[Rhodes22-list] Marlinspike seamanship

[JSusanj at aol.com]

I only go to West Marine when I have to.  We have a local sailing specific store, St. Louis Sailing Center, where I go most of the time.  The prices are slightly higher but I look at it as paying for the in depth knowlege of the people who work there.  At least they know what a fid is and how to use it. :)


Jeff Susanj
s/v Sweet Medicine
Florissant, MO (temporarily)


In a message dated 5/16/2004 7:47:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mistler at mindspring.com writes:

> 
> Yesterday I had the unusual experience of walking into a West Marine store
> and asking for a fid, only to find that the clerk did not know what a fid
> was.  When I said that it was for splicing line, he expressed both ignorance
> and surprise that anyone would want to do that as they sell dock lines with
> eye splices.  Results - no fid, need to order it from a catalog.
> 
> As I mentioned in earlier postings, I have been off the water for a number
> of years, but have things changed that much?  Is that particular store the
> exception or is it now the rule?  Does anyone spice line 
> anymore?
> 
> Fair winds!
> --Doug
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