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11-21-2017, 04:35 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend
Vessel Name: The Promise
Vessel Model: Roughwater 35
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Why didn't I think of this?
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11-21-2017, 04:57 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
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Rtic will probably soon come up with a less expensive version as they did with the coolers.
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Deer Isle, Maine
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11-21-2017, 05:02 PM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
Vessel Model: Custom Built
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Originally Posted by dhmeissner
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I will come up with a high end version, with stainless steel logo and golden plated ergonomic handle for 120$.
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11-21-2017, 05:07 PM
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City: Palm Coast, FL
Vessel Name: Coquina
Vessel Model: Lagoon 380
Join Date: Jan 2017
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I think the timing is actually perfect to make and sell a certain sticker. You could either sell just the sticker, OR put it on any random fishing thing that a teenage boy would want to own.
but hurry; Black Friday is upon us.
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11-21-2017, 05:41 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Well, seems like it must be an exceptionally good bucket. It's got 103 reviews and a 4.8 rating on them. I'm not an expert on buckets and see Home Depot has them for $3.25 but obviously they won't do what this one will. Guess you need to go purchase one and then give us a report. lol
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11-21-2017, 05:45 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Bargain! Think how much more it would cost with a boat pic, or "Marine Quality", emblazoned on it.
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2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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11-21-2017, 06:14 PM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,583
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dhmeissner
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I have a herd of pet rocks for sale
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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11-21-2017, 08:45 PM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dwhatty
Rtic will probably soon come up with a less expensive version as they did with the coolers.
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RTICS' less expensive coolers beat Yeti on most tests. I'm sure the Rtic bucket will do the same. I wonder what the test will include?....
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11-21-2017, 09:17 PM
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Senior Member
City: West Vancouver
Vessel Name: Ka Hale Kai
Vessel Model: 52' Cheoy Lee
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 158
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YETI SopUp™ Sponge – $29.99
Yes the YETI SopUp ™ Sponge is all-purpose on purpose. Whenever we’re getting our counters wet we need tools that don’t fail when the job gets tough. And the YETI SopUp ™ sponge is ready to get to work. It’s built for wiping the counters, spilt drinks from sundowners, sopping water from the bilge, or whatever other solution-based jobs you need to handle. Versatile, easily stowed, and over-engineered to last, the SopUp ™ sponge can be taken anywhere to do nearly anything. It’s also fully reversible in case you have left and right handed crew, for example.
(with apologies to the marketing writers at West Marine who no doubt worked hard on the bucket marketing collateral)
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11-22-2017, 08:49 AM
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City: Tampa, FL
Join Date: Nov 2013
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A fool and his money are soon parted. Anyone who is dumb enough to spend $40 on a bucket, deserves to get taken!
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11-22-2017, 09:12 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denverd0n
A fool and his money are soon parted. Anyone who is dumb enough to spend $40 on a bucket, deserves to get taken!
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The reviews say the purchasers do not feel taken at all. Perhaps there's more to the bucket than realized. I don't know. Not very knowledgeable in buckets. However, not going to judge from the photos either.
Before we call people fools for what they spend, think back to the thread here on watches. $19.95, you can buy a decent, workable watch. Will do everything you need one to do. Yet, we had quite a collection of $100-$500 watches and even some far more expensive shown and discussed.
Now, as to the bucket, I'm curious. I'd love to see one and hear what the salesman has to say about it.
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11-22-2017, 09:23 AM
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Guru
City: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Vessel Name: Xanadu
Vessel Model: Mainship 37 Motor Yacht
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
... Perhaps there's more to the bucket than realized....
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Oh for crying out loud, it's a bucket.
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11-22-2017, 09:34 AM
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,583
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
Well, seems like it must be an exceptionally good bucket. It's got 103 reviews and a 4.8 rating on them. I'm not an expert on buckets and see Home Depot has them for $3.25 but obviously they won't do what this one will. Guess you need to go purchase one and then give us a report. lol
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Get a Home Depot bucket and a magic marker..... Print whatever name you want on the bucket.
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Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
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11-22-2017, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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The "best" bucket is a black agricultural bucket , while smaller ,it will not mar the sides of the boat as it is being hauled aboard.
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11-22-2017, 09:42 AM
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Guru
City: Signal Mtn., TN
Vessel Name: Stella Maris
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kthoennes
Oh for crying out loud, it's a bucket.
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Nope, it’s a statement—of affluence and success. For some folks, there’s no substitute for owning what others perceive to be the best. And the Yeti logo says it all. Their money/their choice; but certainly not mine.
I do think the writers of the ad copy used by West deserve a bonus for making this sound like a necessity for any discriminating sportsperson. I suspect they had a good laugh over the final product.
The LoadOut™ 5-Gallon Bucket is all-purpose on purpose. Wherever we’re getting our hands dirty, we need tools that don’t fail when the job gets tough. And the YETI LoadOut™ Bucket is ready to get to work. It’s built for washing down the boat, lugging feed on the ranch, picking up spent shells in the duck blind, or whatever else you need to tackle. Versatile, easily stowed, and over-engineered to last, the LoadOut™ Bucket can be hauled anywhere to do nearly anything. It’s just as handy as a bait bucket as it is storing kindling for the campfire. It’s also food-safe in case you need to keep a whole spit-ton of sunflower seeds handy, for example.
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11-22-2017, 09:43 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943
Get a Home Depot bucket and a magic marker..... Print whatever name you want on the bucket.
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Actually I've seen the quality of Home Depot buckets. Not saying I'd pay $40 but I'd pay considerably more than their $3 for a better bucket for the uses mentioned in the ads on the expensive bucket.
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11-22-2017, 09:44 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kthoennes
Oh for crying out loud, it's a bucket.
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Have you ever seen it? Ever used it? Are you saying all the reviews are fake?
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11-22-2017, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
City: Portland, OR
Vessel Name: Cool Water
Vessel Model: C&L Puget Trawler
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 278
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FF
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You betcha - not only that, when used as a quenching bucket for hot horseshoes, a horse or mule can't break or bend it when they stomp on it!
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11-22-2017, 10:22 AM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
...It's got 103 reviews and a 4.8 rating on them...
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Not suggesting you believe them, but online reviews should be taken with a grain of salt...some companies hire people to write positive reviews about their products, or negative reviews about their competitors products.
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