[Rhodes22-list] Fenders?

[Bill Effros]

Dave,

If you decide you want the West Marine Taylor fenders, take them up to 
the counter and ask them to open them for you.  Tell them you will buy 
them if they are unblemished, but that you won't buy them if what you 
see is not what you get.

Alternatively, buy them, open them up in the store, and return them 
immediately, if they are less than totally satisfactory.

West Marine is the high-priced spread, but they earn the extra money you 
have to pay.

Bill Effros

DCLewis1 at aol.com wrote:
> Bill,
>  
> I was at West Marine yesterday, cleaning out my bank account, and noted a  
> bunch of 4 packs of large cylindrical Taylor fenders on display.  Each 4  pack 
> was packaged in shrink wrap poly with info/disclaimers/decorations all over  
> the poly so that I couldn't examine the fenders in the package.  At the  time I 
> concluded the reviewer might have been on to something, I couldn't  examine 
> the fenders except for their ends.  But maybe not;  your post  suggests his 
> experience  with poor quality fenders may have been a one  time thing.  There were 
> also bins of fenders in the back where you could  pick and choose colors, 
> styles, sized, etc.  Bottom line,  I was leary  of getting the 4 pack special 
> given that I couldn't examine the fenders and the  poor review posted by someone 
> who had bought a pack of Taylor fenders.   Your experience may be more 
> representative, thanks for sharing it.
>  
> For the near term, I'm waiting for a response from Elton and I plan  to visit 
> the slip and see what others use and what the fendering  problem/environment 
> is, and then it's back to West Marine - or some other source  to get what we 
> need.  
>  
> Thanks again for your input, it's been very helpful.
>  
> Dave.
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