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Pic of the month: Dolphins in the San Juan Strait. Sent by Ross & Julie of West Vancouver! |
THE JANUARY BLOW-BY-BLOW
Greetings!
Welcome to 2011! We hope you have a great year on the water and we hope to be a part of it!
Just a reminder about our discount program; we'll reward your loyalty this year by making you Royalty! Once you spend over $500, the discounts start rolling in - read about the Royalty Program on our site. |
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Toronto Boat Show, Exhibition Place (Jan 8-16)
 The Toronto Boat Show will be underway next week! As usual, if you see something you like at the show and are being offered a "Show Special", give us a ring on our toll-free number from the show before committing to anything!
Our regular prices are often already below the "Show Specials", and if not, we'll do our best to match show prices and provide you with a shipping quote lickety-split! You can reach us at 1-888-732-8883.
Rekord Marine / Victory Products - Boat Show Deals!
Take advantage of Victory Products' show specials without visiting the show! We've posted all their show specials to our web site - save up to 30%! Check out our News page for hundreds of products with deep discounts! Prices valid until March 15th. |
January's Hot New Products
Can't get down to the Boat Show? No problem! Check out our updated New Products category which we've loaded up with plenty of the products you'd have seen at the show, including:- Harken Underdeck furlers for small boats!
- Harken electric winches; the reversible Rewind and ultra-compact Unipower
- New EPIRBs from ACR with "I'm OK" update button (great for ocean bloggers!)
- Attwood's electric 3-way faucet
- BoatMates' Largemouth tool tote
- Lots of new lifejackets from Mustang
- A new VHF aerial from Pacific
- Salus' comfy new PFD (non-inflatable) with integrated harness!
- TUFF-Coat dinghy repair (make that tired, old inflatable look like new!)
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Free Safety Tip!
 Here's a public service announcement to those cooking at sea! Each year, many boaters are severely injured by hot spills and airborne liquids in the galley - Murphy's Law states that a rogue wave will strike just as you're draining hot pasta water or pouring coffee. We highly recommend keeping the galley safe with a RUBBER apron like the ones used by restaurant dishwashers! Contact your local restaurant supply store - they sell for only $12-15. It's a tiny investment to prevent serious scaldings! |
Make Corrosion walk the plank!
So many boaters suffered from corrosion in 2010 that we're calling it "Year of the Rust"! It might not be the sexiest topic under the sun, but we highly recommend brushing up on your corrosion knowledge by browsing these 3 articles:  When two dissimilar metals are in contact, one can quickly disintegrate. This action is called Galvanic Corrosion and by adding a stray electrical current it could sink your boat! Read more on our Galvanic Isolation page.
 An anode is that donut-shaped hunk on your prop shaft, or that metal teardrop bolted to your hull. How does it prevent underwater corrosion? Why should a freshwater boater never use zinc anodes?! Learn more on our Anodes page.
What about decorative metal - how can stainless steel have rust spots? How can a bronze ship's bell become tarnished and corroded? Learn about protecting your precious boat bits on our Metal Cleaners page. |
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Rebates, Discounts and Sweepstakes!
Starting now, receive free ground shipping on the Velocitek ProStart! This is an ongoing offer for the rest of 2011. Get a $10 rebate from 3 different Standard Horizon fixed mount VHF radios! This offer is valid to March 14 and applies to the GX1000S, GX1100S and GX1500S models. Gill is promoting their new line of dinghy apparel (we'll have more on this soon) and is giving away $100 "Gill Bucks" monthly for 2011, and a grand prize of a Topper Topaz dinghy and $500-worth of apparel! Get your name in on Gill's site! |
 Calendars up to 30% OFF!Did Santa forget to leave you a nice sailing calendar? No problem - we have big savings on 2011 calendars.. it's like getting 4 months free! |
 Dealing with today's new Ethanol-blended fuels
Due to new fuel regulations, we are seeing new fuel blends at our local filling stations; Ethanol, an alcohol derived from plant sources (usually corn), can cause serious performance issues when used in marine applications. Learn about it on our Starbrite Star Tron page. |
That's all for now! Remember, our web site is www.pridemarine.com, but you can drop by the store or give us a ring toll-free at 1-888-732-8883! Happy New Year!
David Wilby, Janice Wilby, Clive Webber and Chris Hall
(The Lean, Mean, Pride Marine Team)
"The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared."
- Ted Turner
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