Custom boat covers ?

video tours NE · 03-10-2007, 09:37 AM

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend someone who makes custom boat covers ?
I have a Aquasport 215 Explorer which I want to keep clean and dry this summer.

Thanks !
-Mike

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TomC · 03-10-2007, 09:48 AM

Bev (father) and Bev (son) are nice people and they did a great job on canvas for me. Price was reasonable, too. They are out behind the Jackson Star shopping center on rt 104..

Village Canvas Company
3 Foundry Ave
Meredith, NH 03253

(603) 279-6717

fpartri497 · 03-10-2007, 10:34 AM

I reccomend Ship Shape Marine works out of Meridth N.H. Last fall I had them make a full camper top for my boat from scratch. what a beautifull job they did. Im very satisfied.

video tours NE · 03-10-2007, 11:20 AM

Thanks, guys ! I appreciate your quick reply.

Could you please provide tel numbers or websites for these companies ?
I cannot find them online.

-Mike

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GWC... · 03-10-2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by video tours NE

Thanks, guys ! I appreciate your quick reply.

Could you please provide tel numbers or websites for these companies ?
I cannot find them online.

-Mike

Are you absolutely, positively sure you tried to obtain a phone number online?

Hope this helps:

http://www.superpages.com/

Village canvas info:

http://yellowpages.superpages.com/li...search=Find+It

Ship Shape Marine Works info:

http://yellowpages.superpages.com/li...search=Find+It

Camp Island Girl · 03-10-2007, 06:16 PM

Check under "Lake Links" on the Winnipesaukee.com home page. Look in "boating". There is a link to Village Canvas in Meredith.

RLW · 03-11-2007, 07:59 AM

I say let's petition to get Bayview Canvas back from Florida away from all that salt water and sunshine.

video tours NE · 03-11-2007, 12:06 PM

Great .. thank you all for your help !
What a terrific group !

-Mike

Aquadeziac · 03-11-2007, 01:45 PM

Try Tom Sullivan at the Canvas Guys on Rte 11b in Gilford across from Daves Motorboat Shoppe. He just remade my full camper canvas and he made a matching custom cover for my drop-in hatch A/C unit. Their work is outstanding and very reasonablely priced.

MikeM · 03-11-2007, 02:59 PM

Sorry Ralph neva

Skipper · 03-12-2007, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeM

Sorry Ralph neva

I am sure there is a logical explaination about your post MikeM but I do not get it.

Who is Ralph and why are you appologizing to him? Although the neva or never might show that you are angry with whoever Ralph is. What does your post have to do with canvas?

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Back to the topic, like Aquadeziac, I have had very good experiences with The Canvas Guys in Gilford.

Joanna16 · 03-12-2007, 08:07 AM

Village Canvas in Meredith - the treated the boat like it was their own - very professional, nice, neat and quick. Gave them the boat on our way out of town on Sunday picked it up on our way back in the following Friday.

LIforrelaxin · 03-12-2007, 08:57 AM

Village Canvas is the way to go. My family has had covers for 2 different boats made by them. Both Covers with stood the test of time and lasted 15+ years and I can only assume that they are both in use, as long as the new owners remember to put them on. On another note, I also went to Village Canvas last year and they where very help full in poping some new snaps onto a cover of a Third boat, which hopefully this summer if all goes as planned will be headed to Village Canvas to have its current cover modified.

Now, if you don't go to Village Canvas just make sure where ever you go that they use a High Grade material like Sunbrella to make the cover. Sunbrella is probably the most widely known material, however there are a few alternatives.

video tours NE · 03-13-2007, 01:18 PM

Wow !
You guys are awesome !
Looks like Village Canvas got the most votes and highest score.
:-)
I`ll call them today.

Thank you again !
-Mike

www.destinationwinnipesaukee.com

(oh, who hasn`t seen the DVD yet ?)

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codeman671 · 03-13-2007, 01:42 PM

Mike,

Whats the matter, that blue tarp over it now not doing the trick?

I drive by your house a few times a week and see it, I am in Dover too. I actually had a 215 Explorer with a 225 opti on it, fun boat.

Try Just Right Awnings here in Dover, 740-8416. They just did some custom modifications to our new pontoon cover and it looks great. They are off route 9 on Industrial Park Drive. Rochester Sports Center uses them for most of their work.

We went with a half enclosure on the back (factory) and had them modify the factory mooring cover to turn in into a "tonneau" type cover for the front half of the boat so that we could still keep it weather tight. When I go back to the dealer on Thursday I can try to grab some pictures of their work if you are interested.

GTO · 03-13-2007, 03:49 PM

I'm pretty sure (at least locally) that they will actually come to your boat at your place and measure the whole thing out and then deliver it.

ThePlut · 03-14-2007, 04:41 PM

Looks like you got enough recommendations, but wanted to plug the guy I used, his name is Mike Pelletier, kanvas@aol.com, (603) 529-3230. I'm going to be having him make me a mooring cover for my boat this spring, and last fall he did a custom enclosure that goes on my bimini top (clear plastic on 3 sides), plus he worked on the foam in one of the seats to make it firmer. The enclosure came out great, he put in touches that I didn't expect and was very reasonably priced.

I think he's in Weare, NH (I followed directions to drop off the boat and completely forgot where I ended up...).

RLW · 03-15-2007, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeM

Sorry Ralph neva

You got them guessing Mike. I love ya smilely and it sure looks a lot like ya.

Pepper · 03-15-2007, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skipper

I am sure there is a logical explaination about your post MikeM but I do not get it.

Who is Ralph and why are you appologizing to him? Although the neva or never might show that you are angry with whoever Ralph is. What does your post have to do with canvas?

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Back to the topic, like Aquadeziac, I have had very good experiences with The Canvas Guys in Gilford.

I was clueless myself, until I went backwards in the thread and my supposition is that it was a reply to this post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLW

I say let's petition to get Bayview Canvas back from Florida away from all that salt water and sunshine.

And I must confess that if I were swinging in a hammock under a palm tree on the beach in Florida, I'd be hard pressed to consider heading north right now myself!

03-10-2007, 09:37 AM	#1
video tours NE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Custom boat covers ? Hi all, Can anyone recommend someone who makes custom boat covers ? I have a Aquasport 215 Explorer which I want to keep clean and dry this summer. Thanks ! -Mike ---------------------

03-10-2007, 09:48 AM	#2
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 660 Thanks: 21 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	i can recommend Village Canvas in Meredith Bev (father) and Bev (son) are nice people and they did a great job on canvas for me. Price was reasonable, too. They are out behind the Jackson Star shopping center on rt 104.. Village Canvas Company 3 Foundry Ave Meredith, NH 03253 (603) 279-6717 Last edited by TomC; 03-10-2007 at 02:52 PM.

03-10-2007, 10:34 AM	#3
fpartri497 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Concord NH Posts: 681 Thanks: 97 Thanked 48 Times in 39 Posts	Canvas Dealers I reccomend Ship Shape Marine works out of Meridth N.H. Last fall I had them make a full camper top for my boat from scratch. what a beautifull job they did. Im very satisfied. __________________ dont worry be happy

03-10-2007, 11:20 AM	#4
video tours NE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	contact info ? Thanks, guys ! I appreciate your quick reply. Could you please provide tel numbers or websites for these companies ? I cannot find them online. -Mike ---------

03-10-2007, 06:16 PM	#6
Camp Island Girl Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford/New Boston, NH Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Village Canvas Info Check under "Lake Links" on the Winnipesaukee.com home page. Look in "boating". There is a link to Village Canvas in Meredith.

03-11-2007, 07:59 AM	#7
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Let's Patition Bay View I say let's petition to get Bayview Canvas back from Florida away from all that salt water and sunshine. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

03-11-2007, 12:06 PM	#8
video tours NE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great .. thank you all for your help ! What a terrific group ! -Mike

03-11-2007, 01:45 PM	#9
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Canvas Guys Try Tom Sullivan at the Canvas Guys on Rte 11b in Gilford across from Daves Motorboat Shoppe. He just remade my full camper canvas and he made a matching custom cover for my drop-in hatch A/C unit. Their work is outstanding and very reasonablely priced. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

03-11-2007, 02:59 PM	#10
MikeM Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SWFl Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Sorry Ralph neva Last edited by MikeM; 03-13-2007 at 11:17 PM.

03-12-2007, 08:07 AM	#12
Joanna16 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: On a Lake in NH Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Village Canvas in Meredith - the treated the boat like it was their own - very professional, nice, neat and quick. Gave them the boat on our way out of town on Sunday picked it up on our way back in the following Friday. __________________ Life's too short not to love boating

03-12-2007, 08:57 AM	#13
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,864 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	Village Canvas Village Canvas is the way to go. My family has had covers for 2 different boats made by them. Both Covers with stood the test of time and lasted 15+ years and I can only assume that they are both in use, as long as the new owners remember to put them on. On another note, I also went to Village Canvas last year and they where very help full in poping some new snaps onto a cover of a Third boat, which hopefully this summer if all goes as planned will be headed to Village Canvas to have its current cover modified. Now, if you don't go to Village Canvas just make sure where ever you go that they use a High Grade material like Sunbrella to make the cover. Sunbrella is probably the most widely known material, however there are a few alternatives. __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

03-13-2007, 01:18 PM	#14
video tours NE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow ! You guys are awesome ! Looks like Village Canvas got the most votes and highest score. :-) I`ll call them today. Thank you again ! -Mike www.destinationwinnipesaukee.com (oh, who hasn`t seen the DVD yet ?) -----------------------------------------------------

03-13-2007, 01:42 PM	#15
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,480 Thanks: 221 Thanked 809 Times in 485 Posts	Mike, Whats the matter, that blue tarp over it now not doing the trick? I drive by your house a few times a week and see it, I am in Dover too. I actually had a 215 Explorer with a 225 opti on it, fun boat. Try Just Right Awnings here in Dover, 740-8416. They just did some custom modifications to our new pontoon cover and it looks great. They are off route 9 on Industrial Park Drive. Rochester Sports Center uses them for most of their work. We went with a half enclosure on the back (factory) and had them modify the factory mooring cover to turn in into a "tonneau" type cover for the front half of the boat so that we could still keep it weather tight. When I go back to the dealer on Thursday I can try to grab some pictures of their work if you are interested.

03-13-2007, 03:49 PM	#16
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 338 Thanked 349 Times in 161 Posts	village canvas I'm pretty sure (at least locally) that they will actually come to your boat at your place and measure the whole thing out and then deliver it. __________________ GTO

03-14-2007, 04:41 PM	#17
ThePlut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 150 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Mike's Custom Canvas Looks like you got enough recommendations, but wanted to plug the guy I used, his name is Mike Pelletier, kanvas@aol.com, (603) 529-3230. I'm going to be having him make me a mooring cover for my boat this spring, and last fall he did a custom enclosure that goes on my bimini top (clear plastic on 3 sides), plus he worked on the foam in one of the seats to make it firmer. The enclosure came out great, he put in touches that I didn't expect and was very reasonably priced. I think he's in Weare, NH (I followed directions to drop off the boat and completely forgot where I ended up...).