West Marine deal on Battery
 

West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95. Good
deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old battery- so
bring them one if you buy it.
JR

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West Marine deal on Battery
 

"JR North" wrote in message
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West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95. Good
deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old battery- so
bring them one if you buy it.
JR


I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't have
an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is on sale
for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he told me
that.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

"James" wrote in message
. ..

"JR North" wrote in message
...
West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95. Good
deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old battery- so
bring them one if you buy it.
JR


I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't
have an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is on
sale for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he told
me that.



I received the West Marine flyer yesterday and saw this battery. Does
anyone have any experience with this brand(SeaVolt)?

BTW: Great price on the Interlux Bottomkote ACT antifouling bottom paint.
($70/gallon).

West Marine deal on Battery
 

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"James" wrote in message
. ..
"JR North" wrote in message
...
West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95.
Good deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old
battery- so bring them one if you buy it.
JR

I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't
have an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is
on sale for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he told
me that.



I received the West Marine flyer yesterday and saw this battery. Does
anyone have any experience with this brand(SeaVolt)?

BTW: Great price on the Interlux Bottomkote ACT antifouling bottom
paint. ($70/gallon).

I used West Marine brand batteries on my first Sea Pro many years ago, and
had no problems with them. If memory serves, I bought a pair of "dual
purpose" batteries for starting and for running a salt water trolling
motor (and electronics, of course).

West Marine has used several suppliers for these batteries.

I wonder who the manufacturer is.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
"James" wrote in message
. ..
"JR North" wrote in message
...
West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95.
Good deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old
battery- so bring them one if you buy it.
JR

I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't
have an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is
on sale for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he
told me that.



I received the West Marine flyer yesterday and saw this battery. Does
anyone have any experience with this brand(SeaVolt)?

BTW: Great price on the Interlux Bottomkote ACT antifouling bottom
paint. ($70/gallon).

I used West Marine brand batteries on my first Sea Pro many years ago,
and had no problems with them. If memory serves, I bought a pair of "dual
purpose" batteries for starting and for running a salt water trolling
motor (and electronics, of course).

West Marine has used several suppliers for these batteries.

I wonder who the manufacturer's are.



Oops. You said several. Edit.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:51:23 GMT, Mys Terry
wrote:

They can well afford to! It's not so much a warrantee, as they let you pre-pay
for the second one when you buy the first.

There's a convenience factor also which is hard to quantify, but it is
certainly worth something to me having a well stocked store 10 minutes
from my house and open 7 days a week.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

Wayne.B wrote in
:

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:51:23 GMT, Mys Terry
wrote:

They can well afford to! It's not so much a warrantee, as they let you
pre-pay for the second one when you buy the first.

There's a convenience factor also which is hard to quantify, but it is
certainly worth something to me having a well stocked store 10 minutes
from my house and open 7 days a week.



I was content to lurk on this thread, until I saw the comment about "well
stocked." In my experience, West Marine is anything but. They are always
out of whatever I need. Yes, when they have a sale, they have those
items, but if you want something that's not in the weekly flyer, you have
a 50/50 chance at best. The comment always when I mention the low
inventory on what I actually want to buy, "We're getting a shipment
tomorrow." Yeah right, I used to fall for that, only to come back the
next day and the next to see the same empty spot on the shelf. West
Marine makes an obvious practice of strict inventory control. Only
problem is that it's so strict they often lose the sale because they
don't have the item to sell. I don't know if it's gotten better recently
with the BoatsUS merger, because I gave up on them and now go to my local
independent dealer. He has a small shop, stuffed to the rafters, but
somehow always manages to have what I need, and usually for less.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
"James" wrote in message
. ..
"JR North" wrote in message
...
West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95.
Good deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old
battery- so bring them one if you buy it.
JR

I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't
have an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is
on sale for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he told
me that.


I received the West Marine flyer yesterday and saw this battery. Does
anyone have any experience with this brand(SeaVolt)?

BTW: Great price on the Interlux Bottomkote ACT antifouling bottom
paint. ($70/gallon).
I used West Marine brand batteries on my first Sea Pro many years ago, and
had no problems with them. If memory serves, I bought a pair of "dual
purpose" batteries for starting and for running a salt water trolling
motor (and electronics, of course).

West Marine has used several suppliers for these batteries.

I wonder who the manufacturer is.


East Penn

Capt. Jeff

West Marine deal on Battery
 

We have 8 west/Bus stores in my county and the small stores usually have
the basic items and the MEGA-store is usually out of at least one basic
item I am looking for (They claim their volume prevents them for keeping
it all in stock.. .sounds like a bad logistics software package). The
MEGA-store will have more of the wierd items though. Good news, if one
doesn't have it, they are situated about every 4 miles on every major
road. (It's sometimes good to live in the yachting capital of the
world...)



akheel wrote:
Wayne.B wrote in
:


On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 02:51:23 GMT, Mys Terry
wrote:


They can well afford to! It's not so much a warrantee, as they let you
pre-pay for the second one when you buy the first.

There's a convenience factor also which is hard to quantify, but it is
certainly worth something to me having a well stocked store 10 minutes
from my house and open 7 days a week.




I was content to lurk on this thread, until I saw the comment about "well
stocked." In my experience, West Marine is anything but. They are always
out of whatever I need. Yes, when they have a sale, they have those
items, but if you want something that's not in the weekly flyer, you have
a 50/50 chance at best. The comment always when I mention the low
inventory on what I actually want to buy, "We're getting a shipment
tomorrow." Yeah right, I used to fall for that, only to come back the
next day and the next to see the same empty spot on the shelf. West
Marine makes an obvious practice of strict inventory control. Only
problem is that it's so strict they often lose the sale because they
don't have the item to sell. I don't know if it's gotten better recently
with the BoatsUS merger, because I gave up on them and now go to my local
independent dealer. He has a small shop, stuffed to the rafters, but
somehow always manages to have what I need, and usually for less.

West Marine deal on Battery
 

"James" wrote in message
. ..

"JR North" wrote in message
...
West Marine has their 650 MCCA starting battery on sale for $39.95. Good
deal- Snagged one. They have a $5.00 core charge on your old battery- so
bring them one if you buy it.
JR


I bought one today. I asked if there was a core charge since I didn't
have an old battery with me. They said no. It is the 665 MCA that is on
sale for $39.95 not the 650 MCA. That is a $30.00 savings.

When the salesperson rung up the sale he told me that he got a $1.00
commission on every battery the store sold. I have no idea why he told
me that.



I picked mine up today and they forgot about the $5 core charge.... ;-)

I also picked up 2 gallons of the Interlux epoxy barrier coat
paint.......also on sale through next week @ $64.50/gallon. Interlux
suggests 5 coats (!!) but I will see how many I will get out of these 2
gallons.

Looked at helm seats, pedestals, A/B switches and bimini's..........all
things I will be soon buying for the boat.

I was also planning on replacing the AM/FM/Cassette stereo but decided on
keeping it and buying an Ipod Nano instead, playing the tunes on the stereo
via a radio signal device attached to the Ipod.

As a side: The Boat/US store in Port Clinton is now a West Marine even
though there is another West Marine 1/8 mile north. Strange.