Upholstery tear

lakershaker · 11-05-2007, 08:41 AM

I have a small tear in the upholstery in my boat. Does anyone have a suggestion for fixing this? Is there a patch available? Thanks in advance

LIforrelaxin · 11-05-2007, 01:57 PM

They Do make repair kits for vinyl. However I am not sure that I have ever seen any specifically for th Marine enviorment. However even if it was a marine grade fix kit, I would give it a try before re-upholestering. Last depending on how the upholestery is made it maybe be easy enough for someone in the business to just replace the section of material that has the rip in it.......

jrc · 11-05-2007, 04:16 PM

Irwin Marine fixed a small hole in a seat on my bow-rider. It looked good and held up for a few years and then I sold the boat.

The only sour part: they told me it only took a few minutes to fix but had to charge me for a full hour of labor. Around $90 at the time. So save up all you repairs and get them done at one time.

lfm · 11-12-2007, 08:05 PM

I have seen a van that advertises mobile vinyl and leather repairs. The company is called fibernew. I don't have any first hand knowledge, but it may be worth looking into.

http://www.fibrenew.com/

lakershaker · 11-13-2007, 10:58 AM

thanks for all the help - this should give me a good start, unfortunately the boat is safely wrapped up for the winter... First project for the spring!

LIforrelaxin · 11-13-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lakershaker

thanks for all the help - this should give me a good start, unfortunately the boat is safely wrapped up for the winter... First project for the spring!

OOOPPPSSSS...... when I have talk to upholsters around the lake some of whom also make boat covers, I have consitently found one comment from them "Is there anyway we could do the project in the off season for you".....

Dave M · 11-14-2007, 10:15 AM

lfm, thanks for the tip on fibrenew, I have a tear in my back cover to my boat.

LI or others, could you give some suggestions on who is good and reasonable priced for upholstery. My sister-in-law has a pontoon boat the mice got at. Needs to have all the seats done.

Thanks Dave M

LIforrelaxin · 11-14-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave M

lfm, thanks for the tip on fibrenew, I have a tear in my back cover to my boat.

LI or others, could you give some suggestions on who is good and reasonable priced for upholstery. My sister-in-law has a pontoon boat the mice got at. Needs to have all the seats done.

Thanks Dave M

Dave,

Because I got rid of the boat I never had the upholstery work done so I don't have any knowledge anybodys work. However on a pontoon boat I would almost consider the replacing the seats in whole..... I know several years back we replaced the seats in a boat, and we saved several hundred dollars by just buying new seats and bases verse having the old seats recovered.
But that all depends on whether your Sister-in-law is up to doing the work herself too.... Anyways just an idea I thought I would pass on....

SIKSUKR · 11-15-2007, 11:01 AM

If you want to get an idea how much new seats would cost,check out Overtons.

Chris Craft · 03-01-2008, 09:07 PM

If you take it to a car dealer they probably have a guy that they use to fix leather seats. Especially at the higher end places aka Land Rover, Porsche, Lexus....

gtxrider · 03-06-2008, 09:34 PM

Duck tape the Handyman's Secret Weapon!

There are vinyl repair kits available but depending on the age and shape of the boat it may be better to leave it to the pros.

robmac · 03-07-2008, 09:28 AM

I have on many occasions used a company called the Wizard,they go to the majority of auto dealerships in the state and also they are mobile. The # is 603-497-8563 and his name is Tyson,great work always

11-05-2007, 08:41 AM	#1
lakershaker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rattlesnake Isl. - Simsbury, CT Posts: 271 Thanks: 90 Thanked 44 Times in 26 Posts	Upholstery tear I have a small tear in the upholstery in my boat. Does anyone have a suggestion for fixing this? Is there a patch available? Thanks in advance

11-05-2007, 01:57 PM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,827 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 881 Times in 515 Posts	They Do make repair kits for vinyl. However I am not sure that I have ever seen any specifically for th Marine enviorment. However even if it was a marine grade fix kit, I would give it a try before re-upholestering. Last depending on how the upholestery is made it maybe be easy enough for someone in the business to just replace the section of material that has the rip in it....... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

11-15-2007, 11:01 AM	#9
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	If you want to get an idea how much new seats would cost,check out Overtons. __________________ SIKSUKR

03-06-2008, 09:34 PM	#11
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Use the Red Green method Duck tape the Handyman's Secret Weapon! There are vinyl repair kits available but depending on the age and shape of the boat it may be better to leave it to the pros. Last edited by gtxrider; 03-06-2008 at 09:35 PM. Reason: spelling correction

11-05-2007, 04:16 PM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Irwin Marine fixed a small hole in a seat on my bow-rider. It looked good and held up for a few years and then I sold the boat. The only sour part: they told me it only took a few minutes to fix but had to charge me for a full hour of labor. Around $90 at the time. So save up all you repairs and get them done at one time.

11-12-2007, 08:05 PM	#4
lfm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 96 Thanks: 29 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	I have seen a van that advertises mobile vinyl and leather repairs. The company is called fibernew. I don't have any first hand knowledge, but it may be worth looking into. http://www.fibrenew.com/

11-13-2007, 10:58 AM	#5
lakershaker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rattlesnake Isl. - Simsbury, CT Posts: 271 Thanks: 90 Thanked 44 Times in 26 Posts	thanks for all the help - this should give me a good start, unfortunately the boat is safely wrapped up for the winter... First project for the spring!

11-14-2007, 10:15 AM	#7
Dave M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 395 Thanks: 4 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	lfm, thanks for the tip on fibrenew, I have a tear in my back cover to my boat. LI or others, could you give some suggestions on who is good and reasonable priced for upholstery. My sister-in-law has a pontoon boat the mice got at. Needs to have all the seats done. Thanks Dave M

03-01-2008, 09:07 PM	#10
Chris Craft Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you take it to a car dealer they probably have a guy that they use to fix leather seats. Especially at the higher end places aka Land Rover, Porsche, Lexus....

03-07-2008, 09:28 AM	#12
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I have on many occasions used a company called the Wizard,they go to the majority of auto dealerships in the state and also they are mobile. The # is 603-497-8563 and his name is Tyson,great work always