[Rhodes22-list] West Marine

[Herb Parsons]

I think one of the sadder things I saw in Slidell right after the storm 
was one of the local hardware shops, that often had hard to find extras 
that could be used on a boat, struggle to stay open a few months, and 
finally one of my last trips down there, had a going out of business 
sale running, trying to get pennies on the dollar for some of the 
damaged inventory that was left. Said that he was just too old to try to 
start over.

ben wrote:
> Wow.  WM contends that they will match competitors prices.  I would like to
> go test them on that one, just for the principle of it.
>
> Do they franchise their stores?  The only business still not up and running
> in Slidell (a boat-heavy place) is West Marine.  Everyone in town has had to
> replace thousands of dollars of parts, fenders, lifejackets, and
> electronics.  They're missing out on a fortune (and I need to find a way to
> make a fortune doing something cool).
>
> Ben S.
> R22 Velvet Elvis
>
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> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Collins
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 11:15 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Soundproofing mast
>
> If memory serves the 1/2" diameter ones 4' long are less than $2. If West
> Marine sticks to  the  mark up % I have claculated in the past, they would
> be around $20 each.
>
> I got a trickle charger at Northern Tool for $5, the same one at WM $49.99.
> 'Nuff said
> Andrew
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> Andrew:
>>
>> And do you suppose that because it does not say sail boat on it, it might
>> be
>> cheaper?
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>> Addendum for Andrew since he likes them so much:
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p19917148/circle.jpg circle.jpg
>>
>>
>> Andrew Collins-2 wrote:
>>     
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> Foam pipe insulation from Home Depot.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Paul Krawitz <
>>> krawitzmail-rhodes22 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> We've previously discussed inserting 4 foot foam stripsegments into the
>>>> mast
>>>> to quiet the banging wires.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions on where to purchase these?
>>>>
>>>> The only ones SS had were too small and flimsy.
>>>>
>>>> Paul K
>>>> "Clarity"
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