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Hi All
In our experience PVC is best suited to boats moored under trees and with birds in the area. But that been said on a widebeam we would advise to use Acrylic canvas only due to the weight of the covers.
You are stuck between a rock and a hard place really. If you want to call the office and chat with us then that would be no problem. Unfortunately you wont get me because I am literally about to walk out the door to start my belated honeymoon from 2 years ago... Bloomin COVID.
See you all in a few weeks
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KINVER CANOPIES
www.kinvercanopies.co.uk
Marine and automotive cover plus outside seating,pub garden cover plus more
We are currently offering March special offers.
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19 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:
I am going to stick my neck out and say that Kinver fitted a new canopy on Juno 11 years ago and it is still serving well. I have no other connection to the company, but if anyone wants a personal recommendation...
Love it, Thankyou.
I think we came to your boat in our first ever T4 work Van then drove to Cardiff or vice versa, long old day
As your a MOD do you know if there is a suitable location on the forum to highlight offers and not just say look at us we are here!!
If not maybe could it be a suggestion to the other MODs to create a business area, just for new offers and ideas not just general adverts.
Cheers
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2 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:
Business Classified section, in a similar vein to the Politics bit, if you’ve no interest in it you can hide it from your feed?
Brilliant idea.
Just want people to be aware of current offers and not miss out. It's just trying to help out people in this time of economic squeeze. Next month when we get our new unit we'll be offering free repairs for a while to say thanks to the community for all it's support as we've grown as a business. But if there is no where to post the exact details of such things then chance missed.
What can you do hey!! Dammed if you do dammed if you don't.
Thanks for all the feedback
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Thanks. Once I get the right place to pop it I'll delete this one
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Hi ALL but ADMIN ADMIN ADMIN mainly.
We are just launching some March offers on our website to start the new season. Where can we advertise them and post links please. Don't want to get in trouble.
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Panic over, Through the power of our database/ old customers/ feet on the floor at location and google maps we have found a man who can.. The tools are now safely back with Harry.
Thanks to all involved. P.S. If you see Harry about feel free to mock him
He's knows it's coming
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HI,
Has anyone got ( or can get a message to) a mobile number or boat name for a member of staff from heritage marina, Our fitter Harry has left his tools there, and driven to his next job. Once arriving at next job found out he was toolless!! Drove back to heritage but the office is locked with his tools in and has been for the last couple of hours. ANY HELP asap would be great.
Cheers
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Hi All, Happy Monday.
Just putting the feelers out there, I am just trying a simple experiment on my friends boat to try and help with condensation and internal ice on windows using magnets and our window material. I'd love peoples thoughts to see if it's an avenue to proceed down. I've attached a link to a simple youtube video to show the prototype. Any feedback would be great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akIHn_0afIY&list=UUM37RounHgsVRypZTysatOw&index=1
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Brill, Link is now working
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For some reason the video will only play in facebook. It's well worth a watch if you can get the link to work.
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Hi all.
If you own a boat and don't know about this pub then you really must ....
Just a quick note to highlight the brilliant work done by one of our canal pubs getting themselves ready for re-launch. They have pulled out all the stops and I can 100% recommend it for a place to stop on your travels along the Staffs and Worcester.
We've been working with them over the last year or so to really make the outside space a place to be.
This video they have had made really shows it all off.. You need to visit here for the cobs alone.
The Anchor Inn at Caunsall
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On 12/12/2020 at 11:31, blackrose said:
So much so in fact that they obviously don't need the work and don't reply to enquiries.
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We are flat out at the moment trying to insure our customers are safe and warm for Christmas, We also have a lot of COVID work that needs manufacturing in the way of covers and screens. It's only myself ( Ian) that replies to the online quotes, I've allowed myself One day a week to do this whilst the rest of the time I'm up to my ears in manufacturing and design.
I strive to get everyone done but occasionally I may miss one, called away by Phone call, staff question customer arriving etc...
Think I've replied to you now.
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Hi guys,
Just about to start putting a few more videos on our YouTube. If you've got any simple top tips you'd like popping in video form please pm me.
Here's my first.
Stop damage to your cratch cover
Pointed this out to a customer once we'd repaired their cover and they were blown away. Wondered why nobody had told them before.
Hence the new videos.
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2 minutes ago, Kendorr said:Well done again Ian, are you in a position where you could say how many unfortunate boaters took you up on your very kind offer last week?
Probably had about 15 or so.. mainly small stuff.. Still got a couple to see and some replacement bungees to drop off, but it didn't eat up as much time as we thought, hence why we can do it again this week. Hopefully that should of been the last of the big ones for a while.. It was terrible here, flooding left right and centre. The Canal actually joined up with the river!
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Don't think that link worked, Here's the text.
LONG AND SHORT OF IT, FREE REPAIRS.
After the worst of storm Ciara, many elderly, physically impaired, students or low income people, can't afford to replace their covers when they are storm damaged, leaving their boat less secure and colder.
So for the rest of this week we are offering FREE small cover repairs, to anyone in this demographic who may be struggling, and have to decide between bills or safety/warmth. This shouldn't be happening, so we will try and get as many covers repaired this week as possible.
All we ask is you call us to arrange and then bring the cover to us. Our company is at a size where we can just afford to give a little back, and that's what we intend to do. Please spread the word as we will financially and physically only be able to do this for about a week, while we are unable to get out onto the boats due to the conditions.
After that the bad weather should start to decline and we can get back out on the road making new covers.
Would also like to thank Midland fencing and aggregates who initially gave us the idea.
If you like our page on facebook then more people will also see this post.
SHARE, SHARE, SHARE LIKE, LIKE, LIKE.
01384 394469
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Hi Guys. WELL!!! That one was a wet one!!! Just to let you know we have the ability to run last weeks offer into this week to help those affected by bloody Dennis!!!
I wont lie, it made me feel really happy last week being able to help.
This forum really got the word out along with the Facebook narrowboat owners group.
If anyone wants the link I think this is it.
If anyone can add the link that joins this with last weeks post. I'd be grateful, as would anyone affected that needs help. I'm not sure how to do it..
Cheers
Ian
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5 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:
Thanks for the reply. I am also guessing that they would be a lot of work to make, compared with stitching in a zip. Inserting all the eyelets, ensuring the loops are the correct length and stitching them in. Jigs might help, once you've got the optimum length, for a particular spacing and canvas thickness.
Once we've work out the size it would be about the same manufacturer time .
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We'll try anything...twice, First time may go wrong.
It looks simple enough, wouldn't be my first choice but each to their own. In our experience the main reason zips fail are
A.The original manufacture of the cover used a coloured thread, these rot as they have been bleached so they colour can be added. ( to fix only use natural or black).
B. The zip is a coil zip which can't stand sideways tension that well.( to fix use Vislon Number 10 continues toothed zip)
C.Its a small tooth size ( to fix use Vislon Number 10 continues toothed zip)
D. It has been caught at gunwale height whilst cruising/in lock or by other boats collision. ( to fix tuck side of cratch onto top of gunwale when cruising, Build 4ft thick wall around your boat every time you moor!!)
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2 minutes ago, todxk120 said:
I initiated this thread looking for recommendations for a company to replace my pram and catch covers. I will be on the Macclesfield canal in the area of Poynton, Stockport from the middle of March onwards and am at Venetian Marina in Nantwich until then. Would Kinver travel to this area, if so I will contact you via your website.
Yes we would, I'm actually working on a job for Braidbar boats at this very moment ( in between bashing the keyboard) .
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3 minutes ago, todxk120 said:
I really believe what Kinver Canopies are offering is very generous and what could prove to be, to some in the boating community, a very necessary and beneficial service. Most benevolent acts meet the needs of some and not all and to think otherwise is utterly unrealistic. But I think at the very least we should applaud Kinver in their attempt to try and help some of the most needy boaters.
If Kinver were closer to me I would certainly consider them for replacing my cratch and pram canopies as they seem to offer a quality product and excellent customer service as well as a community spirit.
Well we do cover quite an area, Up to sort of Manchester down to just below the M4 corridor . Across into Wales and the other way to about Kettering... Give or take... A few jobs maybe a little further afield but the main body of work is within those guide lines. So you never know, we may cross paths at some point. Happy Cruising.
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9 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:He has a point though. This offer is ONLY open to the elderly, infirm, disabled, and low income people*. The very people who will have the most difficulty removing and delivering a damaged cratch cover to Kinver, then collecting it and transporting it back to the boat and re-installing it.
* I note the offer is also open to students, an exception to this. .
And low income. We could just change the offer so Physically impaired, or elderly people are not included, would that make it better. Honestly, there's no pleasing some folk
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7 hours ago, Timx said:
I just suspected you may be advertising. It seems to me no one would be dismantling a cratch cover or pram hood, when it's the worst weather of the year, next week yes, but that's not what your offering., hopefully I am wrong.but if you offer to do it when it's not impractable , then it's a generous offer, and not just advertising possibly.
No, we just thought there may be a lot of emergency work that needed doing so offered to do it quickly and free for those who are the neediest, just take one less worry off their shoulders. The storm was terrible and we knew some folk would take a real battering. To be fair we were in two minds to run this offer or not because we thought some people may try to take advantage of it and abuse it. But we put our trust in human kind. I've also posted this morning that if possible we will run it for two weeks to allow people a chance to get a fix after the weather, but it was mainly intended for emergency storm damage that needed correcting ASAP that's why we said one week. But I can see where your scepticism may creep in. Now if you'd just like to sign up for our mailing list I'll keep you informed of all the other offers we have running
( By the way, we don't have a mailing list) .
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1 hour ago, Timx said:The weather is going to be bad all week, why would a elderly or physically impaired person, take their cratch cover or pram hood cover off, or could they, when your workforce would not come out in this weather. They possibly could when the weather gets better, but then the offer is off.? Hmmm.
Because hopefully some nice neighbour in the boating world would help them, and maybe get it to us for a quick fix. maybe you could also volunteer to help. More love less hate dude.
There's always one... and we've found them.
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Hi all.
Not sure if this is any use to you guys but I've just signed up for this unlimited phone, messages and data plan.
It's costing me £18 a month and the coverage is great with 4G 5G and the rest.. They sent me a code so if anyone signs up using it they get a £10 Amazon voucher.
I know WIFI ONBOARD sell routers that need sims so just thought it may help someone.
https://i.smarty.co.uk/dHOKML
ANYWAY THAT's the link above.. If you use it I also get a voucher so happy days all round.