On Mar 23, 3:59*pm, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:23:09 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

I needed a couple of new Polyform fenders and some other stuff, and
ended up ordering from a place I'd never used before. *Their web site
is:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com

They shipped quickly and the prices were reasonable. *They included a
catalog in the box, and I was surprised to see that they have a lot of
wooden boat building and repair supplies. *Epoxies, several types of
glass and kevlar cloths, bottom paint, varnish, tools, etc. *A pretty
nice selection it seemed. * Located in Rhode Island.

Just thought I'd pass along a good experience.

i checked the price of exhaust hose....my marina has it for $22/ft.
these guys have it for 12/ft

thanks much!

That sounds like a respectable difference. I wonder if it's the same
stuff, and if it is, I think the Marina is marking it up double. But
then again, they have to eat too.

BUT.....

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:56:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 23, 3:59*pm, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:23:09 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

i checked the price of exhaust hose....my marina has it for $22/ft.
these guys have it for 12/ft

thanks much!

That sounds like a respectable difference. I wonder if it's the same
stuff, and if it is, I think the Marina is marking it up double. But
then again, they have to eat too.


yeah i was wondering that, too...will call before i place order

BUT.....

On Mar 23, 6:49*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:59:10 -0400, bpuharic wrote:
i checked the price of exhaust hose....my marina has it for $22/ft.
these guys have it for 12/ft

thanks much!

Jamestown Distributors is a good outfit but don't always have the best
prices. *If I'm shopping price I'll always take a look at Defender
Industries. * Their mail order operation has gotten to be quite
efficient.

http://www.defender.com/

Thanks, Wayne. I wanted Polyform, and Jamestown popped up early in my
search and had them at a reasonable price compared to the local
dealer. I'll keep Defender in mind next time... they had them a bit
cheaper.

I do have to say that the Jamestown service was great!

One thing I notice when poking around on the web sites... the really
BIG fenders go for really big money! A fender for nearly a grand?
Wow. I guess it's a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the
boat you'd use it on.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:56:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

i checked the price of exhaust hose....my marina has it for $22/ft.
these guys have it for 12/ft

thanks much!

That sounds like a respectable difference. I wonder if it's the same
stuff, and if it is, I think the Marina is marking it up double. But
then again, they have to eat too.

Chances are the marina is buying the hose from some outfit just like
Jamestown Distributors, and are not getting that much of a trade
discount. If they don't mark it up, they're losing money.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:43:58 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

One thing I notice when poking around on the web sites... the really
BIG fenders go for really big money! A fender for nearly a grand?
Wow. I guess it's a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the
boat you'd use it on.

I've seen some of those fenders on mega yachts and they *really* are
big. Even one scratch would cost thousands to repair so the fenders
are like cheap insurance. I've debated getting a couple at the house
for hurricane protection but haven't done it yet.