CNC-cut in Prospect, CT
Short bolster pieces, cut to size.
End pieces, transom returns and short runs — the same foam, cut and backing as a full-length bolster, priced for the size instead of the minimum.
16mm PE/EVA · 3M marine adhesive · from $20 · ships nationwide
The piece
Same bolster, cut short.
Nothing about the build changes — only the length. This page exists so a short end piece is not charged like a full run.
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Which page
This page builds short bolster pieces — from $20. That covers anything under about 194 square inches, which on a 4″-tall bolster is roughly 48″.
Longer runs are built on the CUSTOM Aquagrip Coaming Bolsters page, from $35. Same foam, same CNC cut, same backing — the only difference is size. Doing a whole set? Cut the long runs there and the short pieces here; they ship together.
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Foam
16mm cross-linked PE/EVA, closed cell — the same material we use for helm pads.
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Cut
CNC precision cut to your exact dimensions, up to 79.5″ long × 27″ tall.
Longer run than that? Call 203-580-8080 and we’ll work it out — long gunwales are usually cut in sections. -
Colour
Two-tone, top over base. The first colour is the surface; black shows through the routed grooves.
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Fish ruler
Engraved true to scale from zero, measured along the run. +$8.
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Logo
Your logo engraved into the face, placed and scaled by us from your artwork. +$10.
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Backing
Genuine 3M marine-grade pressure-sensitive adhesive, dual-layer bond. Standard, not an upcharge.
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Sizes
Minimum 3″ × 2″. Priced by the square foot with a $20 minimum, so anything smaller than about 111 square inches — roughly a 28″ run at 4″ tall — comes in at $20.
Custom orders
Nothing gets cut until you say so.
Custom work goes wrong when someone guesses. So we don't.
You size it
Your run, your height, your colour — plus the ruler and logo if you want them.
We draw it
We turn it into a shop drawing and email it to you for approval.
You approve it
Change anything you want. Nothing goes to the machine until you sign off.
We cut and ship
CNC-cut in Prospect, CT and shipped nationwide.
The terms, plainly
- You have two weeks to approve or request changes to your drawing. No response after that and the order is cancelled and refunded in full.
- Cancel before we send your drawing — full refund, no questions.
- Cancel after the drawing but before cutting — full refund less a $30 design fee for the drafting time.
- Once cutting begins the pad exists and is yours alone, so custom orders are final sale from that point.
- Logos are centred and scaled to sit well unless you tell us otherwise. Max upload 10MB.
Small Custom Bolster
Small Custom Bolster
An add-on piece for a bolster run you are already ordering. Same marine PE/EVA foam and CNC cut — for the short end sections and extra pieces that complete a multi-piece install.
Ordering a full set? Start on the main coaming bolster page instead.
Build your bolster
We send a drawing for your approval before anything is cut.
Measuring help
Charts, printables and a real person on the other end.
This is the inch between the 1 and the 2 on your tape. Longest line is the inch, then the half, the quarter, the eighth — and the shortest lines of all are the sixteenths. Four of them make a quarter. If your edge lands on the third short line past the 1, that is 1-3/16″. That is the number we want: we cut to the sixteenth and we never round it off.
The size boxes take decimals. Tape measures don’t. Punch your number in below and we’ll do the math.
The radius sheet carries a 3″ check bar up top and a 6″ ruler along the bottom. Measure one before you trust anything else — if it is off, reprint at Scale 100% with “Fit to page” turned off.
Corner Radius Finder
Nested arcs every 1/4″ from 1/4″ out to 6″, with rulers down two edges reading to the eighth. Lay your old pad on the sheet, line the two straight edges up with the blue rules, and read off whichever curve your corner follows.
Download the PDFNo printer?
Find a round object that matches the curve — a can, a roll of tape, a socket — measure straight across it and halve that number. A 2″ can gives you a 1″ radius. Or send a photo with a tape measure laid next to the corner and we’ll read it for you.
This one carries a 6″ check bar. Scale it and every circle on the page is wrong.
Hole Diameter Finder
Concentric circles from 1″ to 4-1/2″ in quarter-inch steps, plus cut-out gauges from 1/4″ to 1″. Cup holders, compasses, shifters, switches, rod holders.
Download the PDFTwo things people get wrong
Measure the hole, not the trim ring. The plastic collar on a cup holder is wider than the hole underneath it. Pop it out if you can.
Tell us where it sits, not just how big it is. Distance from the left edge and from the front edge, to the centre of the hole. A perfect 3-1/2″ hole in the wrong spot is still scrap.
Don’t round anything off. If it measures 31-11/16″, send 31-11/16″ — that is exactly what gets cut. Sixteenths are no trouble. Rounding to the nearest inch to keep it tidy is how a pad ends up with a gap down one side.
This is the inch between the 1 and the 2 on your tape. Longest line is the inch, then the half, the quarter, the eighth — and the shortest lines of all are the sixteenths. Four of them make a quarter. If your edge lands on the third short line past the 1, that is 1-3/16″. That is the number we want: we cut to the sixteenth and we never round it off.
Measuring the helm
- Trace it first. Lay a piece of cardboard or poster board over the helm, trace the area you want covered, cut it out and test-fit it. Then measure the template flat on a bench. This beats measuring in place every single time.
- Width is left to right as you sit at the wheel. Height is front to back — away from you toward the windshield. Measure both at their widest and deepest points.
- Replacing an old pad? Measure the old pad itself, not the fiberglass around it. If it’s curled or shrunk, say so and we’ll allow for it.
- Corners. Use the Corner Radius tab. If all four match, one number covers it. If the back corners are square and the fronts are round, tell us both.
- Curves and lips. If the surface isn’t flat, or there’s a raised lip the pad has to sit inside, stop and send a photo. That one is worth a phone call.
- Check it twice. Measure, walk away, measure again. If the two don’t agree, the third one settles it.
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