A New Mattress!

Okay - so you may be wondering why you should read this post. "So what, people get new mattresses every day," you say. Yes, however, those people go to Mattress Discounters, pick out a mattress and box spring, precariously tie them to the roof of their vehicle, and drive off. I have a boat bed, therefore, it is an odd shape. There are no standard sizes or shapes. I go to a boat show, pay for half of my new mattress, and go home with a measuring kit.

Portland Boat Mattress has made the process simple and easy. First, remove the old mattress and lay the pattern sheet into the bed frame:

Next, trace the inside edge of the frame onto the template using a black marker:

It's a little hard to see the marker lines in this photo but they are there.

The top part of our mattress has a beveled edge, so we used the handy bevel tool to mark the angle:

We also requested a hinge down the middle of the mattress so we can easily get to access panels under the bed:

If you are really curious about the process, you can watch their video. The pattern is shipped back and a new mattress arrives few weeks later. They even called us and our marina office a couple days before the mattress arrived to let us know the expected delivery date -- very helpful!

After wrestling out the old mattress:

And maneuvering the new one:

We went from this old mattress (No offense against the old owners of this boat, I'm sure they were very nice people, but I was really tired of sleeping on their mattress):

To this comfortable new one:

It's the 9" Latex Supreme Firm and I can honestly say that I felt like I was sleeping on a plush hotel room mattress. It's that comfortable.

And the hinge works like it's supposed to work:

Good job! Portland Boat Mattress!