Beware of WM Rigging Shop!!

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Jun 9, 2004
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- - Key Largo, FL
They think there hardware is made of gold.

JSI is a lot less and great customer service.
 
Sep 25, 2008
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Alden 50 Sarasota, Florida
They think there(sp) hardware is made of gold.

JSI is a lot less and great customer service.

Don't doubt you can buy cheap rigging or rigging cheaper than WM's prices but that's not the point of having a brick and mortar store to which you can go, touch and immediately buy what you need.
I've always used WM's (their) rigging tools to roll my own a lot faster than any internet shop will do.
 

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Jan 24, 2007
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Marlow-Hunter 37 Deep Creek off the Magothy River off ChesBay
Actually I've been quite pleased with the work done by my local WM rigging shop in Annapolis.
Rich
 
Jun 9, 2004
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- - Key Largo, FL
Not saying their work is bad but $700 apples to apples difference.
I love my local west Marine store. I am in it 3 times a week and have friends that work there. I believe they are great stores.
 
Jun 9, 2004
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- - Key Largo, FL
Thank you Don for pointing out that I used the wrong THERE.

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Don't doubt you can buy cheap rigging or rigging cheaper than WM's prices but that's not the point of having a brick and mortar store to which you can go, touch and immediately buy what you need.
I've always used WM's (their) rigging tools to roll my own a lot faster than any internet shop will do.

I can sleep better tonight. LOL
 
May 22, 2004
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Hunter h41 San Francisco
I have found the West Marine rig shops to be quite good and much cheaper then the independent shops. No complaints from me.
 
Jun 9, 2004
25
- - Key Largo, FL
The problem here is I live in south FL and the rigging had to be sent to S.C.
When I first got an estimate I talked to a nice person in CA (Mark) he was very helpful.Then when the rigging shop in SC talked to me the customer service was very rude. I was just try to find out way such a difference in price. I ask to talk to the manager and no one knew where she was are when she would be back in the shop. I left messages for her to call but she didnt call back.
This is not an indepenent shop like many. This is a"Westmarine rigging headquarters for the east"
 
Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 23.5 Fort Walton Yacht Club, Florida
Not Sure it Has to be Sent to SC

I know our local WM sends stuff to CA because they do a better job. This was mentioned to me a couple of months ago by one of the store managers here but did not think about it much. Press the managers at your local stores and insist it go to CA.
 
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