress for Christmas to put in our berth and it was the best improvement to the boat BY FAR! (Well IMO at least)

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    1. Granpal gluagowApril 18, 2012 at 6:18 AM

      How did I guess this would happen??!! When your rolling on a broad reach you can't beleive how great you'll sleep!!

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    2. Myron svDiscoveryApril 18, 2012 at 9:04 AM

      Agreed. memory foam can't be beat

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  3. Gremlins HammerApril 18, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    We Love our memory foam! Just found your blog, we have a doggie onboard too. Your boat looks beautiful.

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    1. Myron svDiscoveryApril 18, 2012 at 7:40 PM

      Thank you for the kind words, just saw your blog, and yes, you definitely have a dog on board.

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