Dodgers-about 35ft in total-sources/recommendations anyone?

[SoulFireMage]

I'm looking to change DreamFinder's dodgers to black ones with white lettering. I've had 2 quotes so far. £500 with 4 weeks delay and £250 with 10 weeks delay. We'd like them sooner than the latter but at the more reasonable price or better. Any suggestions as to who I could talk to for these please?

 

[AliM]

Make them yourself?

Canvas, tough thread, letters(?) and eyes from Hawke Head (delivery a few days, cost <~£50), an old, tough sewing machine (mine cost £35 second-hand). Making them would take half a day, and the satisfaction of doing them yourself would be immense!

 

[Koeketiene]

Propably of little use to you - we are having ours made at Wilkinson in Burnham for the royal sum of £150 (our boat is 44ft).

Likewise a spinakker snuffer for £200 - the next best quote I got was Crusader at £250. The most expensive Dolphin at £385.

Sometimes local is best.

 

[SoulFireMage]

AliM making them ourselves wouldn't happen LOL. Putting a button back on is tough ROFLMAO! Seriously, neither of us are quite that DIY.

Guapa do you have the details of Wilkinson please?

 

[paulrossall]

Got mine, + sprayhood, from Martex, who are at Nantwich in Cheshire. Tel 01270 522 251. Excellant quality and service and price. Was £70 for a single 2740mm (108inches), up to 600mm (23.5inch) high dodger in 2002. They have a stall at every large boat jumble that I have ever been to and are very helpfull. I have just found there web site
http://www.martexmarine.com/
I would not consider going anywhere else.
PS have noticed they have not increased their prices for dodgers since their 2002 price list. A very hard working family business.IMHO. I have no connection, just a satisfied customer.

 

[SoulFireMage]

Thank you

 

[Koeketiene]

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Guapa do you have the details of Wilkinson please?

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Wilkinson Sails Burnham
Telephone 01621 786770

 

[Ruffles]

With dodgers, because they're so simple, much of the cost is paying someone to come round and measure up. So if you can do this yourself you can negotiate on the price.

 

[graham]

try "josh Brown" Severn Sails Sully near Cardiff.

http://severnsails.co.uk/