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Old 10-10-2019, 11:30 AM   #23
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Default .... tarps, and tie line; up 25%

Looks like it's not just Shep Brown's and other local marinas with higher prices for winter boat storage prices this year:

It's now more expensive by 25% or so, to cover your boat yourself for storage, even in your own driveway. Items at Walmart like a heavy 12'x24' gray tarp, 3/16" white cotton/nylon cord went from $4 to $5, and Gorilla tape for reinforcing the corner grommets have all gone up 25% recently due to the new tariiffs on China made items. Ditto this plus 25% increase for do-it-yourself style air compressors and two ton floor jacks for working with trailers and trailer tires.

Guess I'll just have to use that old gray tarp again for the third winter season because prices have done become too great, again. Is time to make the boat great to store for the winter, again, but with the old worn out tarp at the old price, again.

Thought maybe the tarps at Ocean State Job Lot in Meredith would still be priced at the pre-tariff prices but even the OSJL prices went up ...... omg!

Who knows, maybe the tarps at JR's down by exit-23 still have the old price ...... will report back here.

..... is paying a low price!
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