Re: Good North American Source for Parts?
... Are there inflatable marine centers in Europe etc like we have for hard hulls here?
When Metzler (German) and Semperit (Austria) sold out to the big "mega conglomerates", the service centers all closed in Germany.
I know of only one shop here that does this anymore, and they get support from the Military.
Now the only boats available here, are the Korean and Chinese made boats with the old famous Brand Names. These are mostly sold as tenders, and are really cheaply made plastic boats. They cost the same as the old ones out of Hypalon though.
The old story of, eat the competition, then drop the quality, kill the service, and increase the price.
The only surviving marina here, still sells inflatable brand name boats, but offers no service what so ever. You can't even get a little patch kit from them anymore. They act like they are disposable lighters or something now. You are supposed to use it till it breaks, and then buy a new one from them.