In the (silver Abaltross) I replaced the tourture racks with a pare of"jack knife'' sofa beds that I built the front sofa is confortable to set on and will open to a 36in wide bed the double pull out bed had 2 cushens that always had one of us falling between the mattresses I replaced it with a similar sofa bed it now opens to 45in wide. I bought the hinges from Rocker hardware they are pricey at aprox$50. per pair. the frames were made from 1in oak withinset plywood pannels The foam I chose is a blue 4in foam called I believe comfort foam it is the stuff the mattress that they throw eggs at inthe commercial. when sittingon or sleeping onit I cammot feel the bords beneath it. it is like a exry tirm mattress. the finished product was sent out to an upholster to be upholstered in red velvet.
It took a great deal of planning and trial fitting to pullthis off and was not the cheepest solution but for me it was the best that I could come up with. we just returned from a 4 month trip and we slep in comfort each nite .
Jim Smith
1965 Tradewind double(The Silver Abaltross)
1992 dodge cummins diesel