Dealt with the captains chairs. There was defective material used during a certain time period. Our 2007 was affected. We bought chair covers at Camping World instead of having them recovered. We were shocked at how awful they looked after using the chair covers for about a year or so. They had gotten MUCH worse even with the covers on them. I can't even describe how bad they were. I'm afraid
your family members have 2 choices - buy chair covers or have them recovered. They will get worse over time.