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Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

I am looking for a place to purchase sailboat hardware/accessories at
the best price. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cate

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Mike Gardner wrote:

and if you live in the middle of nowhere - where what passes as a marine
store is wal-mart, then where do you order from?

We have three marine hardware stores in my home port..(none West
Marine...yet)
try:
http://www.binnacle.com/

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Just type the name of the item you need and
maybe the manufacturers part number, or just
the name of some general boating item into
Google or Froogle.

This will bring up plenty of vendors.

Part numbers help to weed out useless links.

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Dave wrote:
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:31:51 GMT, Don White said:

http://www.binnacle.com/

Hmm. At least they give a phone number on their web site. But do you trust
an outfit that doesn't give you a physical address?

I shop at the Canadian store regularly, as do a large percentage of the
local sailors of the two yacht clubs within walking distance.

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Cate, check out Go2Marine:
http://www.go2marine.com/main.jsp

These folks are just great to deal with, and their prices typically beat
Westie Marine by a mile.

Good luck with your restoration.

Dick B.
M/V "Annie"

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I am looking for a place to purchase sailboat hardware/accessories at
the best price. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cate

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Mike Gardner wrote:

and if you live in the middle of nowhere - where what passes as a marine
store is wal-mart, then where do you order from?

Hi All:

I live in the middle of nowhere also and this is my process:

1) Look at my West Marine catalogue. Get manufacture's model/item
number. Yes WM does list that number along with the WM number. Check
out their price and divide by two for a "typical street price"

2) Enter the item number (not the WM number) and do a web search.
Survey price from several vendors.

3) Call two marine stores in the PNW that cater to commercial fishers
(fisherman).
Englund Marine Supply OR-WA or lately Redden Marine in Bellingham, WA.
They have very competitive rates. Not always cheapest, but 5%-10%
close.

For example, 12 AWG primary boat wire, 100' spool. Prices ranged from
$ 0.52 (WM) - 0.17 per foot (someplace in FL). I went with Englund
marine for $0.19 because I like the place and it is in my state.

Now, in fear of become the target of "marine only" and "the
best" advocates.

When I needed bilge hose I go to an industrial hose supply and ask for
hose that is designed for use in a specific environment with a specific
duty. Same for 316L fasteners or Trojan 6V batteries. I do not mention
marine or the word yacht. However, many times the sales person will
say, "Oh sounds as though you need Acme brand XYZ, Its used mostly
(or was that mostly used) in the marine industry." That is why I am
using some very robust 1 ½" clear pvc "suction hose" for my
bilge system. Why pay 3-8 bucks per foot for "good marine grade"
hose when I can pay $1.80 for something used in an even more demanding
application than the dreaded "below the waterline" bilge system.
Want High Test anchor chain? Go to the industrial truck/logging/farm
supply and ask for 3/8" chain with a braking strength about
19,000lbs. They will say, "Oh, the only thing in 3/8 we have that
tough is some Transport G70." Do not ask for "anchor chain." The
out of work logger/farmer making $8 bucks an hour behind the counter
wont have a clue.
Bob.

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Some of the best prices I have seen for sailboat stuff are he

http://www.riggingonly.com/

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

Last year I got very good prices from Cabelas sporting goods stores.
Their prices
on a dock ladder and outboard assist bracket were way below what West
Marine
was charging. You can find them at:
http://www.cabela.com/
They have an extensive general catalog of fishing gear, boating gear,
etc., and a
specialized catalog just on boating. I would not classify them as a full
service
boat supply house, but they are worth checking out. In my location just
north of Chicago, I am surrounded with West Marine stores. All the
independent yacht stores have disappeared. The closest competitor is a
Boater's World not convenient for me to get to.

Sherwin D.

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I am looking for a place to purchase sailboat hardware/accessories at
the best price. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cate

Sailboat Hardware/Accessories - Best Place to Purchase

My apologies for having to do this from googlegroups, where I can't
properly quote or see where it lands in the tree (I'm on someone else'
wifi, so don't get my nntp feed), but..

what everybody else said, except that WorstMarine will match anyone
else' price in most cases. In my case, they're very much closer to the
boat, and conveniently very near HD and Lowes, two other frequent
stops, so that's my preference, particularly on the boat.

My modus (it helps to chat up the store manager first so you don't have
to do this from scratch each time) is to find my pricing, on more than
one site, copy the URLs and the price from each of the several best,
circling the lowest, and print it out.

All they need is something to show the home office. Very significant
case in point is the two spools of 3/4 Maxibraid I bought for a bit
under a buck a foot, where list is 2.35, and "commissioning program"
prices saved me 10% on that. 303Protectant at 48/gal, instead of their
65, etc.

No shipping (but I had to pay tax), and if it's in stock, I walk out
with it. To get the rolls was an order deal, as was my large swim
platform, but it just came from the warehouse and that was it.

Hope that helps...

L8R

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