Now that I am back in my summer sailing mode, I started reading the MontyBlog
again....
I just ordered new shrouds, tangs, sailstop and boom vang from Dwyer Aluminum
Mast Co (find it on the web) for my Monty15,
The whole tab including UPS ground was about $160, an excellent bargain in my
books and a considerable discount from the list prices on their site (I think
they said 40%). It took them about 9 days to make up the shrouds and send them
- not blindingly fast, but not bad. I think most M-15's come with a lot of
Dwyer parts to begin with....
Also, if you are willing to poke around on ebay, I managed to get a new Harken
mainsheet assembly for less than half of West Marine's price. It got here
brand new, as advertised, in original packaging in four days. I will still
support West Marine and the other local chandlers here in Santa Cruz (in fact,
I am on my way to WM today), but I still look for a bargain when I have the
time....
Blake Reimer
M-15 IOTA
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