Boat Upholstery on the South Carolina Coast: What the Work Involves
Most boat upholstery advice online comes from Florida shops. Here is what the work involves on the South Carolina coast and what actually drives the number.
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Upholstery advice, costs and care from the Palmetto workroom
What the bench has learned.
The questions we get asked before an estimate, answered properly. What a rebuild costs, when a frame is worth saving, which fabric survives a boat, and how to keep a piece looking right once it is back in the room.
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