Re: [Paddlewise] Folbot Japanese Owned?

Thanks Dave, for clearing this up, I had only ever read anything good about 
Folbot and this just didn't seem right. I apologize to anyone I've offended 
for falling for this.

Paul.

>From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
>To: PaddleWise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
>Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Folbot Japanese Owned?
>Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 18:14:26 -0700
>
>Paul Raymond wrote:
> >
> > This may be old news and excuse me if it is since I'm new to this 
>mailing
> > list but recently while searching on Folbot I came across the Folbot
> > Canadian page at [deleted]
>[where he found some disparaging remarks about Folbot products; snip]
>
> > Thoughts? Comments?
>
>This spurious information was reported on the Folbot WebBoard, and 
>countered by
>Phil Cotton, owner of Folbot USA.  It appears there was an unhappy 
>separation
>between Folbot Canada and Folbot USA.  The most logical explanation for the 
>bad
>information is that someone who has it in for Folbot USA has left that 
>rubbish
>hanging around for the unsuspecting to find.  There is a Folbot Japan, but 
>it
>is just Folbot USA's outlet in Japan, not the parent of Folbot USA.
>
>IIRC, this is what happened:  Folbot had a batch of rivets some two plus 
>years
>ago which were less resistant to corrosion than their usual lot.  Some were
>installed in boats (Greenland II and Aleut, IIRC), and a few failed.  
>Folbot
>immediately sent replacement rivets and instructions for replacement to 
>those
>who requested them, per Folbot's usual policy.
>
>I have a 1996 vintage Greenland II, which has spent a lot of time on salt
>water, including a handful of two-week-long trips.  There is NO sign of 
>rivet
>failure, after four seasons of use.  That seems to be the norm.
>
>If you want to explore Folbot Forum, a WebBoard on which anybody with a 
>valid
>email address can comment and contribute, hit their Web
>site(http://www.folbot.com/).
>
>Do a search on any aspect of Folbots you want, and you should turn up
>extensive,  **uncensored** dialog.  You will find praise and complaints, 
>picks
>and pans.  It is an honest, open forum, to which the owner of Folbot has 
>made
>(maybe) two contributions over the last three years.  One was to respond to 
>the
>rubbish Paul found.
>
>I'll speak up for Folbot USA's integrity and to their commitment to service 
>and
>support of their boats -- they have served me well, and have been more than
>generous with assistance on improvements I have made on my G II.  In my 
>book,
>they are a great company -- and Phil Cotton is a class act.
>
>--
>Dave Kruger
>Astoria, OR
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