boat covers

   Try,

www.allgoodfun.com !

My local chandler. He had a contract to make covers for the army i believe so he cant be bad!

Cheers,
Alex

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BBSCFaithfull Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 06 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1251	Post Options Post Reply Quote BBSCFaithfull Report Post Quote Reply Topic: boat covers Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 7:49pm
	Try, www.allgoodfun.com ! My local chandler. He had a contract to make covers for the army i believe so he cant be bad! Cheers, Alex
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Smight at BBSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 09 Jan 07 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1129	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smight at BBSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 7:47pm
	Rain and Sun do some nice covers. The covers, from experiance, also seem to be very well thought out eg the staps are in the right place and little loops for the main halyard in the right place etc they might sound like silly little things but it's nice to be able to chuck your cover on in a couple of minutes without any effort(well virtually)
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neilw Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 26 Jul 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote neilw Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 7:16pm
	The woven material is probably a breathable polycotton cover as opposed to the a P.V.C Polyester cover (has a more plasticy finish) You'll pay more for a breathable cover, which even with a GRP boat I'd recommend one. As for manufacturers there's plenty to choose from. As I have multiple boats I have multiple covers and from experience the decent ones are Goldfinch (http://www.kentnet.org.uk/goldfinch_covers/), Banks (check out their surplus stock at http://www.banks.co.uk/coverssec.html) and Sail Register (http://www.sailregister.co.uk/).

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 6:59pm
	Banks have lasted for me.

MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 6:32pm
	I have only heard good things from banks and as i need a new cover i was going to go straight to them but now i think i will wait to see what this thread brings up
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tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 6:01pm
	http://www.dynamicsails.com/index.php?id=4 Dynamic sails do some nice covers.
	Needs to sail more...

djdhi Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 06 Oct 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 44	Post Options Post Reply Quote djdhi Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 08 at 5:54pm
	hi My boat cover is shot and I definitely need to buy a new one. Its about 4 years old. A ll the ties and clips are in place but the material which looked great when I first bought it I see now is a very thin muslin filled with plastic.. As the weather has got to it the filler has cracked and crumbled off., LEAVING IT COMPLETELY POROUS I'm not naming the manufacturer because I think I was definitely 'done' and I want to spare his blushes. Luckily I've got a plastic boat ! A few bays down from me another boat's cover (same class ) is sufficently waterproof to provide a small duckpond in the cockpit. This better cover seems to be made of very tightly woven nylon similar to my drysuit. I don't intend to shell out 140 quid for rubbish. Is there anyone out there who can enlighten me on the different types of material used for covers? THANKS djdhi