Excellent canvas work

Belmont Resident · 09-18-2008, 05:37 AM

I recently had a complete camper canvas package, excluding the factory top & windshield, done for my wife’s boat.
I chose Ship Shape Marine works for the job.
I had work done by Village Canvas on my boat in the past but elected not to use them because when I had problems with the stitching on my zippers coming out I called them and left 3 messages and got no reply back. There were other problems but I will not get into that.
The differences in workmanship are very noticeable.
Ship shape sews sippers in so that the top can be removed from the ribs should the need for repair come up. Mine does not have this nor was that option presented.
They also roll the fabric over so the zippers are sewed onto doubled up fabric. My tops and sides do not have this.
The work done on my outlaw although it looks good, when you compare the two is not even close to the quality of Ship Shape both in fit & finish. Also Village canvas did not sew a zipper on the rear for a future aft curtain which I told them before the job was done that I would eventually be having made.
In a nut shell I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to have quality work done on their boat.

09-18-2008, 05:37 AM	#1
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Excellent canvas work I recently had a complete camper canvas package, excluding the factory top & windshield, done for my wife’s boat. I chose Ship Shape Marine works for the job. I had work done by Village Canvas on my boat in the past but elected not to use them because when I had problems with the stitching on my zippers coming out I called them and left 3 messages and got no reply back. There were other problems but I will not get into that. The differences in workmanship are very noticeable. Ship shape sews sippers in so that the top can be removed from the ribs should the need for repair come up. Mine does not have this nor was that option presented. They also roll the fabric over so the zippers are sewed onto doubled up fabric. My tops and sides do not have this. The work done on my outlaw although it looks good, when you compare the two is not even close to the quality of Ship Shape both in fit & finish. Also Village canvas did not sew a zipper on the rear for a future aft curtain which I told them before the job was done that I would eventually be having made. In a nut shell I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to have quality work done on their boat.