ShopTalk Interior Step one: Secure individual back and seat cushion combos. Step two: Define the final height area for the back cushions. Step three: Design overall method to secure the cushions. 46 Marine Fabricator | July/August 2019 Project execution Step one: Secure individual back and seat cushion combos. The individual back cushions were designed to attach via a 2-inch Velcro flap band sewn along the length of each of the five mesh bottom back areas of the cushions. This flap was joined to a 2-inch Velcro tape piece on the mesh underneath each of the five seat cushions. This system securely joined each of the five back/ seat combinations so they would stay in place. Step two: Define the final height area for the back cushions. The original cushions had a poor layout that did not visually align with the lines of the vessel. The back cushions were all fabricated at the same height of 20 inches, which did not look visually pleasing against the hull height variation of almost 3 inches. Our solution was to design the seat backs to install parallel to the upper lines of the vessel to give an overall visual consistency from the center back cushions toward the port and starboard corners. The top edges of the new navy cushions contrast nicely against the white fiberglass hull. Step three: Design overall method to secure the cushions. We chose Costa Track® for the tops of the back cushions and Velstick® (a semirigid male Velcro tape) to secure the front edge of the bottom cushions, since the seat front was the area that would receive the most "liftoff " while underway. * Back cushions: We sewed a length of keder welt into the back edge of the upper back band. This would provide a secure contact for the back cushions to the Costa Track, which was installed at an equal distance of