On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:23:33 -0500, "John Cairns"
wrote:

Ya have to read between the lines. The boob, our resident idiot savant, has
a serious inferiority complex, thus, his problems with Donal and just about
everybody else in the group. Boob is what is commonly referred to as a
"troll". Go to any search engine and type in "usenet" and "troll", and read
on. Boob perceives that everyone else in the group is a better sailor, or
owns a better boat, thus his constant attempts to prove otherwise. BTW, the
blistering issue is generally considered a non-starter with contemporary
boats. It was a fairly widespread problem in the late '70's and early 80's,
I've read various explanations as to the exact cause, none of which had
anything to do with the "quality" of the manufacturer. Indeed, even Bristol
had problems with blistering, look in any magazine and see what the asking
price for a early 80's 41.1 is. Boob does provide the group with endless
comedic relief, but it is definitely lowbrow comedy at best.
John Cairns

(snip)

Sorry to disagree concerning Bob. Bob is really an ordinary guy who
comes to this newsgroup to play.
He's a regular guy on other newsgroups.
No secret because he doesn't even change NICK or ADDY.
Mark E. Williams