On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:13:18 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:

Not quite as high tech as Harken and Lewmar and a bit on the heavy side but
VERY strong, reliable and practically engineered. Best of all nobody can
touch their prices and they really stand behind their products. .

Would you paraphrase this as "ideal for cruisers"?

Who, of course, can always use the fancy, lightweight expensive stuff
at the top of the mast or wherever should they wish to race...

Personally, I race as crew, and value strength and most of all
durability. I "cruise" as a skipper in pretty heavy weather and
although I have an old '70s IOR "cruiser-racer", I cruise as if I'm
racing, which means I push the boat sometimes.

So the durability question trumps the weight aloft situation, although
I respect that's an important racing consideration.

It's 90% Lewmar/Harken/Ronstan here in Toronto. Very rarely have I
seen Garhauer/Antal/other products, although I do see Wichard shackles
and Spinlock jammers and so on.

What is anyone's experience with ordering Garhauer stuff online?

R.