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NickA 
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 Topic: Square topsPosted: 17 Jun 22 at 8:43pm |
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Variable experience of North. Random changes in shape and material for the 3000 sails. Batch of useless javelin jibs from them, batch with too big windows. Then they made a prototype mylar javelin main that is marvellous but costs more than a whole suit from Dick Batt.
Yet to try my North contender sail against the Wavelength ... it's at Hartley for repairs; which currently take forever as their new sail maker is having far too much fun designing new sails for the Hartley product range .. including a forthcoming contender sail ( not many of the Lennon ones sold it seems .... possibly because everyone uses wavelength ) ...none of which has any bearing on flat Vs pin. |
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423zero
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 6:32pm |
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Correct
 I am in Primark at the moment, looking for check shirts, sweaters and slacks  generic obviously 
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turnturtle
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 4:20pm |
It's mainly a preppy kids brand here in Spain... plus some yummy mummies have the odd tote bag
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The Q
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Joined: 07 Feb 22 Location: Norfolk Broads Online Status: Offline Posts: 126 |
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 12:21pm |
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I can see 17 manufacturers names without turning my head at this lab desk... They are all the same one .. The company I work for. oh and Dell on this computer..
If I get visitors in the kitchen, the cat will have to leave, there ain't enough room.. Never bought anything because of an advert, If I need something I'll research the best product for the job, and that won't include looking at manufacturers lying adverts. The only things that I have deliberately bought with a logo on them, are Three Rivers Race polo shirts, various sailing and model railway association / event shirts to support their activities, and The British Legion Poppy which is a logo in it's own right.
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Still sailing in circles
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423zero
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 12:02pm |
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I just got a Rolling Stones T-shirt, you know the one with the lips on it, expensive, but worth it
Look around your kitchen, every item is named, visitors come in and say, how you finding the Neff cooker? If you say OK, they will probably get one, sitting down for lunch, I have counted seventeen manufacturers names. Can't see how you can go through a single day without seeing manufacturers names. |
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The Q
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 10:21am |
I buy a car because it fits a specific purpose not because of the advertising. I can buy many T shirts That fits the purpose of the North one, that don't advertise and cost much less. I built my own boat, Wood, Plywood, Fibreglass, resin, paint, screws.. No one can tell what companies supplied the stuff.. The only things that have logos are the sails and I could remove the advert in the corner...
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Still sailing in circles
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rich96
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 9:53am |
Crumbs - this is a statement I never thought I'd see on this forum ! |
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Grumpycat
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 9:08am |
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Lol
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423zero
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 8:55am |
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The one arm was a bit longer than the other two.
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Grumpycat
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Posted: 16 Jun 22 at 7:28am |
Hope the sizing was correct  .North once brought five sails to the British moth nationals . Four didn’t measure , so North took them away and recut them and brought them back a couple of days later. Three were ok and one still didn’t measure . The sailor concerned let them have one more go at correcting it but it still didn’t measure. North then offered to make him a new sail or have his money back and keep the first sail . He took the second option and he went to HD sails who made him a new sail and recut the north so it measured. I am not saying anything about Norths customer service which was second to none but perhaps the original problems shouldn’t have happened in the first place . 😀
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