On the flip side sailrite has probably double or triple the customer service that any other company I know of has. When I called rochfordsupply the person that answered the phone just didn't feel that interested in helping me find the right product or even taking my order over the phone. Right now though price is king. We use sailrite first if they have reasonable prices. We just bought some trampoline netting and fittings to make a baby proof lee cloth for the v-berth on the boat and got it from sailrite. It will be strong enough to keep an adult in but allow the baby to see the rest of the boat through the mesh when its up and she is in the v-berth.

Your also right about sailrite's online resources. They have how to videos for just about everything.

Sailrite to me seems to be a retail store on the web aimed at the home/boat user with lots of customer service and hand holding while places like http://www.rochfordsupply.com seem more like a wholesaler with a bring your own knowledge with you attitude.

sailrite.com

Using their goods has been a good investment so far.