Previously I wrote about a bad experience - today is a much happier tale. Our aged rubber dingy for our yacht was not staying inflated. I happened to come across an ad for Suffolk Sailing. Curious name, because in fact what they do is marine safety. Their main business is servicing liferafts and other safety gear. They also run Sea Survival courses where you spend a day trying to get into a liferaft in a pool with all your heavy sailing gear on.
With some nervousness we transported said aging dingy to their premises on an industrial estate not far from where we keep our boat. We were assured that they could look at it. I phoned about a week later, they said they had done a couple of bits of repairs, were testing that it still stayed inflated, and would be ready tomorrow. How much? was my question, but the nice man didn't know. He said, not much. Well, that made me a little nervous.
Let me tell you, here is a company that deserves all the customers that they can look after. Cost was less than £54. That included inspecting the dingy, replacing a crappy patch that I did with a proper one from them, replacing two valves that were leaking, and making sure that everything stayed properly inflated. Lots of people wouldn't get out of bed for that price.
Suffolk Sailing. Need a liferaft, rental or buy? Need marine safety equipment serviced? Cheerful, honest advice? They are gems. I couldn't recommend them more highly. www.suffolk-sailing.co.uk
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