Westerly Berwick upholstery

An excellent choice of cloth for this set of upholstery for a Westerly Berwick. Extremely strong, water resistant, anti fungal, anti microbial, and yet has a luxurious feel. For more information about our huge range of fabrics, please contact us. New ones being added all the time.

Najad 441

We have been very busy since our last post in January, one piece of work of particular note is this cover on a Najad 441. Although it has all the attributes of a winter lay-up cover, the purpose is actually sun protection whilst lying in the Med, so it can be used in or out of the water.

Additional e-mail address

We have recently added another e-mail address to the original which is paul@oceancovers.co.uk. We can also be contacted on gill@oceancovers.co.uk. Both email addresses will be received by our phones so as long as we have a signal we will get your mail!

Gloria 38m Jongert schooner

Gloria is a 38m Jongert schooner recently in Pendennis Shipyard for a refit. Now almost ready to sail to the Med for the winter, we were pleased to be a part of the finishing touches, including fitting winch covers, outboard cover, liferaft cover and a cover for the on-deck Boston Whaler.

Sealine F33

Canopy and flybridge cover on a Sealine F33.

Garden furniture covers

Seems a while since we posted, we have been very busy and with thoughts of winter upon us, here are our garden chairs, before and after Paul covered them. We did say we can cover almost anything!

Najad 38' in the Greek sunshine putting our awning to the test! The customer is delighted.

Varnish protectors

We've been very busy, (and on holiday for a few days!), but one of the latest pieces of finished work are these varnish protectors. Very fiddly to make, but look great and achieve their purpose.

Starlight 35' cockpit enclosure, with zip-up and zip-out aft and side panels. All sections removable to leave bimini style roof section. Happy customers sail away.....

Bowman 40 - sprayhood, cockpit enclosure and bimini

New six window sprayhood, together with cockpit enclosure which converts to a bimini. Covers for all weathers!

Sun awning Najad 38'

This sun awning can be used solely as a bimini, supported by the boom and tensioned out to stays and aft to the guard rails, or with the addition of side and aft screens zipped easily to the top section it becomes a full awning. The whole awning makes up into a surprisingly small parcel and is stored in a drawstring bag. More pictures on our website www.oceancovers.co.uk

Visit our website!

Our new website is proving to be a great hit, with useful information and lots of pictures. Give it a try! www.oceancovers.co.uk

RIB cushions

Recent work includes these RIB cushions, and it's a useful thought that if you cover your RIB or seating throughout the year, your cushions will last so much longer without exposure to UV and weather.

Nicholson 35 sprayhood and cockpit enclosure

Releathered grab handles and grab rail, new sprayhood, new two bar cockpit enclosure, including designing and fitting the bars.

Rowing Dinghy

Fitted just before Christmas, this cover was designed for use when the dinghy is stored ashore, but can also be used on the water. Surprisingly inexpensive, but provides great protection!

Web Design

We are very pleased to have transferred our web hosting to Spring Media Design, and now have a new website linked to this blog. The new site is far more interactive, and has photo galleries for each of the main types of cover that we make. There is also information about the fabrics that we use. Please email us if you have any suggestions or questions about the new site.

Our new website, same address www.oceancovers.co.uk

Web Design www.springmediadesign.co.uk

Winter's coming - don't be fooled by warm weather!

Now is the time to talk to us about work that can be done over the winter period. Whether you are taking your boat out of the water, or leaving it on a pontoon or mooring, consider the damage that can be done by leaves and tree debris in boatyards, and bad weather on the water. Please give us a call to discuss winter covers, large or small, and we can advise the best way to cover up your pride and joy through the winter!

Dufour 36'

A complete set of covers:- sprayhood, cockpit enclosure complete with stainless steel bars and fittings, dodgers, and stackpack. The owners of this boat were originally keen sailors who went over to motor for a while, and are now back under sail. The cockpit enclosure certainly provides additional space in which the family can sit comfortably out of the rain, but can still see everything that's going on outside. The stackpack is a great improvement on the traditional sailcover, which is such hard work to fit at the end of a day's sailing.

Wooden Classic Motor Launch

Canopy designed with sliding stainless steel framework included, maintaining the low profile lines of this classic motorboat.

Recent work

Some of the work completed recently, despite the inclement weather!

Stackpack

Anyone who has replaced a sailcover with a stackpack will tell you that at the end of a hard day's sailing, it is so much easier to drop your sail into a bag on the boom than to try and wrap your sail up as it does its' best to escape onto the deck! We measure our nose cones after the main section is fitted, so that they fit snugly around the mast.

Not always about boats!

A local design company made a working model house to order, and needed a travelling case for it. We always like a challenge, and came up with this, made in foil bag material which is foam lined, with a zipped flap for easy access,webbing carry handles and a reinforced base for stability.

Bavaria 36' sprayhood

Sprayhood made to customer's requirements, with side window panels for additional viewage, and a new grab rail welded to existing bar providing extra safety.

Latest work

One Sunseeker canopy and one Fairline canopy. Both with all the usual zips and Velcro to facilitate a variety of ways of using the cover.

All over cover

Although this looks like a winter cover, it has another use, as the owner needs to be able to work on deck without getting wet! It also creates additional storage, so that while the interior is being refurbished, everything can be stored on deck under the cover. The cover is in three parts, very lightweight being made of topgun fabric, and packs up into three small bundles for storage when not in use.

Approved Contractor

Ocean Covers Limited is an Approved Contractor at Mylor Yacht Harbour, which means we have met all the stringent Health & Safety and insurance criteria set by Mylor Yacht Harbour Limited.

No VAT to pay.....

Just a quick reminder that Ocean Covers Limited is not VAT registered, and therefore we do not charge VAT on our work.

Upholstery

A new set of upholstery ready to be fitted in the Spring. A lot of time went into getting all the stripes to run from cushion to cushion, but the finished result was worth the effort. There is an amazing selection of fabrics available, and we only use those suitable for severe contract use. This set has been made with new foam, cut to the shape of the seating area, but we can also re-cover your old foam (if it's still viable), and make repairs to your existing upholstery (if it isn't too rotten!)Sometimes it's better just to start from new, bearing in mind that we only use fire retardant foam, and plastic moulded zips.

5.8M RIB cover in topgun

We actually make a variety of RIB covers, some to tie down to trailers, and others attached with RIB hooks for use on the water. During the winter this 5.8m RIB is kept on a trailer, and has a small 'A' frame at the aft end, where we added cut-outs, tie collars and a flap to keep the water out, together with a zip for ease of removal. The cover also completely encloses the outboard.