Cockpit Cover for a Cig. Bullet?
 

Anybody have one? Or recommend a shop to purchase one from. What kind of material would you all recommend?
Also, what would be a fair price?

Thanks in advance,
Craig:)

I know of a really good place up here in Pittsburgh that makes custom covers for your boat. They have a selection of about a half dozen types of materials. The only thing is that you need to take the boat there. So, I would be more than happy to take care of your boat for you and bring it up here,, for a month or two.:D :D

Not that it will help you there, but I had one custom made here for the 302 for $385, sunbrella.

Yours should be similar in size.

Thanks Joe!


Jason,
That sounds like a great deal!!!


















NOT :D :D :D

Hey, I had to try.:D :D :D

I had one made for the '89 @ $40. per foot with sunbrella. Nice job done but would stay away from a mail order deal.

Rforsey your mailbox is full!!!
 

So I will post the PM to you here and hopefully you see it!:)

Ron,
Congrats on your Bullet, it looks great!!!! I've started a thread about needing a cockpit cover for mine. Can you help me out with a number of the guy who is making yours. You can post his number in my thread or give me a call.


Thanks,
Craig Hall
(202) 224-5499

Craig,

eMotion/Doug here on OSO and the udder board has a canvas/interior guy in Rockville/Silver Spring he speaks very highly of. PM him, or I have a number for him if you like.

Rforsey,
Thanks for the call! I'll give John a call in a little while.

Craig

John (Super Hawaii 40) just made one himself on a sewing machine at home using material gotten from Sunbrella i believe. He psoke with a local canvas maker to get the gouge on measurements and snaps. He just recently tried it out and it turned out well...

I make covers in Michigan and I would recommend using Sunbrella fabric. Because it has little canvas fade and is mildew resistant. Not to mention it is fully breathable. Anything else just email or call my shop.

Bill [email protected]

Pelican Bay Canvas Waterford, MI 248-682-5000

I just called a local guy and he gave me a rough estimate of $1100 :eek: :eek: :crazy: I emailed him some pics and he's going to call me back tommorrow with a price. Seems high to me!!

Craig,
That seems really high. I'm going to get a full cover done for the 28, and I'm getting estimates of $700 for Aqualon and $800 for sunbrella. Anybody recommend one over the other??

NickO -
Where are you getting those prices from?

canvas price
 

That price seems high to me too. I would go with sunbrella over aqualon. SUnbrella has been around for a long time and has a 5 year warranty. Aqualon may have a warranty, I can't remember. I like the fact that sunbrella breathes so your boat doesn't get mildewed. I just did a cover for a 38' Donzi ZX and charged 800.00 for a cockpit. You should shop around. Hope this helps. BIll

Pelican Bay Canvas, Waterford Mi 248-682-5000

The quote that I posted came from ABC covers in Grove. I received a similar quote from Hays's Canvas in Dewey, OK. Granted I haven't seen eithers work yet, but they both had Aqualon and Sunbrella available. The Sunbrella is about $3 / foot higher then the Aqualon. I haven't decided which one to go with, but it sounds like the aqualon is more durable.

Craig,

Craftsman Upholstery is around the corner from my work in Fairfax. Give Eric a call- 703-278-8550. He has done some work on my hot rod with my satisfaction, but nothing on my boat (yet). I see boats in his shop all the time getting interiors redone and covers made. They also recover all the seats in our company trucks.

Thanks Joey!! I'll give Eric a call this morning.

Craig, Get a hold of Waterfoul...He has one of them there sweet looking covers, Hell it even matches the boat!!!

Sorry about that 'Foul, You shouldn't have sent me that picture. You knew it would come back on ya!!!;)

Nick O, I'd go with the Aqualon just for the type of fabrics each are. Sunbrella is a woven acrylic that will over time lose its waterproofness, where Aqualon is a poly vinyl coated that will not lose it. Ventilation is required with the Aqualon but overall I recommend it over sunbrella. Both carry same limited warranties. More questions call me 573-346-7155 at LOTO area around Camdenton, Mo.

Sunbrella works great;