(Repost). I've went from Rags to riches w/ Sea Worthy Canvas! Scotty and crew in their convenient Alameda location will take care of all your marine textile needs.
The pleasant and friendly intake process started out very professional, customer oriented and solution based. Sea Worthy responded swiftly via phone / texts with relevant design, structure, cost and lead-time information. I advised Sea Worthy that i was replacing an existing, well-worn mainsail cover. I was pleased when Scott took this information and turned it into a customization opportunity to tailor fit the new sail cover exactly to the boats particular configuration and my preferences. I marked up the existing sail cover armed with a a sharpie pen with the desired length / circumference fabric revisions as well as fastener locations, keep out areas and grommet/cordage locations.
I made an appointment to drop off the marked up sail cover to the shop. Upon arrival, sea worthy had a large worktable set up outside (Fashionable 2020 anti-Covid19 protection precautions...) to roll out my existing cover (All 15 feet of it!). "Masked" Scotty greeted me and got right to work going over the existing and proposed changes to the cover. Sea Worthy has been in business for decades in Alameda and it shows; there is absolutely no substitute for relevant experience, design and engineering talent and proactive "use" case discussions as to how, when and where the new cover will be used.
Sea Worth advised they only use top quality Sunbrella mat'ls, strong underlayment reinforcements, marine grade threads and robust, corrosion resistant fasteners all around. Scott then provided a written quote; I was pleased to find a very fair priced and expeditious lead time for locally made, custom engineered product - I felt comfortable placing a 50% deposit, left my marked up cover with Sea worthy and drove back over the bridge.
Seaworthy went to work, quickly ordering in the materials and they started cutting. Within a couple of days, Sea Worthy called/texted to verify dimensions and other preferences. This was a pleasant experience and conveyed the customer focused attention to detail needed to fabricate a truly custom fitted textile. A day or so later, I was delighted to find a "Work in progress" video show up attached to a text message; totally unexpected and truly appreciated gesture from Sea Worthy. A few more days passed and another video showed up depicting the 90 % completion mark and advising that pick-up was near. With confidence after seeing the video, I schedule a "Wide-Window" appointment that Scott graciously accommodated.
Upon arrival for pick-up, Sea Worthy then laid out the new cover on the exterior work table and went over the entire design and fabrication results. They also returned all materials I brought to them for reference. I gladly paid the balance and proceeded back to SF to test fit the product to the boat.
I noticed immediately the robustness of the new sail cover - this is a 20-30 year product. I rolled out the cover over the boom and fastened it - the expression "Fits like a glove" immediately came to mind... - it was perfect. I am having Sea Worthy now remake my 35' jib sock as well as other accessory textile items.
If you are looking for superior marine fabrics, custom fitted and fabricated to your exacting needs, attentive customer service at a fair price and quick a quick turn-around, look no further then Seaworthy in Alameda! read more