Sailmaking Overview
Welcome to our Yacht Sailmakers and Riggers department. We operate a full Sailmaking Department within our company, please see below for the types of items we produce and and contact us for a sailmaking or rigging quotation.
We are manufacturers and repairers of all sizes of sails, sprayhoods, covers and dodgers. The work is undertaken by our own time served craftsmen on our own premises. We have provided a local service that matches the best of standards since 1912. We also do sacrificial strips and repairs to most sails in house, we are also agents for Jeckells Sails in Wroxham, a long established company enabling us to provide a complete quality service to all customers wishing to purchase new sails or have alterations done to exisiting sails.
Sailmaking Services
We provide a local service that matches the best of standards, over an array of products, which not only include sprayhoods, covers and dodgers but industrial and commercial fabric compositions.
We have a machining department that specialise in:
- general repairs to sails - tears/chaff marks/broken leech & bolt ropes etc
- replacement of u.v. strips on genoas
- full valeting service for all sails
Other products in the sailmaking department include:
- dodgers - with name if required
- sprayhoods
- rigging - s/s stays/shrouds
- jack stays
- lee cloths
- hatch & windlass covers
- small canopys & winter covers for fishing/power boats
- fold down canopys for canal boats - seamasters/freemans/normans...etc
- replacement windows/zips & repairs to canopys
- cratch & stern covers for narrow boats
Non Marine Products
Other items (non marine) manufactured by our sailmakers dept include:
PVC Vinyl Banners
Made to Measure branded advertising and promotional, scaffolding various colours available.
PVC Connections & Socks
Made to Measure to protect machinery and expensive equipment and fragile products.
Canvasses
For various functions artists, gypsy type caravans, chart holders, bags, sacks etc
Windsocks - with metal harness
For use to indicate wind direction eg Airports, Sailing etc
Tent & Awning repairs
Patching up ripped material and new zips, windows etc
Garden Swing & Barbeque Covers
To keep your garden equipment safe and dry when not in use
Shade Sails
Made to measure to protect against the sun for childrens play areas, patio, decking and garden areas
Aerospace Industry Work
Our machinists specialise in ground equipment for the aerospace industry which includes:
- pennants/streamers
- air intake blanks
- gaiters
- cockpit covers
- jet pip/chaff flare covers
- nose probe covers
- engine covers
Rigging Services
In addition to sailmaking we can supply the full rigging service for your boat or yacht including splicing and knotting. Please contact us for any more information we are happy to give advice on all aspects of our yacht sailmaking and rigging services.
