Washing Cabin Cushions?

[forthsailing]

I have original supply cushions with fabric tops and pvc bases.  I believe that the base material is Trimproof (Chieftain).  The cushions are 6 years old.

Matt has suggested putting these in the washing machine at low temperatures to clean but I hesitate as I don't want to ruin them or have them shrink.

Has anybody done this?  I would hate to be the first.

Addrian

[Rob Johnstone]

I have successfully washed Vagabonds cushion covers in a domestic washing machine at 30 deg ser at high speed spin. I don't think they shrunk although they were a little difficult to get back on to the foam cushions aftewards. I did not iron them!

The wash got them clean and also took the salt out of them. However, as the cushion had been soaked in sea water, the salt remained in the foam, so even when these were thoroughly dried the salt absorbed water out of the atmosphere and they soon felt damp again.

[Rob Johnstone]

I really must improve my proof reading. For "ser" in the first sentence read "set".