[C38] Rich is an ole timer (boat unit at $100)!

[Don Strong]

Rich: Wow, you must be older than me! Don

Rich West wrote:
> Hi Max,
>
> Minney's is a great place!  A must visit.
>
> The largest West Marine I know of in the L.A. area is in Marina del Rey.
> There are actually two stores although one is more power boat and fishing
> supplies.  There's a really nice WM in San Diego if you get a chance to get
> down there.  There are also a couple of other boating stores down there with
> different supplies.  Down Wind Marine in San Diego is a cruisers Mecca.
>
> As far as discount prices on a chart plotter, I'd shop for prices online.
> WM and others will often match online prices.  I'd try www.defender.com.  If
> you find a good price, print it out and take it to WM (or just order from
> defender - I've always had great service from them).  In my experience, the
> marine electronics places in the L.A. area are very expensive.  I guess they
> expect to have to support what they sell and build in a suitable markup.
>
> If anyone else has a good way to buy boat stuff at a discount, I'd also love
> to know.  This boating stuff gets so expensive!  Why, I remember when a
> "boat unit" used to be $100.
>
> Here are some links to google maps of the WM stores in Marina Del Rey and
> the one in San Diego.
>
> Marina Del Rey
> http://tinyurl.com/y27hk5   A and B
>
> San Diego
> http://tinyurl.com/w8yte   B - at 1250 Rosecrans
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Rich
>
>
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Max Soto
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:12 AM
> To: ja38 at earthlink.net; Listserve at catalina38.org
> Subject: [C38] Going to CA!
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> This is for the ones located in California, close to LA.
>
> I'm going this Saturday to California for a couple of weeks. I'm planning to
> check Minney's for some stuff I need for the Estancia like winches and
> perhaps a spinnaker.
> I need the address or location for the biggest West Marine in the area.
> I'm also planning to buy a new Garmin chart plotter. Where can I get a good
> deal. I know there must be a place cheaper than WM for electronics.
>
> How's the weather there???
>
> Hope someone can help me with this.
>
> Max Soto
>
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Donald R. Strong
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