[Rhodes22-list] Bimini Estimate

[Michael Corley]

     Thanks for all the feedback, it is much appreciated.  I feel a little
bit better now.  Negotiated it down to $720. Yes, it is just for the fabric
part and new straps.  They will reuse the metal frame.  No boot. It is a
good quality marine fabric, better than what is on it now, but not
sunbrella.  The shop owner was not a fan of Sunbrella for Biminis due to
its high cost.  The shop, A Stitch Above, is a small local business with a
good reputation, although a bit pricey.  My original Bimini came thru GB
and I got 21 yrs out of it.  I am leery of buying something online, sight
unseen.  As Rob mentioned, "you get what you pay for."

-Mike
s/v Ranger
99 Rhodes

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 6:02 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> In 2016 I paid a guy in our sailing club (“a guy in his garage,” as Peter
> said) $525 for a new bimini cover (I already had the frame).  That was 8
> years ago, and of course prices could vary regionally.
>
> Frank
>
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> Frank Goldsmith
> S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
> Fairview, NC
> Lake Keowee, SC
>
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> > On May 23, 2024, at 5:51 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > A few years ago I had new fabric sewn for my bimini by a local shop that
> was literally a guy in his garage.  I don't remember what I paid, but it
> was more than that.
> >
> > Peter Nyberg
> > Coventry, CT
> > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> >
> >
> > [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
> >
> >> On 2024-05-23, at 12:20:58 EDT, Michael Corley wrote:
> >>
> >> I got an estimate from a local canvass shop of $821 to replace my
> Bimini on my
> >> 99 Rhodes.  That seems high.
> >>
> >> Mike Corley
> >> Hampton Roads, VA
> >>
> >
> >
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