Best Price Rocna Anchor

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Been checking the best price for one of these, First Mate I think has found it. On an account she holds.

But not a normal marine supplier. Rock solid, free delivery.

I feel bad about not supporting my normal Chandler. Should I feel bad about a purely commercial decision?

His listed price is 45% higher. I might shave another 10% by trying for a hard deal, but the difference would still be over £125.00.

A dilema. One I am struggleing to come to terms with. Now we are on pensions with a fixed income, we cant do a few hours overtime/extra to make it up.

Confused of Littlehampton..............................
 
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rotrax said:
Been checking the best price for one of these, First Mate I think has found it. On an account she holds.

But not a normal marine supplier. Rock solid, free delivery.

I feel bad about not supporting my normal Chandler. Should I feel bad about a purely commercial decision?

His listed price is 45% higher. I might shave another 10% by trying for a hard deal, but the difference would still be over £125.00.

A dilema. One I am struggleing to come to terms with. Now we are on pensions with a fixed income, we cant do a few hours overtime/extra to make it up.

Confused of Littlehampton..............................
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Well skipper, this is the nature of capitalism, said he who votes to the left of centre.

If it eases your conscience, you can always give your regular chandler the chance to match the price.

Where I come from a 125 pounds is a good chunk of money; maybe you and First Mate could use it for a night out on the town, to recirculate the funds as it were, when we are allowed back out that is.
 
Think of it another way.

Rocna is designed by someone in NZ but manufactured for them by a Canadian company whose manufacturing base is in China. Many other anchors are made in China (and I have nothing against Chinese production). A Knox is made (fabricated) in Scotland and was made using UK steel and galvanised in Cumbernauld by Highland Galvanisers.

I think the Knox is made from better grades of steel but the better grades may be overkill. The time need to process should be similar.

I cannot guess the distribution of margins etc (but on face value the chandler seems to be trying to screw you) - you try to conjure with that.



Does any of this ease your dilemma.

Jonathan
 
I bought my Rocna online, asked local Chandler if he could match or get close but he couldn’t on that purchase. Usually they can match or get close enough and I always try to buy local first for anything.
 
rotrax said:
Been checking the best price for one of these, First Mate I think has found it. On an account she holds.

But not a normal marine supplier. Rock solid, free delivery.

I feel bad about not supporting my normal Chandler. Should I feel bad about a purely commercial decision?

His listed price is 45% higher. I might shave another 10% by trying for a hard deal, but the difference would still be over £125.00.

A dilema. One I am struggleing to come to terms with. Now we are on pensions with a fixed income, we cant do a few hours overtime/extra to make it up.

Confused of Littlehampton..............................
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I always try to give someone local a margin where I can. Even expensive electrical goods. When we got a new washing machine in came from 2 miles away, the bloke fitted it and took away the old one, we were able to measure it, see the accessories and discuss the warranty before it arrived. If we have problems he will come out and sort them. Quite happy to give the business 100 quid for the service. But that is bye the bye.

I tried a Knox but it was a bit too big for the locker and I sold it on. Not wanting the same problem, I bought a Manson from Force 4 was not quite happy and then exchanged it for a Rocna which I kept. So, if you have any doubts, shop local, it gives you the hands on choice.

BTW, the Manson and Rocna seem to perform similarly. Purely on construction, I would take the Manson Supreme - saves cash as well.

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I’m thinking of a Rocna as well. They do seem a lot less expensive on Amazon at the moment. And with free delivery as well. Why not? I buy a lot of other stuff from Amazon
 
I suspect the gross profit margin the chandler has to achieve to return an operating profit is somewhat greater than that of Amazon whose model works with high volume/lower margin. At the end of the day its a balance between your wallet and the end of face to face retail.
 
At £100 cheaper than a rocna for 15/16 kg and a local company plus lloyd cert surely it can only be good ?
 
wully1 said:
I bought my Rocna online, asked local Chandler if he could match or get close but he couldn’t on that purchase. Usually they can match or get close enough and I always try to buy local first for anything.
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I think that is the best answer. I am prepared to pay a small premium for local supply, but if a material difference will be happy to buy online (as done for dinghy, ropes, engine spares etc)
I would also stick with Rocna as a known quantity, rather than change type to save quid. Anchors are not the place for cutting corners.
 
One reason for buying from the local chandler is after-sales service, but hopefully a Rocna won't need taking back to the shop like a dodgy chartplotter..
I luckily bought my 25 Rocna second-hand, for less than the price of a new Delta.
I appreciate used Rocnas are thin on the ground, which I suppose must show customer satisfaction?
 
One consideration in purchasing an anchor this year is steel prices.
All prices of carbon steels have risen dramatically, (some grades >+50%) and these rises are working their way through the supply chain.
It is not just UK not just EU, but an international issue, so wherever anchors are made, they've just got more expensive in materials, and so price increases are inevitable. Many chandlers will have older stock bought pre increases. Some will be unware of coming increases. This presents a great opportunity in some cases to buy an anchor at lower prices than they will be in summer.

Full disclosure: I manufacture and sell anchors.
 
MM5AHO said:
One consideration in purchasing an anchor this year is steel prices.
All prices of carbon steels have risen dramatically, (some grades >+50%) and these rises are working their way through the supply chain.
It is not just UK not just EU, but an international issue, so wherever anchors are made, they've just got more expensive in materials, and so price increases are inevitable. Many chandlers will have older stock bought pre increases. Some will be unware of coming increases. This presents a great opportunity in some cases to buy an anchor at lower prices than they will be in summer.

Full disclosure: I manufacture and sell anchors.
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Good point if buying new.
Pedant alert, all steel is 'carbon' steel:)
 
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