Spartan Marine ...the good guys

Discussions about Cape Dory, Intrepid and Robinhood sailboats and how we use them. Got questions? Have answers? Provide them here.

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MarcMcCarron
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Joined: Feb 9th, '07, 11:22
Location: CAPE DORY 30 KETCH - CLEONA

Spartan Marine ...the good guys

Post by MarcMcCarron »

I needed a simple part from Spartan Marine, they couldn't have been nicer and more accommodating.
One phone call, they picked up right away and bent over backwards to help. They shared it's us and
Robinhood marine that they service, bronze portlights are not in demand by modern boatbuilders.

Saying a prayer to the good old boat gods that they keep on truckin'
MARC MCCARRON
Jim Walsh
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Location: CD31 "ORION" Hull #27 Noank, Ct.

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Post by Jim Walsh »

I attended the Nautical Yard Sale at Robinhood last April and was part of a small group who were given a tour of Spartan by Neil Collins. Wonderful small machine shop with product visible at all stages of completion from castings to finished product awaiting shipment. Enough to give any bronze lover heart palpitations...
Jim Walsh

Ex Vice Commodore
Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet

CD31 ORION

The currency of life is not money, it's time
fmueller
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Location: "Jerezana" CD 27

Re: Spartan Marine ...the good guys

Post by fmueller »

During my recent rebuild I replaced a few Spartan original items - although most of the original parts were fine after being cleaned up a bit.

They are very nice guys ...

I did replace my seacocks and would dearly have liked to have used Spartan (their hardware is such a part of what is special about CDs), but the Grocos were just less $$ significantly, and I think equal quality.

I added Spartans midship toerail cleat/chock and can now do proper spring lines ... later this year I'll replace my port seals and I think I'll just get the precut seals they supply just to send boat $$ their way.
Fred Mueller
Jerezana
CD 27 Narragansett Bay
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