New boat enclosures and repair

[Sawyer]

Our 18 Ft boat needs some side curtains repairs and maybe have a new enclosure thats bigger for frostbite fishing. Any suggestions

[C-Hawk]

The woman in Mallets bay next to Fox Marine will do a good job, but I think she is expensive.

[Reelax]

There is a guy named Dennis in Milton that many forum members have used with great results, ask Surprise or Thorny about him, he does very solid work.

[jimbow]

The woman in Mallets bay next to Fox Marine will do a good job, but I think she is expensive.

Unfortunately they are ALL expensive...The quality of work varies greatly...check their stitching, see how many "passes" they do on a normal basis (ie: if they are single, double or triple stitched). The more the better and the longer they last. Next, check the weight and QUALITY of all material used in the covers (including metal pieces)and see if they use "brand names" to properly compare, and get a quote and compare BEFORE committing. There is a place near me that does very good work and uses good quality stuff but very $$$$$$ . However, I had two covers they made that each lasted well over 6 years and were still in fine shape when I sold the boats. Hope this helps Don.

[ThreeBuoys]

The person C-Hawk is referring to is Cloth N Canvas, the woman's name is Aubrey.
She does excellent work, but yes it is expensive. Located right next door to Fox Marine.
I had her make a mooring cover for me.

[BottomDollar]

Aubrey made my enclosure as well. She does great work and I think her price was fair.





http://clothncanvas.com

[Sawyer]

Thank you members for all the information on this subject .
Jimbow you have good points on what to look for in Quality.
thanks Don

[Sawyer]

Thanks Bottomdoller your boat look nice. Do you know if Audrey has a web sight?

[BottomDollar]

Thanks Bottomdoller your boat look nice. Do you know if Audrey has a web sight?

http://clothncanvas.com

[Cheerful Charlie]

I'm headed up to pick up my boat from the guy named Dennis in Georgia. I'm sure the work is great but I'm going to warn buyer beware. I took the boat up for an estimate to replace the vinyl and zippers on it. the sunbrella is fine. Was told a price of about $800, and certainly less than $1000. Was presented with a bill of $1651. Was told he had to do more than he thought and it took longer. No phone call, no heads up, no authorization at that price. Left a check there yesterday and will chalk it up to a lesson learned. If he had told me that price to start with, we likely would not have had it done. I don't like to post stuff like this but when the bill I was given is basically twice what the estimate was, that is a problem.