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Sun Pads
- Wayne162
- Captain
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- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405
"Change In Latitude"
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Re: Sun Pads
I plan to shop around a bit before I make any decisions. A lot will depend on the craftsmanship between the numerous shops near the marina and their willingness to work with me on the project.
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- CYO Supporter
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- Joined: July 10th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
- Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Sun Pads
- jmm48m60
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 10
- Joined: June 11th, 2016, 4:58 pm
- Vessel Info: 2002, carver 356 aft cabin, Crusader engs, hurth transmissions
BOAT NAME 'TANKRR' - Location: virginia
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Re: Sun Pads
- Wayne162
- Captain
- Posts: 202
- Joined: September 5th, 2015, 12:45 am
- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405
"Change In Latitude"
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Re: Sun Pads
- carvermdo
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 4
- Joined: October 6th, 2017, 9:36 am
- Vessel Info: Ultimately, found my dream '94 Carver 350 aft cabin near Mackinaw Island, Michigan in early 2018 to her new home port on Catawba, Island, Lake Erie, Ohio via Lake Huron (325 mile voyage). A wonderful first season! Looking forward to many more!
- Location: Lima, Ohio
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Re: Sun Pads
- buster53
- Admiral
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- Joined: May 12th, 2017, 10:41 am
- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
- Location: Lower Potomac, VA
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Re: Sun Pads
Any local upholstery shop can easily make the pads for a couple hundred dollars, right?
The problem is the snaps and locating them on the pads.
Why can't the boatowner just make a template of the bow snaps and give it to the upholsterer?
Am I missing something here?
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- CYO Supporter
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Re: Sun Pads
If there are snaps already on the deck, it's best to fabricate the pad then lay it in place and mark the position of the snaps. Usually something they can do on sight. Besides, if they measure for the snaps and they don't lineup, it's on them, if you provide a template and they don't line up, it's on you. There's no substitute for having the actual pad there to mark the snap locations.
- Lyndon670
- Admiral
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- Joined: July 29th, 2013, 11:35 pm
- Vessel Info: 2000 Carver 506
Volvo TAMD74EDC - Location: Georgian Bay
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Re: Sun Pads
Any local upholstery shop can easily make the pads for a couple hundred dollars, right?
Nobody is even going to walk near their machine for a couple of hundred dollars on this. I bet a pair of pads the correct size will cost $600-750US.
2000 Carver 506
FOXY JOE
Volvo 7.4TAMD
Queens Cove Marina
Georgian Bay, Ontario
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Re: Sun Pads
- buster53
- Admiral
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Re: Sun Pads
Viper wrote:Source of the post Couple of hundred?? Must be that American dollar
If there are snaps already on the deck, it's best to fabricate the pad then lay it in place and mark the position of the snaps. Usually something they can do on sight. Besides, if they measure for the snaps and they don't lineup, it's on them, if you provide a template and they don't line up, it's on you. There's no substitute for having the actual pad there to mark the snap locations.
Ok, not a couple hundred, but considerably less than what Carver wants.
To have someone do snaps onsite, either the boatowner has to do it and find the equipment to do it, or hires someone to do it for them, probably negating any savings from buying from someone other than Carver.
Personally, I feel confident that I can come up with a very accurate template, something I'm sure more than a few boatowners are able to do.
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