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GC SailsBiggera Waters, QLDGold Coast sail loft formerly known as Evolution Sails Australia, providing custom cruising and racing sails, repairs, covers and sailing accessories.
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Supplies & chandlery
Find suppliers and tradespeople who supply, repair and fit ropes, covers, dodgers, clears and marine upholstery for Australian boats. Compare 83 reviewed businesses, local coverage and customer feedback.
Ropes, canvas and upholstery specialists supply the fabrics, lines and fittings that keep a boat weatherproof, comfortable and safe. That covers everything from halyards, sheets and custom splices through to cockpit covers, dodgers, clears, sprayhoods, biminis and the foam and vinyl in seats and saloons. These trades sit between chandlery suppliers and boatyards: they combine materials knowledge with pattern-making, sewing and ropework to produce long‑lasting, functional results suited to local conditions.
On Australian boats the focus is often on UV resistance, mildew control and storm durability. Good contractors will know which fabrics withstand harsh sun and salt, which threads and coatings reduce chafe, and how to reinforce areas that take heavy loading or frequent handling. They should also be able to advise about on‑boat fittings and stainless hardware compatibility so newly made canvas integrates with dodgers, sprayhood frames and stainless stanchions without altering the boat’s handling or deck layout.
If you’re new to hiring these trades, expect a process that typically starts with site measurement or templates, discussion of materials and hardware, then a period in the workshop for sewing and assembly followed by return fitting and any trimming. Lead times, costs and whether a fitter will visit your marina or haul out your boat vary by job complexity and location. Use the listings below to compare specialisms, ask for recent photos of similar work and confirm who does the on‑boat fitting and final adjustments.
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Sailmaker
GC SailsBiggera Waters, QLDGold Coast sail loft formerly known as Evolution Sails Australia, providing custom cruising and racing sails, repairs, covers and sailing accessories.
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Gold Coast CoversGold Coast, QLDGold Coast Covers provides custom marine canvas and upholstery across the Gold Coast. The business covers common protection and refit jobs including boat covers, clears, biminis, carpets and seating.
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Holt MarineEverton Hills, QLDHolt Marine has operated in Brisbane since the late 1970s and combines upholstery and canvas work with broader marine services. Its trimming capability includes seats, cushions, carpets, biminis and covers.
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Jim's TrimSalisbury, SAJim's Trim has operated in Adelaide since 1979 and provides marine trimming alongside other specialist fabrication. Its ability to produce stainless and aluminium supporting frames is useful when a canvas project requires a complete new bimini or canopy structure.
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K1 Marine TrimmingO'Connor, WAK1 Marine Trimming is an O'Connor specialist with an extensive marine-only service range. It works on conventional yacht canvas such as dodgers and boom bags as well as RIB protection, T-tops, clears, carpet and upholstery.
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Kustom CanvasUpper Coomera, QLDKustom Canvas is an Upper Coomera marine trimming business led by a third-generation trimmer with more than 20 years of experience. The workshop produces custom clears, covers, upholstery and fitted canvas for the active Gold Coast boating market.
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LB Wire RopesGirraween, NSWLB Wire Ropes has a long history supplying wire-rope products for marine and industrial use. Although broader than recreational yachting, its capability in stainless wire, fabricated assemblies, swaging and testing is relevant where marine customers need engineered wire-rope solutions.
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LM Custom MarineDarling Point, NSWLM Custom Marine is based beside Sydney Harbour at Darling Point and focuses on custom marine trimming and upholstery. Its location makes the business particularly relevant to yachts and motor vessels kept around Rushcutters Bay, Double Bay and the wider harbour.
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Louis UpholsteryBrookvale, NSWLouis Upholstery is a Brookvale upholstery workshop with dedicated boat and marine services. Its marine work includes seat retrimming, custom cushions, helm chairs, cabin upholstery and flooring, which makes it particularly relevant to interior and cockpit refurbishment.
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Luna Custom CoversWarrawong, NSWLuna Custom Covers is an Illawarra custom-canvas business with a strong marine focus. In addition to finished boat covers, it works with canvas bags and marine upholstery materials, making it useful for sailors seeking unusual custom pieces as well as standard protection.
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Mandurah CanvasMandurah, WAMandurah Canvas has operated since 1982 and offers a broad marine-trimming range from exterior canopies and clears to upholstery, carpet and roof linings. Its long local presence makes it a useful directory entry for the sizeable Peel boating community.
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Mandurah Marine TrimmersGreenfields, WAMandurah Marine Trimmers has operated since the late 1980s and specialises in the core marine-trimming jobs commonly required on recreational boats: biminis, clears, covers, carpet and upholstery.
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Marlin Marine WhitsundaysJubilee Pocket, QLDMarlin Marine is positioned in one of Australia's busiest cruising and charter regions. Its rope and rigging offering includes Dyneema, sheets, halyards and broader yacht-rigging support, useful for both local vessels and cruisers preparing for passages through the Whitsundays.
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MarlinSpike MarineMelbourne, VICMarlinSpike Marine is a Melbourne-based marine rope and rigging supplier with custom splicing completed in Australia. The range covers running rigging, anchoring and mooring applications, giving yacht owners a specialist source for finished ropework rather than only bulk cordage.
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Mason Marine TrimmersO'Connor, WAMason Marine Trimmers is an established O'Connor specialist with a history dating to the early 1980s. Its work centres on fitted boat covers, canopies and other custom trimming for Perth and Fremantle boat owners.
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Morley CanvasPerth, WAMorley Canvas is a Perth custom-canvas business with a dedicated marine service offering. It provides measurement and fabrication for boat covers, biminis, clears and upholstery across the Perth boating market and selected regional work.
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MyYachtMilsons Point, NSWMyYacht is a Sydney yacht-services business with a strong professional rigging offering. Its ropework uses specialist cordage brands and is supported by standing-rigging and deck-hardware capability, which is useful when an owner's rope replacement forms part of a broader rig refit.
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Nautical Marine TrimmingMona Vale, NSWNautical Marine Trimming in Mona Vale combines more than 30 years of marine-trimming experience with a close connection to sailmaking through OneSails Sydney. Its work ranges from yacht covers and upholstery through to larger custom and superyacht protection projects.
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NBI / Narrowtex AustraliaUnderwood, QLDNBI is the rope and cordage division associated with Narrowtex Australia. Its range includes leisure-marine and yacht ropes alongside industrial cordage, making it relevant to sailors looking for locally distributed technical rope rather than only finished retail lines.
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Noosa BoatmanSunshine Coast, QLDNoosa Boatman serves sailors on the Sunshine Coast with practical yacht and boat services that include rope, splicing and rigging work. The business is useful where owners want lines measured, selected and finished for the particular boat instead of purchasing generic pre-cut rope.
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Ocean CoversWest Gosford, NSWOcean Covers is a Central Coast marine canvas and upholstery specialist with more than two decades of industry experience. Its location in West Gosford gives the business access to major boating areas from Pittwater through the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie.
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Ocean ForceCairns, QLDOcean Force is a Cairns-based marine and lifting specialist serving recreational, commercial and industrial customers. Its rope capability includes synthetic cordage, wire rope and fabricated or spliced assemblies, which makes the business relevant to yacht owners as well as heavier commercial marine work.
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Prestige Marine TrimmersWangara, WAPrestige Marine Trimmers is a family-owned Perth business established in 2004. Its services cover the major canvas and upholstery items found on recreational boats, including canopies, biminis, cushions, carpets and clears.
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Private Yacht SolutionsBeaconsfield, WAPrivate Yacht Solutions provides yacht maintenance services in the Fremantle area and includes rope splicing and pen-rigging work in its service mix. It is relevant for owners who want mooring or dock-line arrangements considered as part of the way the yacht is actually berthed.
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Choosing a ropes, canvas and upholstery specialist is about experience with marine conditions and attention to detail. Use the checklist above when contacting the listings below so you get a durable, functional outcome suited to Australian sun, salt and sea.