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Adam
 Feb 19, 08 - 1:42 PM |
Dart Covers
Just seen an online shop (Cover King) on Ebay selling Dart 18 covers for £99. Has anyone bought anything from there? Any feedback on the quality would be appreciated. Thanks |
mark(catmad)(oceanmaster)(fulltimefunlovinghappybloke)
Feb 19th, 2008 - 5:45 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
that sounds really interesting what material are the covers made of are they uv protected ? quality usually comes at a price wonder if these are chinese imports. |
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Chris
Feb 19th, 2008 - 7:16 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
I bought one of these in the spring. When it arrived it looked a heavy duty cover which was really water proof. However it didn’t fit the boat that well and by the end of the summer the bows had ripped two holes in each leg of the cover. Finally the winter storms have proved to be too much for it. It may have been down to me putting it under too much strain, but it now has a serious tear down the main body. I intend to buy a replacement in the spring, can anyone recommend a quality cover that will last several years? |
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Tim
Feb 19th, 2008 - 9:25 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
We bought our cover from Pinnel & Bax. It was about £300 which is on the pricey side, however this thing is bullet proof, covers the boat to the bottom of the hulls (not just the topsides) and has a 5 year guarantee. We bought the lighter material (cheaper) cover but this didn't last 5 mins, but P&B were good to their word and offered a replacement straight away. We knew we would continue to have issues as the material wasn't up to the job which is why we upgraded. It was worth doing and the cover fits very well. We would happily buy another P&B cover as you get what you pay for. Cheers, Tim. |
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Melanie
Feb 20th, 2008 - 8:14 AM |
Re: Dart Covers
Goldfinch have started making covers again and the guy there is really nice to deal with - his name is Adrian and they are really helpful (based in Kent). Alternatively, Cat Bitz used to sell really good quality covers made by a reliable family operation. Mel |
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Another Chris (D316)
Feb 20th, 2008 - 1:27 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
i bought one of the ebay cover king ones about a year ago at the time it was £79, i wanted another cover too, and paid £10 postage for the 2 covers, so effectively it has cost £84 so far so good very slight opening up of the stitching aroung the bow area but i think this is because i towed the boat with the cover on for about 10 miles fit is acceptable (i've never had a cover yet regardless of cost, that has been spot on) and my view is that if it lasts say 3 years i will then go and buy another one (if they still available !) and still be quids in The cover king ones are now £99 and allowing for inflation, a £300 posh one will have to last say 7 or 8 years to make it worthwhile spending the extra money at the outset Cheers |
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Simon
Feb 20th, 2008 - 9:38 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
I've just bought an Ebay cover. Seems fine, a better item than the previous laser cover anyway (in my view they are both Chinese imports!!). Doubt it's up to the standard of the £300 brigade, but then I don't see a £300 cover lasting 7 - 8 years as it'll need to to make economic sense. If you have an old boat, and so long as the tramp is covered, it'll be difficult to go wrong with ebay. If you have a new boat, or an unhealthy attachment to an old one (Chris 316, I was getting worried about you!), well, maybe spend a few more pieces-of-eight! Pays your money and takes your choice.  Simon & Jinx (5523) 
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duncan baines
Feb 21st, 2008 - 12:56 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
hi im acctually a cover maker for a company called east yorkshire covers and having a dart myself im in the process of getting a pattern together for making them havent really worked our a price yet but i will post on here when i do as regard to torn or ripped covers email me with some picture and we will probley be able to patch them up for you and make any alterations nessacery we also do straps and covers for other things we have a website so feel free to have a look www.eastyorkshirecovers.com if you have any questions or think we can help drop us a email or phone us cheers duncan |
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Sail Reg.
Mar 27th, 2008 - 12:27 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
Sail Register have now upgraded their Dart 18 covers and offer a 5 year guarantee with all catamaran models. Currently on offer @ £225.00. Phone 01469 589444 |
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brian phipps windsport
Apr 15th, 2008 - 10:22 PM |
Re: Dart Covers
Windsport always carry a stock of our own Windsport Airway covers, quick release clips, quality, material, water shed cut and other really useful features. All on the www.catparts.windsport.co.uk website |
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