News from Pride Marine (May 2010)

PRIDE MARINE MONTHLY (May Issue)

6 May 2010

THE MAY BLOW-BY-BLOW

Greetings! Ready Set Go!

The spring rush is on! Congratulations everyone, we've made it through another long winter!

This month's newsletter focuses mainly on hot new products that recently caught our attention that we thought we'd share with you.

A piece of news for our fine customers in British Columbia; as the new HST tax laws come into effect on July 1, all BC shoppers will begin paying 12% sales tax from retailers outside BC. In other words, if you've been planning to buy something from us, you can save 7% tax by placing the order before the deadline!

As always, US customers pay no tax, and customers in QC, AB, SK, MB, PE and the territories pay only GST.

Now without further ado.. the May Issue:

Product Spotlight: Cobra HH475 VHF Radio

The new floating, waterproof Cobra HH475 (product details here) is rocking the VHF industry with ground-breaking modern features you won't see in other models:

It burps! (vibrates water out of the speaker grill)
Bluetooth compatible! (relays cell phone calls to the VHF, keeping your phone safe and dry)
Rewind-Say-Again! (replays missed VHF calls)
Tri-Watch! (monitors up to 3 channels at once)
Noise Canceling Microphone! (removes background noise)
Weather Alert! (audible tone and visual alarm if threatening weather is nearby)

Product Spotlight: Shockles!

Don't let the tugging of dock lines, tow lines and flying sails rip apart your boat! Shockles' patented design reduces sudden impacts to your tackle and rigging thereby preserving the life of all your boat's components. Shockles will stretch to 80% of their static length and are strong, lightweight, and easy to use. Check them out here.

Building a new block-and-tackle system?

Planning out a new mainsheet system, preventer, or furling line or anything else using rope? Customers often wonder what size of line they should use, what theoretical loads the system places on their blocks, and what size sheaves they should employ.

It sounds complicated, but armed with the right equation, you don't need to be a mathematician! Check out our Cordage & Rope page for our handy "Proper Loading of Rope" guide.

Clash of the Asymetrical Furler Titans!

Thinking about getting an asymetrical spinnaker, or taming your existing one? We've compiled a list of all the makes and models of A-Sail furlers!

Looking for a deal? The Profurl NEC model (shown in photo) is being cleared out with savings of up to 40%! Check them all out on our A-Sail Furler page!

Product Spotlight: West Epoxy Six10 Adhesive

Epoxy giant West System has introduced their latest gem, Six10 Adhesive!

This thickened epoxy adhesive combines the strength and reliability of a two-part epoxy with point-and-shoot convenience, using a self-metering coaxial cartridge which fits in a standard caulking gun! Six10 is a gap-filling structural epoxy that bonds tenaciously to wood, metals, fiberglass and concrete.