Having just purchased a Bimini top for my boat, I just wanted to add a little something.While I certainly share the Forum's enthusiasm for a proper vendor during these (or any other) economic times there are a few details everyone should realize. There are several vendors on the internet that sell boat covers, Bimini tops and assorted marine, auto, RV stuff.Coverquest, along with Discount Bimini Tops, SavvyBoater, iBoats and others all offer Carver tops as well as one or two other brands. Many have different grades of material for the construction, especially when it comes to the cover. In my search, I contacted each one and posed questions concerning build quality and material type. All these vendors were very helpful and I would have been happy to purchase from any one of them. I chose to purchase from SavvyBoater (located in Oregon) simply because they offered the best (ie lowest) price. The top (as well as the covers) all are constructed at the Carver plant in South Carolina. They are also shipped from there. I've spoken with them (Carver) and they too, were extremely helpful in working with me on my top needs. They were the reason I went with a production top rather than a site made. That and the fact that Tallahassee is not overrun with canvas craftsmen. All offer accelerated delivery ($30 seems the norm) and other than the difference in costs, all seem from first impressions to be good internet vendor sources.This is not meant in any way to lower expectations of CoverQuest but rather make Forum members aware of several good venders out there and to remind everyone to do their homework before purchasing any item on the net.Lastly, from DT's post, he also seem happy with the quality of the product as well as the service and that is my whole point. I too was pleasantly surprised with the quality of my Carver top and my conversations with their contacts. While Carver does not sell directly to the public, they still deal with you as if you were purchasing directly through them.
