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Post by cdalton on Aug 28, 2013 21:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by Ray Wirth on Feb 11, 2014 21:46:54 GMT -5
Passing this along from Clayton who received it from Scott Phillips of Northeast Outdoor Sports:
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 10:37 AM
Subject: Royalex!
Not sure if the you’ve heard or not, but Royalex is going out of production. This is a fact, not rumor. The new owner of the process is discontinuing it and there is nothing we can do . . I want all MaCKRO paddlers to be aware as once the current supply runs out that’s it. Period. A couple of local OT dealers are willing to offer a special discount to members buying a Royalex canoe.
If you need a new one, better act fast. OT has enough they figure to get through this 2014 and that’s it.
Thanks
Scott
--Added note from Scott: Ski rack in Bangor and Maine Sport in Rockport will give a discount to MaCKRO members on Royalex canoes!
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Post by fred on Feb 12, 2014 8:30:32 GMT -5
While researching this on the web, I see that this end of production was known about in August of last year. Apparently there's not enough profit margin in it.
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Post by cdalton on Feb 18, 2014 22:28:31 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if any new alternatives emerge. There's such a huge gulf in price and weight between polyethelene and kevlar, but maybe we're stuck in that world for a while.
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