Oh evil siren you - Ode to you...

mariner · Post by **mariner** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:33 am

oh West Marine you evil siren...your new 2011 full color catalog so seductive! Once again you have appeared on the threshold of my island, full of things I need not but desire, have you no shame ?
Searching for adventure in your glossy pages, waiting for your sales,
Oh West marine you evil siren singing songs of seduction.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:51 am

oh yes.

hp18carr · Post by **hp18carr** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:30 am

Indeed the soft colors flow effortlessly from page to page leading one deeper into its seductive grasp, but my downfall is not the 2011 catalog... but the fact a West Marine store is only five miles away from my house in Wilmington.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:46 am

Terrence, my local one is a few blocks from where I work !

mariner · Post by **mariner** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:50 am

We had a "boaters world" store not to far away however they were forced to close beacause of a bankrupcy/lawsuite something or other, so now most of the "shopping" gets done on line... sadly there is nothing like actually holding what you are looking to get in your hands...

hp18carr · Post by **hp18carr** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:59 am

E.E. sadly it's a fact of life... we all have our burdens to bear!

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

lecker68 · Post by **lecker68** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:05 am

Through life we all have our wish books and I am more fortunate as I have to drive 45 miles but the evil West Marine and Defender have other evil helpers such as UPS and Fedex.

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:07 am

Funny.
I sat last night flipping through the newly arrived . . .
West Marine catalogue!

Scott

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:27 am

Lead me not into temptation West Marine.

Duo, too late, that GPS is so shiny and has all the features I want, nay, features I need.

My wallet says no, but my mind says yes.

Thanks
Alan

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:48 am

Lead me not into temptation, indeed. In fact, I need not be lead. I can find the temptation just fine all of my own accord.
Pedundicus

sailbob2 · Post by **sailbob2** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:37 am

Oh boy - you guys are hoot!!!- LOL

Capt. Bondo · Post by **Capt. Bondo** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:28 pm

Boys and the size of there toys...Years ago I'll bet all you did the same with the Sears Christmas catalog

I know I did

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:55 pm

Capt. Bondo wrote:Boys and the size of there toys...Years ago I'll bet all you did the same with the Sears Christmas catalog I know I did

Yea remember that mini-bike section back in the 1960's. My folks said I could have one it I got the money. Well I got the money and I still never got the mini bike. I asked about it later. Turns out I was not expected to be able to save that much and the same story for the rifle too.

Thanks
Alan

astrorad · Post by **astrorad** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:55 pm

When I was a kid it was the Allied Electronics catalog and The HeathKit catalog.....also the back of Hot Rod magazine....lots of Go Cart kits back there.....( wistful sigh.....)

Capt. Bondo · Post by **Capt. Bondo** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:56 am

It took 30 years before I got the Go-cart, or my boys got the go-cart.
About 8 years ago I picked up most the parts for a go-cart at the Northern Tool outlet store we had in Hudson for about $350. Another $150 for other parts to complete the project.
Since it was to be a Christmas gift and a father, sons project, I gave each of them a part for Christmas gift with a tag that read "Assembly Required"

We had a great time painting and building it, and the lawn may never be the same, you could actually see our go-cart track on the aerial view of our house on mapquest.

Papax3 · Post by **Papax3** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:26 pm

So, while we're talking about things you got from the backs of magazines....

I ~did~ get the special X-ray vision glasses.
did NOT get the special fake chest hair: currently have that in abundance
I DID get a tony-the-tiger that swims from a bunch of box tops
(actually worked really well).

I currently don't think I can afford anything out of any magazine...
much less West Marine. and besides the fact... they must be pretty smart, since they didn't put a store in ARKANSAS. I will have to take your word(s) on it that it's very dreamy and surreal.
I used to look at Wooden Boat magazine that way.

Bill, a.k.a. Papax3

tgentry · Post by **tgentry** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:48 am

Better still, the new Defender catalog is here.