Looking for re retubing firms

[stul]

Re tubing of 5.5 Ribcraft we have had a good quote from North west Ribs at Chorley,but would like another quote from firms not too far away
Stuart
Stoke on Trent

[Poly]

i'm a bit out of touch so these could have been bought over / closed; the other choices used to be:

Eurocraft
SIT Ltd - Preston

I'm guessing the usual suspects of Tilley (Devon), Henshaws (Yeovil-ish), Ribshop (Southampton), Barnet Marine (N of London), Rodella (Poole) are all a bit too far away for you?

How about Humber themselves (obviously NE not NW) or there were a couple of ex Tornado/XS guys who were doing retubes in Yorkshire.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by stul

Re tubing of 5.5 Ribcraft we have had a good quote from North west Ribs at Chorley,but would like another quote from firms not too far away
Stuart
Stoke on Trent

You’ll struggle to beat Dave Cowal on price/quality.

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

You’ll struggle to beat Dave Cowal on price/quality.

dave will be the cheapest for sure .theres also rib retubes aka xs ribs in hull

[stul]

Thanks for the firms suggested ,yes checked out most of these
North west Rib s Chorley
Rib Retubes Yorkshire
Ribcraft Yeovil our boat is a ribcraft
Humber Ribs only on work taking on there own boats Humber
Anyone know off
Excel Inflatables Sutton Coldfield

Europa Sport RIB and Inflatable Boats Deeside
or C-Fury Ltd at Shrewsbury

[Orwell boy]

Originally Posted by stul

Thanks for the firms suggested ,yes checked out most of these
North west Rib s Chorley
Rib Retubes Yorkshire
Ribcraft Yeovil our boat is a ribcraft
Humber Ribs only on work taking on there own boats Humber
Anyone know off
Excel Inflatables Sutton Coldfield

Europa Sport RIB and Inflatable Boats Deeside
or C-Fury Ltd at Shrewsbury

Just had mine retubed by venture marine in salisbury ,super job but not nescessarily just a copy of what i had .mine was a total tube redesign of tube shape as i wanted rid of my american square bow ,something Naz did to perfection ,some pictures on my previous thread asking for info on retube .
https://www.rib.net/forum/f8/north-e...ube-82127.html

[RoyP]

XS RIBs is part of Barnet Marine. We had Sea Fury retubed by them.

[Tim M]

Originally Posted by RoyP

XS RIBs is part of Barnet Marine. We had Sea Fury retubed by them.

They quoted me a few years ago, but wanted the boat derigged and drained of fuel so they could work on the hull upside down which I'd never heard of before! (No repairs, just straight forward tube replacement).

[RoyP]

Originally Posted by Tim M

They quoted me a few years ago, but wanted the boat derigged and drained of fuel so they could work on the hull upside down which I'd never heard of before! (No repairs, just straight forward tube replacement).

Had mine done last year, left the engine, front storage and fuel onboard. Just removed all the loose clobber.

Great job

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by Tim M

They quoted me a few years ago, but wanted the boat derigged and drained of fuel so they could work on the hull upside down which I'd never heard of before! (No repairs, just straight forward tube replacement).

Makes life easier for them if they can flip the boat over instead of working underneath. Probably a better job if they do flip it over as its far easier to roll the tubes on from above. Easier with smaller boats but gets less benefit as the boats get bigger & becomes impossible once you get to big ribs

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[Jeff]

Originally Posted by stul

Re tubing of 5.5 Ribcraft we have had a good quote from North west Ribs at Chorley,but would like another quote from firms not too far away
Stuart
Stoke on Trent

From experience I would have no hesitation in recommending Dave. He listens to everything you want ( a few tweaks to the 'add-ons' of the original tubes )
Any minor repairs to the flange included without charge or question .... the final result probably better than the original Picton/Henshaws. An example being the stripes fully fitted under the strakes rather than terminating above it .....