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wrote:

Glen,

Will you be have anyomore spades for sale? Are you the gentalman that
did a bulk order deal on Spade anchors about two years ago?

Thanks,

flyer

Yep, that's me. I am still bringing them in but right now except for
some S80s I am down to nothing but aluminum models. Great for ULDBs,
cats and tris but as Doug said, probably not the first choice for a
heavy passagemaker. Hope to get some more steel in by late August.

I don't know how much longer I can do it though. The whole idea was to
twist West Marine's tail and get their prices down. It evidently worked
because they dropped their prices considerably in this year's catalog.
Now it looks like everyone is chasing me. I dropped the prices another
$20-$40 in April just to keep the pressure up and Great Lakes did the
same soon after. If WM does the same I will be out of business. This
is still a hobby for me. I really enjoy meeting and talking anchors
with other sailors but it takes a lot of effort and investment to do
this. I need for it to contribute a little to the boating kitty or it is
not going to be worth doing.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com