Canopies

Jeckells offers the highest standard of service to our clients and we ensure the best materials on the market are made available. We offer a free personal quotation service that includes us visiting the boat to discuss individual requirements and our professional advice so to improve the present cover. If the customer is happy with the existing design we can then simply replicate this or modify with a few simple adjustments, such as widening zips making accessibility better or expanding window sizes etc to give better light, which usually incurs no additional charges. Advice can also be given regarding the materials available and their best applications of use.

We have a bar-bending department using only 316, 16 gauge marine grade highly polished stainless steel tubing in either 3/4 inch or 1-inch. The bars are digitally rolled to ensure no kinks and to enable them to be 100% symmetrical offering a professional service. The bars can be put on a sliding track to increase the cockpit headroom and give a better side access.

Interior and exterior courtesy flaps can be added for privacy and protect the window plastic from UV rays.Mainly proofed acrylic canvas or grained PVC is used. The acrylic covers have double stitched seams, stitched windows and are tabled around the top seams. The thread used is an UV treated colourfast and rots resisting thread.

The redesigning of client’s canopies is becoming more fashionable as clients prefer to spend more time outside and therefore by adding additional framework creating another living area. Curved open-ended zips can be added to create zip out panels, again the larger window to increase better visibility for mooring etc. The covers can be turned into a sun bimini. Jeckells cover makers try to use as many of the existing fittings as possible but this could be discussed as sometimes by changing the fittings it can make life easier exiting the boat. The Canopies could be split into two sections for more versatility and Jeckells are proud to say every job is individually made with the client’s needs in mind. The covers are designed for appearance and functionality running in unison.

Covers to Compliment the above

Please ask one of our team for further advice on the following flybridge tonneau, screen, hatch, winch, rib and inflatable tailored covers.

Summer/Winter Covers

These covers are designed to be simple to fit using webbing and buckles in the forward bow and the two aft corners to hold the cover taught. They have internal tabs and cord that are used when the boat is kept in the water. Cuts and flaps for the mooring lines, cowled vents, zipped access with zip flaps and Velcro to split the cover into two or three sections. The covers have reinforcements as and where necessary and a base draw cord to hold the cover into the hull and stop any flapping with base eyelets. The covers are either made from a top gun material, polycotton canvas or an odyssey fabric. Please ask for further advice and for a guide price. Samples are available for you to inspect.

Repair and Valeting Service

Jeckells offer a comprehensive service throughout the year. You can either drop the cover into our reception or if preferred we can collect and cover up your boat and then arrange to return the valeted/repaired cover within a short period of time and refit if necessary.

Please ask one of our sales team for further advice as clients are amazed at the results achieved by having the cover cleaned and reproofed. Sometimes by having the window plastic replaced it can improve a slightly wilting cover beyond belief.

Seasonal Discounts

At the end of each boating season Jeckells offer a winter discount scheme where a 20% or 25% deal can be taken with the idea that the work can be measured before the boat is winterised, manufacturers over the winter months and then fitted at an agreed time in the new season.