Frequently Asked Questions in North Bay

It depends on the size of the boat, the fabric and features like zippered windows, support poles or snap-on fittings. Lavigne's templates your boat with a Proliner digital measuring system and quotes from those exact measurements, so the price is for your boat, not a size chart. Call 705-410-6872 or send the quote form for a price.

Before haul-out. Demand for winter and storage covers peaks in September and October, so booking your measurement in late summer or early fall gets the cover made before freeze-up.

Both. Bring it to the Booth Road shop in North Bay, or Lavigne's can measure on site within the mobile service area. For Temiskaming Shores and Muskoka, travel is quoted on top of the job.

Yes. The shop replaces zippers and snaps, patches tears, re-stitches seams and matches existing canvas colours where it can. If a repair won't last, you'll be told straight and quoted for a new cover instead.

If the hull, pontoons and motor are solid, usually yes. A restoration replaces the seating, flooring, canvas and details for a fraction of a new boat's price, and you keep the boat you already know. Lavigne's will look at the boat and tell you honestly whether it's worth doing.

Yes. Automotive seat repair is a big part of the upholstery work, along with snowmobile and ATV seat covers.

Yes. The sister company, Lavigne's Car Audio, works out of the same building and handles marine audio, so it can be done in the same visit.

Yes. Lavigne's Canvas Co. offers a 10-year warranty on select fabrics, plus a workmanship guarantee on the work done in the shop. Ask which fabrics carry the 10-year coverage when you get your quote.

Yes. Lavigne's offers customer financing through Financeit, a Canadian financing company, so you can spread the cost of a pontoon restoration, enclosure, cover, upholstery, flooring or awning over monthly payments. Financing is subject to credit approval. See the financing page or call 705-410-6872.

Call the shop at 705-410-6872 or fill in the quote form on this page with your boat and what you need. Lavigne's will follow up with next steps.

There's no off-the-shelf price because every cover is made for one boat. The size of the boat, the type of cover, the fabric and extras like support poles, vents or zippered access all change the price. Lavigne's measures the boat with a Proliner and quotes from those measurements. Call 705-410-6872 or use the quote form and you'll get a ballpark first.

Not usually. The busiest time for winter covers is September and October, so the earlier you call the better, but a boat that's already out of the water can still be measured on its trailer. If the cover can't be ready before the snow, the shop will tell you up front so you can plan for this winter.

Shrink wrap is plastic that gets cut off and thrown away every spring, so you pay for it again every fall. A custom cover goes back on in minutes each season, breathes so moisture can escape, and can double as a mooring or travel cover in the summer. Over a few seasons, a custom cover usually works out to the better deal.

You can bring it to 102 Booth Rd in North Bay on its trailer, or the boat can be measured on site within the service area. Travel to Temiskaming Shores and Muskoka is quoted with the job. Once the pattern is taken, the boat doesn't need to stay at the shop while the cover is made.

It depends on the fabric, how the boat is stored and how the cover is cared for. A cover that fits tight lasts longer because it isn't flapping in the wind or holding water. Select fabrics carry a 10-year warranty, and because your pattern is on file, a worn cover can be remade exactly or repaired in the shop.

It depends on the number of seats, whether the foam is replaced and the vinyl you choose. A single seat repair costs far less than recovering a full boat interior. Lavigne's Canvas Co. quotes each job after seeing the seats or photos of them. Call 705-410-6872 or send photos with the quote form.

If the frame or base is solid, recovering is usually the better value. You get new vinyl, and new foam if needed, in the colours you want, for less than new seats. If a seat base is rotted, you'll be told before any work starts and it can be quoted with the job.

Yes. Car and truck seat repair is a big part of the work, from a torn driver's seat bolster to a full bench seat, door panels and classic car interiors. Lavigne's Car Audio works out of the same building if you're doing a stereo at the same time.

Yes. Remove the seat, bring it to the shop and it can be recovered in tough vinyl in stock colours or a custom design, with new foam if the old foam has broken down.

Usually very closely. Marine vinyl comes in a wide range of colours, and the shop will compare samples against your existing seats. On older boats where the original colour isn't made anymore, recovering every seat in a new scheme often looks better than matching one.

It depends on the type and size of the awning, the frame, the fabric and how it mounts to the building. A small window or entry awning costs much less than a wide retractable over a deck or a commercial storefront. Lavigne's Canvas Co. measures the site and gives you a written quote. Call 705-410-6872 to book a measure.

Keep a retractable awning rolled in from late fall to spring, because it isn't built to carry snow when it's open. For fixed awnings, the shop will tell you whether yours is designed to stay up through the winter or whether the cover should come off before the snow.

Yes. Awnings are measured and installed on site for homes, cottages and businesses in North Bay and the surrounding area. Travel to Temiskaming Shores and Muskoka is quoted with the job.

Often, yes. If the frame or arms are still in good shape, a new cover can be made in the shop to fit them, in a new colour or the same one. If the frame is worn out, you'll be quoted for a new awning instead.

Yes. Storefront and entrance awnings can carry your business name, logo and street number, so the awning works as signage as well as shelter.

It depends on the size of the piece, the materials and how many windows, doors and zippers it needs. A small cover costs far less than a full UTV cab. Lavigne's Canvas Co. quotes every custom job before work starts. Call 705-410-6872 or send photos for a ballpark.

Yes. Full cabs, doors, rear panels and soft tops are made for side-by-sides from Yamaha, Honda, Polaris, Can-Am, CFMoto and others, including machines running tracks in the winter.

Yes. Trailers, machines, equipment, carports, mobility scooters and pet shelters have all come through the shop. If it lives outside and needs protection, it can probably be covered.

Usually. If the old piece fit well, it can be used as the pattern for a new one in fresh materials. If it never fit right, the shop will measure and pattern it from scratch instead.

It helps for cabs and fitted covers, because the piece is measured and fitted on the machine. For curtain walls, tarps and large covers, measurements and photos are often enough to start.

Financing is provided by Financeit, a Canadian consumer financing company that works with businesses across the country. Lavigne's Canvas Co. is not the lender; your loan agreement is with Financeit.

Pontoon restorations, boat enclosures and bimini tops, custom boat covers, boat and auto upholstery, SeaDek and marine flooring, and awnings. If it's on your Lavigne's quote, ask about financing it.

Get your quote from Lavigne's first, then apply with Financeit online from your phone or computer. Call the shop at 705-410-6872 and we'll help you get started.

Rates, terms and any promotions are set by Financeit based on your application and are subject to credit approval. The shop can tell you about any current offers when you get your quote.

Financeit describes its loans as open loans, so you can pay off early or make extra payments without a penalty. Confirm the details in your Financeit agreement.

Yes. Financed work carries the same 10-year warranty on select fabrics and the same workmanship guarantee as any other job.

Yes. The easiest way is to bring the boat to the North Bay shop on a trailer at the start or end of the season so we can measure it with the Proliner. If the boat can't leave the lake, call us and we'll talk through whether on-site measuring at a landing or dock will work for it.

For a boat stored outside through a long northern winter, a fitted winter cover with support poles and vents works best. The poles carry the snow load and the shape lets meltwater run off rather than pooling. It's sewn from heavy marine fabric and measured to your hull, so it doesn't loosen and flap in the wind.

Not usually. Many Temagami customers send photos first, then bring the boat down once for measuring and come back to pick up the finished work. Smaller jobs like repairs or a set of cushions can come in on their own, and your pattern stays on file, so a future replacement doesn't need another full measure.

Yes. Camps and lodges often have a few boats, docks and buildings that need covers, tops, seat repairs or awnings. Send a list with photos of each item, and we'll quote every piece before work starts. Patterns are kept on file, so matching replacements are simpler down the road.

Yes. Financing is offered through Financeit, on approved credit, for bigger jobs like a pontoon restoration, a full enclosure or new seating. It works the same whether you live in town, own an island cottage or come up for the summer. Ask when you get your quote and we'll explain how to apply.

Yes, travel to Muskoka is quoted separately from the work itself. Because the shop is roughly 130 km away in North Bay, the trip for measuring and installing is priced on its own line, so you can see exactly what it adds. If you would rather skip it, you can trailer the boat to Booth Road instead.

Yes. Mahogany launches, cedar strips and antique runabouts are a good fit for digital templating, because the Proliner records the real shape of the hull, deck hardware and windshield instead of guessing from a size chart. The cover is cut from that data, and the pattern stays on file for the next one.

Usually, yes. The Proliner works in tight spaces, so a boat in a boathouse slip or sitting on a lift can often be measured right where it is. Let us know how the boat is stored when you call, and send a photo of the space if you can, so we arrive ready.

Often it is, since there is no travel to quote when the boat comes to the shop. It is about a 1.5 hour drive up Highway 11 from Huntsville. For bigger jobs like pontoon restorations and full upholstery, dropping the boat at Booth Road also lets the work happen inside the shop.

Ask when you call. If you have a cover and a top to measure, or a neighbour on the same lake needs work too, we can look at planning both on one trip. Each job is still quoted on its own, with the travel spelled out on your quote.

Most people trailer it. From the village, take Highway 654 east to Callander, then Highway 11 north into North Bay. Our shop at 102 Booth Rd is roughly 40 km from Nipissing village. Send us photos before you come so we can plan the job, and in many cases a single visit covers the measuring.

Sometimes. Covers, biminis and enclosures can often be measured with the boat in the water, as long as we can move around it safely. On-site measuring is arranged case by case, so call with the location and what you need. Seat and floor jobs usually go better at the shop, where we have the boat on its trailer.

Yes. We build fitted covers for aluminum fishing boats as well as bowriders, pontoons and larger boats. A trailerable travel cover that straps down is a good choice for a boat that moves between lakes, and a mooring cover suits one that sits at a dock. We measure the hull with the Proliner either way.

Yes. We make retractable deck and patio awnings, fixed awnings over windows and doors, and screen rooms for homes and cottages. We come out to measure the building, since every deck and wall is different, and we talk through fabric colour and projection before anything is built.

We do. Custom sewing covers more than boats: fitted covers for utility and boat trailers, tractors and other equipment, snowmobile enclosures, UTV cabs and heavy tarps. Send a few photos and rough measurements and we will quote the piece before we start. Once it is patterned, a replacement is easy to make later.