Readers’ Choice: 14 More Marine Suppliers You Should Know About

Practical Sailor readers add to our guide to sail-friendly marine suppliers, with examples from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to San Diego, CA, and from Vancouver, British Columbia, to St. Petersburg, FL.

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Find your sailing essentials and want-to-haves at an independent, recommended retailer.
Find your sailing essentials and want-to-haves at an independent, recommended retailer.

You can’t maintain a boat without ordering a few marine supplies, so Practical Sailor readers offered (mostly) high praise and appreciation for our guide to “16 Independent Marine Suppliers You Should Know About.”

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Doug Henschen has been sailing in and around the waters of the lower Hudson River, New York Harbor, and the Long Island Sound since the 1980s. A career editor and journalist, Doug served as associate editor and managing editor of The Waterway Guide from 1984 until 1987 and as executive editor of Boating Industry magazine from 1990 to 1996. Doug is American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) certified on Marine Systems, Marine Electrical, Corrosion Mitigation, Disaster Avoidance and Outboard Repowering Considerations.

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    • Minney’s was mentioned in the intro as a worthy, reader-selected supplier, but it does not offer online shopping (just on site), so it was not included in the slide show (as also explained in the article intro). Thanks!

  1. Gentlemen,
    I’m surprised Defender Marine was not included. I have been dealing with them for 20+ years and find they have everything you could possibly want and at prices that always, always beat the big W.
    When you have to phone in an order they are curtious, efficient, and friendly.
    Simon Zorovich

  2. Very glad to see GarhauerMarine listed — they’ve always been high quality and good value.

    Note that Binnacle actually has two web addresses. One has Canadian prices and the link shown in the article is preceded by “ca.” The other one is in U.S. prices and the link shown in the article is preceded by “us.”

    I’d also like to note Rod Collins’ MarineHowTo site (stick a .com after that name and you’re there) — he’s a ABYC Certified Marine Electrical Systems Specialist and top-notch source of marine installation advice, now selling a very limited selection of good deals on particular electronic equipment via Amazon.