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Compass Watersports
Newest Review: ... Compass, £34.95 from Cruisermart. No contest really. Carriage also makes interesting comparison. Compass charges £4.95 regardless of weight, whereas Cruisermart and others use a sliding scale according to weight. A recent purchase from Compass of a 15Kg anchor, GPS, mooring lines, 8m of chain, 30m anchor line, horn and various bits and pieces arrived in several parcels on different days, but ... more  ... still only cost £4.95 p&p in total. However, Compasses main drawback is it's limited range. In the same category, using the latest catalogues for both firms, Compass had only 3 types of handbearing compass to offer, whilst Cruisermart offers 11 d...more |
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Compass Watersports: Cheap and cheerful (305 words)
by numenius - written on 14.12.00 (Very useful, 443 readings)
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Compass Marine is well known amongst sailing enthusiasts for its competitive pricing (not hard to do given the apparent "if its got boat in the title add 40%" pricing policy here in the UK) and decent own brand items. A comparative price picked at random from the current catalogue and compared to Cruisermart Express (Yachtpeople.com) by way of example, was the Iris 50 Compass: £29.95 from Compass, £34.95 from Cruisermart. No contest really. Carriage also makes interesting comparison. Compass charges £4.95 regardless of weight, whereas Cruisermart and others use a sliding scale according to weight. A recent purchase from Compass of a 15Kg anchor, GPS, ...
