I had superb service from Giovanni at RodellaRibs a couple of months ago - he put a number of large wear patches on my Ribtec, detailed here:
http://www.rib.net/forum/f8/max-size...tch-57401.html .
I had the same thought - wanted some work done, but didn't really want to tow the boat all the way to Southampton/New Forest! Giovanni was very helpful on the phone and by email, and has a very modern, clean and tidy workshop by Holes Bay.
I'm very glad I used him, and wouldn't hesitate to go back for any further tube work.