[quote=Edchris177]I have to say that I have been very pleased by the attitudes of the staff at the 2 stores I have been in,(Barrie & Kngston, ON). The gal in Kingston has always gone out of her way to help me, giving me short pieces of line to see what fits best, & calling several competitors to locate an FX03 98" hiking stik.
They don't have a great selection of line, but were certainly willing to order in whatever I wanted, even if it was only 10' of something. Our stores have zero fishing gear, & quite a good selection of general sailing stuff, like custom made rigging, shackles, blocks etc. They are not big on catamaran specific items, but I found the prices competitive on gloves, shoes, general parts, although we tend to pay more up here than you guys do.
For some of the specialty item, ie the Torlon bearings, you just have way more competition in the southern States, hence better prices.
Don't get me wrong, I have been really happy with vendors such as Sailing Services, & Salty Dog, but West Marine has been OK too.[/quote]
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