DIY Leather / Suede helm wheel kits

[AIDY]

So who does DIY Leather helm wheel kits. think there is a company in the states but google comes up with no answers. It's been mentioned on the forum before.

Anyone in the UK do the kits.

Or should i go to halfords and get a couple of fluffy pink ones to stitch togeather ?

TIA

 

[NFCN]

Aidy

Try boatleather.com in the USA

web page

Have heard good reports. No connection etc.

Nick

 

[pvb]

Boat Leather...

Boat Leather do superb kits. Excellent leather, pre-punched, idiot-proof stitching instructions, needle & thread included. I went for the foam-padded cover and it feels great - chunky and warm.

 

[robbieg]

Force 4 have such kits in their brochure I believe. Can also get them from the Lewmar website.

 

[AIDY]

thank Q just found it in the force 4 book.

 

[gardenshed]

http://clydemarineleather.com/

gives a great result, pre-punched holes, needle & thread included, company run by enthusiastic sailors who race a very tidy BH 36 called Tanit.
my cover:
images from my cover installed in february:

 

[AIDY]

Oooo very nice... I like. are the spats included in the kit ? your wheel does not have them. whats involved in doing it and how long did it take you.

 

[gardenshed]

spats: not included
speak to clyde leather and they will explain why
Took me a quiet saturday afternoon and about four cups of tea. Pace reduced to keep me away from the mother in law who was visiting at the time. I used two needles to get the cross effect (which is not how the supplier proposes it but I like it).

 

[Billjratt]

you can walk around while sewing if you wear the wheel round your neck.....

 

[Noddy]

For a more economical (if slightly less posh) result I used cork handlebar tape from a bicycle shop.

Been in the water just over a month with no evidence of weathering.

 

[Talbot]

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I used two needles to get the cross effect (which is not how the supplier proposes it but I like it).

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Agree, gives a nice effect - well done