Blair,
That seems to be a very reasonable price. I had the bimini made first and it was almost $6000 with an extension to the dodger (no side curtains) and than had a new dodger made and it was $5000, so do not feel bad.

[QUOTE=blair;16018]HOLY COW THEY ARE EXPENSIVE!

Shouldn't really surprise me though.

I already have a dodger, so I need the frame, bimini, extension, and the windows. I had a canvas guy look at my boat today, and here is his estimate:

Frame $680
Bimini $680
Extension $360
Windows $2040

Total $ A lot

Don't know how this compares with other companies, but definitely going to research this purchase.

Is $4K a pretty standard price?[/QUOTE]

That quote is not bad compared to others I've seen. My neighbor paid $12,000 for a full enclosure. Like most things marine, the prices don't make sense. So the other day I went looking for options since my Dodger was in bad shape and I want to add a full enclosure. I went to various upholstery places looking for a non-marine person who might be interested in making it. I lucked out!

I found a woman that was interested in making it for me. She had several years of experience making helicopter and other aircraft items so she had to be certified. She seemed to be skilled based on what I saw. She agreed to make me a new Dodger (I didn't need the frame, just canvas, snaps and windows) for my C36 for $1,500. I was skeptical but I thought it was worth it since I'd received quotes like $5,000 and up from boat people.

Well I got my new dodger back yesterday and it is a masterpiece! She did a great job. She even put in support material where the frame goes that the old dodger didn't have. And lined the edge and zippers with what looks like black leather which looks really sharp. She used my old one as a template and I'm very pleased. She said she was interested in making my full enclosure and I'm just waiting for a quote from her on it too. But before you go ahead and buy yours you might want to send me some pictures and I can get a quote from this woman too. She is employed at the airline company and doesn't want to get in trouble for doing side jobs so I can contact her for anyone that is interested. My Dodger has five windows (just had her use 20 mm glass since I wasn't sure how it would turn out but she can order any type of glass you want) and I got the usual blue canvas but I think most colors can be ordered. She said she can have frames made at reasonable prices too because they have to do similar frames for airplane areas all the time.

You can contact me through here if you are interested.

Patrick

Blair;
The prices you were quoted were [U]very[/U] reasonable IMHO if it was quoting good materials and built by a professional. But; as in all things custom and marine, the devil's in the details and you get what you pay for...
Really important to know what materials are being used and other specifics.
A top notch product would use Sunbrella or other quality marine-grade fabric; one inch SS tubing for frame and components; Tenara or other PTFE thread (guaranteed to outlast the fabric); and the enclosure panels and windows have a number of tricks involved in making a quality product; not least of which is the quality (and therefore price) of the window materials. Personally, I'd never use less than 30mil for window panels and often 40 guage for dodger front windows, depending on if it's strataglass or polycarbonate.

Blair,

I'm guessing you are in the San Diego area?

There is a well respected canvas guy in Marina del Rey that recently built a dodger for a Tartan 37 for $2500 all in (including frame, canvas and windows).

I doubt he'd be willing to come down to SAN but he is a little slow. If you are interested, let me know and I'll track him down for you.