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F*O*A*D

On 9/26/14 3:43 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:12:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 9/26/14 12:04 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:52:21 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Funny stuff. I reported what I saw, and I'm predicting what might happen
with electronic controls for outboards in the future, and you're playing
Flatlander. Wait until you get to Pointland.

I suppose if fly by wire were as unreliable as you claim, you wouldn't
find it in airliners. Oh, wait...

Are we using a little false equivalency (or whatever bull**** term you
come up with)

Yeah a $7,000 outboard is exactly like a $200 million airplane.

It's only a matter of time. There are plenty of boats out there with
electronic controls. You're just a "decrepit tech" kind of guy.

I am just not a fan of changing something that works, simply because a
company can make more money by selling me something with no added
benefit.

I thought you'd love it...after all, it'll help eliminate the jobs of
most of the riggers who have to feed heavy cables through the bilges.