Interior Sleuth

One of the intentions of the Michigan trip was to purchase lumber, but quality supplies were low.  After some discussion, it was suggested we buy the interior kit.  Two ladies who used to sew the original interiors for the factory now make the kits sold thru A&A Marine.  When the Century plant closed in Manistee, the ladies were able to acquire the original Century patterns.  They also have access to the original die-electric stamping machine to make the embossed Century logo on later model boats.  With the kit purchased, we just needed to figure out the original interior colors if possible.

The interior was redone and “re-styled” in mustard yellow and white.

The stripe in the center should be narrow and vertical, matching the king plank as shown in the drawing from the original sales literature.  Also, the seat bottoms should be three individual cushions, not one-piece bottoms, and some sort of end cushions possibly?

Careful removal of the coverings revealed the original tan and cream colored upholstery still present under the incorrect recover job.

The original covers were dirty, stained and faded, but a protected area of the front seat back was found and sent to A&A Marine to match for the kit.  A noticeable color change between the exposed and un-exposed area is clearly evident.

Also, piping is not evident in the seam between the colors, nor was it removed during the recovering.  The original seams are tight and the backside of the seam reveals no remnants of piping being cut off.  The ceiling panels and crash padding are the original material that has been painted and are originally tan as well.