[Rhodes22-list] Triad Trailers

[Michael D. Weisner]

Stan,

I do not understand your position.  I feel that it is unnecessarily harsh 
and terribly short sighted.  As a long time member of the "Rhodes Family" (I 
purchased my R22 in the fall of 1980) I have recommended the design and YOU 
to many current R22 owners and prospects in the past 27 years.  Your 
comments seem to discount the GOODWIL and CUSTOMER SUPPORT that most GB boat 
owners are more than happy to provide to others.  I would think that the 
future of GB lies in maintaining this alliance in an effort to sell more 
R22s, not just replacement parts sold out of the plant.

My original correspondence with Triad was prompted by a discussion on this 
email list with Ed (Jan 5, 2007) concerning the purchase of a new trailer. 
Since I had the quotation and specifications from Triad, I simply passed it 
along, in an open forum, when the topic arose.  If I were to buy a 
replacement trailer, it is ridiculous to think that I would travel to NC to 
pick it up, when they are manufactured in CT.  Triad made the point that 
they would compensate GB for any sales made with them; case closed - you get 
paid whether the purchase is direct or not.  Where's the problem?


Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY


From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com> Friday, June 29, 2007 8:50 AM
> Trailer buyers:
>
> Please Note:
>
> We are against Triad quoting prices on our trailers or selling them to any
> of our owners.  We spent a lot of time and money developing our design and
> if Triad quotes our prices or in anyway sells our trailers to Rhodes 
> owners,
> we will no longer use Triad as our supplier.
>
> In turn, if any Rhodes owner bypasses GB in obtaining a trailer for a
> Rhodes, we will no longer feel any obligation to consider that owner as 
> part
> of the Rhodes family that we go out of our way to help.
>
> If this seems harsh to anyone, try meeting a payroll every week year round
> regardless of the ups and downs in this economy.   If you buy the Oil
> companies logic for their pricing, you should certainly appreciate ours.
>
> ss/EC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> To: "Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:35 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Triad Trailers
>
>
>> Alan,
>>
>> I, too, have had my trailer serviced at the Triad plant.  Several months
>> ago, I requested information directly from Triad Trailers in CT asking if
>> there was a proper method of purchasing a replacement trailer without
>> going
>> all the way to NC to pick it up, since it is manufactured less than 100
>> miles from home.  Michael Orro, president of Triad Trailers replied,
>> protecting Stan, (see attached pdf document for full reply, options and
>> pricing)  as follows:
>>
>> "Technically I am unable to sell the trailer direct however I am going to
>> forward the pricing to you and will allow you to order the trailer direct
>> from us.  I'll work something out with Stan if you happen to purchase a
>> trailer from us."
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "Alan Robertson" <bigal_61 at msn.com> Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:54 
>> PM
>>> Jim,
>>> Curious. Is Stan still selling the custom made "built like a battleship"
>>> Triad trailers designed for a float on and off Rhodes fin keel. I bought
>>> one with our boat and about 15 years later trailered it over to the mfg.
>>> in Waterbury Conn. who made some minor repairs including 1 weld.  The
>>> fender skirts on the trailer had steel like the fenders on my uncle's 
>>> '39
>>> Studebaker President.
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