Anyone ever used The Canvas Store in NY area for re-skining Bimini and dodger? Price is right, but website is down and I’m having a hard time finding a good review of their work. Any First hand info would be great. but I think i know my answer already. Thanks.
The Canvas Store
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So NYSail, who would you recommend? I hope to get a new dodger for my 322 sometime soon. I summer the same place as you, Mt Sinai, and winter in Huntington.
North shore canvas in greenlawn just made me a winter cover and it fit like a glove.... they do all sorts of canvas work as well. On my last boat Jim at sailors choice in amityville made everything...... new frames for dodger and Bimini....... real good work and realsonable.
So whats the name of your boat? Where do you keep it during the summer? I have a slip at old mans and a mooring out in the far southeast of the field.
Greg
Souleil
So whats the name of your boat? Where do you keep it during the summer? I have a slip at old mans and a mooring out in the far southeast of the field.
Greg
Souleil
I think that canvas outlets are fine for sailcovers, hatch covers, etc.; however, for Bimini and dodgers I believe the only way to get a good fit is to have one custom made and installed by a pro. Of course if you have an existing Bimini that fits well, it can be used as a pattern with good results possible.
None of the good canvas guys I know would make a new bimini off the old one. They would come down and measure for themselves. Cloth does stretch over time, etc.
My 322 Sol Mates, resides very close to you, NE far corner of the mooring field. A Ralph's mooring. I'll be moving there from Willis within 2 weeks I suspect. Have to check when the mooring is dropped. I stored her wet this year, so I'm already in!
Wait, a slip and a mooring in the same harbor? You have 2 boats or what?
Mickey D
Ken be careful of the low ball price. Make sure you get references and check out there work. He/She could be low balling you to get a deposit, and then good luck finding them. I've seen it happen at my boat yard.
I used them for a winter cover afew years ago. Had a good sales pitch on the phone, said they would come out and measure my boat, gave me a schedule of events and took my deposit. I then had to call and email them constantly to get them to even respond back with some lame excuse as to why my cover wasn't in my hands when they said it would be. It finally arrives, I rush out on the last somewhat warm weekend before the winter freeze to put it on........and the only thing correct was it was for my length boat. They obviously didn't come out to measure like they said they would. They used their "notes" from another cover they made for a boat the same make and model as mine. But we all know, no two boats are the same and all the stanchions, shrouds, pulpit and pushpit were in different spots. Finally got in touch with them and they said they would come out in the spring to mark the cover so they could refit it. Didn't get out to measure the cover before I took it off for spring commissioning, but did manage to actually come out and measure my boat that summer. After more emails and phone calls as fall rolled by, my new cover arrived. It actually fit correctly and was well made. I wouldn't recommend them based on their poor customer service.