If you love boating, you want to spend as much time as possible out on your boat. You want to eat on the boat, sleep on the boat and just hang out there in general. To do that comfortably you need to make sure that your boat has everything that you need to be comfortable, including the right mattress! After all, you can’t spend the night on your boat if you don’t have anywhere decent to sleep. But, replacing a boat mattress isn’t as easy as just walking into a furniture store and picking one out.
There is so much more planning required for acquiring a new boat mattress than there is for your home mattress. For one thing you need to make sure that your mattress is made of mildew resistant materials. In the very damp atmosphere of a boat everything gets mildewy and musty unless you choose a mattress that is naturally anti-micrbobial and anti-bacterial, like natural latex.
Another big issue to address when replacing a boat mattress is making sure that you measure it correctly so that it actually fits. Since the beds get shoved into all sorts of odd-shaped areas (like the v-berth), so that there is room for everything, boat mattresses do not come in standardized sizes or shapes. In fact, it is an absolute necessity to measure everything you can before you order a mattress. You should measure length, width, depth and unique angles and curves. If your bunk is a really odd shape then you might want to think about making a template from paper versus trying to draw something that is accurate. That way you can take or mail the paper template to a company that does custom work knowing you will receive a new mattress that will fit exactly into the space you have available.