[Rhodes22-list] Fenders?

[Bud]

Dave,
  West Marine will match on-line and other store prices.  Also, they 
give you a discount if you bought a boat in the last 30 days.
So, you may want to find the Taylor fenders on-line, then get the price 
matched at West Marine.

-Bud

Bill Effros wrote:

> 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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