Boat repairs in South Africa?

[lyralicious]

Does anyone have experience of boat repairs in South Africa? Best places? What are the prices like? Is there anything they can't do there?

Any all advice/comments/stories will be gratefully received.

 

[TQA]

STINGO should know but he has not been on much recently as he is actually moving house to the Rio Dulce!

 

[EugeneR]

South Africans are generally good at repairing things although I have no direct experience of boat repairs (only with boat builds). They have to be given the high cost of replacing with imported parts, as opposed to repairing.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Does anyone have experience of boat repairs in South Africa? Best places? What are the prices like? Is there anything they can't do there?

Any all advice/comments/stories will be gratefully received.

I live in Johannesburg South Africa with my boat, which I built in South Africa in currently in Durban marina named "DistantShaws".

Most everything can be done but like most places "marine" means higher prices but these can be avoided if you have local help

Richards bay, Durban and Cape Town are the main centres and if you are either going to Durban or Richards bay look me up and I can help you find best prices.

I am a member of Royal Natal Yacht club in Durban and Zululand Yacht club in Richards bay.

PM me with what you need doing and I can advise.

 

[nimbusgb]

Is there anything they can't do there?

No. Plain and simple.

 

[rivonia]

Possibly the best boat repairers and builders in the world. We lived there for 3.5 years and loved it. Our first yacht was built there. Labour is cheap.

fair winds

Peter