Full interiors
Saloon, dinette, cabins and headboards. Each piece is patterned in place, taken out and remade in a single material, so the interior reads as one again rather than several seasons of repairs.
Yachts · Puerto Banús & the Costa del Sol
Yacht upholstery in Puerto Banús and Marbella
Saloon and cabin interiors, deck cushions and helm seating, made for a boat that lives outdoors — salt, damp and long hours of sun. The upholsterer who does the work has done boats before, and is given the time a proper interior takes.
Illustrative imageWhat we upholster on board
Deck cushions
Foredeck sunpads, cockpit and flybridge. What lives outside is built differently from what lives inside — different foam, different thread, seams closed so that water drains out instead of sitting in.
Helm seating
Helm and companion seats take movement, spray and direct sun all at once. We look at the base and the filling, not just the cover: a new cover over waterlogged foam lasts a season.
As part of a refit
If the boat is on the hard or with a refit yard, the upholstery fits their programme — measured before the other trades go in, fitted once they are out.
Materials
What each layer has to do at sea
Deck cushions rarely fail at the fabric. They fail inside: foam that holds water, thread the sun breaks down, a staple that rusts and stains. So they are specified layer by layer.
- Foam that drains
- Outside, open-cell foam that lets water through rather than holding it. It dries in hours and doesn’t grow mould inside the cushion — which is where nobody looks until it smells.
- Solution-dyed fabric
- Marine acrylics with the colour right through the fibre, or marine vinyls treated against UV and mildew. The colour doesn’t fade because it isn’t sitting on the surface.
- UV-resistant thread
- Ordinary thread is the first thing the sun takes: seams open while the fabric is still sound. On deck we sew with thread made for outdoor use.
- Fittings that won’t rust
- Stainless staples and polymer zips. A staple that rusts marks the fabric from the inside, and that stain doesn’t come out.
Illustrative imageHow long an interior takes
A full interior is twelve to twenty days on the bench, depending on length and the number of pieces. On top of that come measuring on board, waiting for materials and the workshop’s own diary — it takes on few projects at a time. If the boat needs to be ready for the season, winter is the time to talk.
- bench days for a full interior
- 12–20bench days for a full interior
- deposit on acceptance, balance on delivery
- 50 / 50deposit on acceptance, balance on delivery
- enquiries handled in English
- EN · ESenquiries handled in English
Where
Puerto Banús, Marbella, Estepona, Sotogrande and the other marinas along the Costa del Sol. Fixed pieces are measured and patterned on board; the rest is made up in our Mijas Costa workshop and brought back fitted.
Questions we are often asked
Does the boat need to come to the workshop?
No. We measure and pattern on board; anything that can be removed is made up in the workshop and brought back to fit. The boat can stay on her berth throughout.
What does it cost to re-upholster a yacht interior?
It depends on length, the number of pieces and the material, which is why every project is quoted individually once we have seen it. We don’t work to a rate per metre: two boats of the same length can have twice the upholstery between them.
Which material lasts best on deck?
That depends on whether the cushions stay out all year or are stowed. Solution-dyed acrylic breathes and is kinder in the sun; marine vinyl wipes clean and absorbs nothing. Many decks use both, and the choice is made with samples in hand.
When should it be commissioned?
Out of season. Between measuring, materials and bench time, a full interior isn’t a one-week job, and the workshop only takes on a few projects at once. Commissioning in the autumn or winter is how the boat is ready for spring.
Tell us about the boat
The builder, her length and what you’d like redone is plenty for a first conversation. The person who looks after new projects will reply in English and take it from there.
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