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bigelowp
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Initially Posted - 03/09/2019 :  09:38:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This year's Defender Marine Warehouse Sale is taking place March 28 - 31. Prices are definitely the lowest of the year and many items have special manufacturers special pricing. You can go on-linenow to look at representative deals. They ship all over North America.
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT

Peregrine
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Response Posted - 03/09/2019 :  11:50:29  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thanks Peter.

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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/10/2019 :  10:48:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'll be there Thurs. 3/28, or maybe Wed. (a not too well-kept secret)--it's only about 15 minutes away from me. It's an amazing scene--sorta like Black Friday at a Super-Walmart, but for boat people--thousands of them, with manufacturers' booths as at a boat show, and something like 30 registers servicing a long line of happy mariners. That and the Wooden Boat Show at the Mystic Seaport are two of the biggest events in this area each year. In past years I've seen some local WM staffers working the floor in this sale. (I suspect the WM stores within a considerable radius are virtually empty for the duration, except for somebody who just needs a couple of SS screws.)
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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keats
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Response Posted - 03/10/2019 :  12:11:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Boy I'd love to go. Tell them to do a West Coast one!
Tim Keating
1985 C-25 TR/FK #4940
Midsummer
Lake Don Pedro, CA
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/11/2019 :  08:57:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
To give another example, there's an army of reps from both Interlux and Pettit on the floor ready to answer questions and grab the can(s) you want--then a nice discount at the register, like 15%, comes off the Defender price, which is generally below WM's best sale price to begin with. Like I said, "happy mariners".
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/11/2019 :  09:49:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If your a fan of WM PCA Gold you can probably get a better deal on Pettit Ultra SR 40. Same paint just WM rebrands it.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/13/2019 :  06:07:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Speaking of Defender sales, are your flares expiring this year? I don't worry any more--I have one of these...

Other advantages include not starting fires and having molten whatever-it-is aboard when things are already too "exciting"... (I keep some old flares anyway, for redundancy, and I have a new hand-held DSC VHF with built-in GPS and the distress button.)
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 03/13/2019 06:11:36
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 03/13/2019 :  10:35:19  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I also bought one of those electronic LEDs - Don't have to periodically replace and dispose of the old flares....but you have to periodically ensure the batteries are okay or just replace.
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
http://catalina25.homestead.com/olarryr.html
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 03/13/2019 :  12:05:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Weems & Plath electronic LED distress lights are fantastic -- and the warehouse price is excellent. My shopping list is growing!
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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TCurran
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Response Posted - 03/14/2019 :  03:55:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Damn, just bought one for a "new" boat I just acquired from somewhere else. A great buy.
Tom Curran
1981 Capri 25 Hull #101 "Dirty Debbie"
1988 Watkins 30
PAFB, FL
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/23/2019 :  16:59:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not to be outdone, WestMarine is doing their own version of a springtime sale. I got my CPP bottom paint for $50 off, which is how much it should be IMHO. I also wanted to pick up a tube of Life Caulk, but it was being sold at regular price so I held off buying it. I have some left in my caulk gun and it’s not hard as a rock.
They were also offering their 3-section 12 ft boat poles for $29.95 at my store. Nice!!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 03/26/2019 :  04:23:39  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I may pick up Non-Skid Deck Cleaner - Believe West Marine has it for 50% off.
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
http://catalina25.homestead.com/olarryr.html
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/26/2019 :  06:05:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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I got my CPP bottom paint for $50 off, which is how much it should be

You do know that CPP is a single season paint?
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/27/2019 :  19:11:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Scott, I generally repaint the chips and cover the signal coat each spring, but haven’t done a complete coat of bottom paint in several years. I paint a 2” wide stripe just under the waterline to crisp up the edge cosmetically. But I’m not putting another coat on every year as I had in the past. It eventually cakes up and requires a complete stripping out after several years.

My results speak for themselves with the photo last fall of my haul-out — clean as a whistle!
I will continue my practice of touching up the bottom paint until it comes up encrusted one of these fall haul outs.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/28/2019 :  10:21:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
WM's description of CPP says exposure to air doesn't affect the biocide. That, being ablative, and Bruce's experience would seem to define a multi-season paint.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 03/30/2019 :  07:39:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So the line of cars to get into Defenders parking area must be causing a huge backup about now (10:30 on a Saturday morning). I made the mistake of going on Saturday afternoon one time several years back. The sales are amazing but all the locals and folks from 100 miles around show up. Wall to wall people. Quite a scene!
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/30/2019 :  08:27:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I go Thursday, early afternoon--first day of the sale. That's when the early birds are starting to leave, so the parking lot starts opening up. But cars are still parked along the highway and both sides of the long driveway into the warehouse, with licenses from NY, NJ, MA, RI, VT, NH... I've never tried the weekend.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 03/30/2019 08:28:44
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/30/2019 :  09:09:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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WM's description of CPP says exposure to air doesn't affect the biocide. That, being ablative, and Bruce's experience would seem to define a multi-season paint.

According to WM adviser CCP is a one season paint that degrades when exposed to air. Not to say that its worthless the next year but it would be considerably less effective. Definitely not a multi season paint. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfTgd6NZkRU][/url]
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


Edited by - islander on 03/30/2019 09:11:28
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