Diamondhead, Mississippi · ZIP 39525
Boat upholstery in Diamondhead, MS
Planned community on the Jourdan River and Rotten Bayou with covered private slips and a retiree pontoon fleet: less sun damage, more age-related foam and stitching failure on boats that get used gently for a long time.
Diamondhead is the exception on this list: a lot of its boats sit in covered slips along Rotten Bayou and the Jourdan River, so the sun does less damage here than anywhere else we work. What ages a Diamondhead boat is time. Pontoons and cruisers get used gently for fifteen years, the foam flattens, the stitching gives out, and the vinyl that still looks fine has gone stiff enough to split the first time someone sits down hard.
Gulfport Boat Upholstery reaches the Diamondhead marina in about 40 minutes. Pontoon furniture sets are the main job and run $2,500 to $7,000, but because the vinyl often still has life, we quote foam replacement at $50 to $150 per cushion and restitching first and let you decide. A helm chair rebuild is $450 to $1,200 and cruiser cockpit cushions price like a bow set at $600 to $1,500.
Covered slip owners ask us to match original colors more often than anyone, and we can usually get close enough that a replaced bow lounge does not stand out from the rest of the set.
Every range above comes from the published cost guide at Gulfport Boat Upholstery.
Why old covered-slip vinyl splits without warning
Old vinyl in a covered slip fails in a specific way: it looks fine, feels stiff, and cracks along the piping the first hard sit of the season. If your Diamondhead boat is past ten years and the seats feel like cardboard, plan the re-cover for the winter before it splits, because a split seam on a stiff piece cannot be patched.
Rotten Bayou, the Jourdan and the yacht club
In Diamondhead we work the Diamondhead marina on Rotten Bayou, the Jourdan River, the Diamondhead yacht club and the covered slips along the bayou, plus private docks and lifts in between. Nearby harbors on the same route:
Diamondhead owners ask us
- My pontoon seats look fine but feel flat. Do I need new vinyl?
- Probably not yet. Flat seats with sound vinyl need foam, which runs $50 to $150 per cushion. We squeeze test every piece and only quote vinyl where it has actually gone stiff or cracked.
- Can you match the color of my existing pontoon furniture?
- Usually close enough that a single replaced piece does not stand out. We bring vinyl samples to the slip and match in daylight. Faded originals are the hard case, and we tell you when a full set will look better.
- Do you come to the Diamondhead marina and the private bayou slips?
- Yes. Both count as a dock visit. Covered slips are the easiest place on the coast to pattern seats because there is no sun glare and no rain to dodge.
Price a Diamondhead job
Where the boat sits in Diamondhead, what is worn, and a phone number. Numbers back the same day.