A little trend starting to pick up right now are bean bag chairs for the boat, like so...
http://www.e-searider.com
(I have no personal or commerical interest in this company.)
I think it came up as a way to provide seating in the cockpit of the big sportfishers. So the crew can be outside and comfortable for the run offshore, but the chairs can be thrown into the salon in seconds when it's time to put lines in. Anyway, just a thought. ;D