"El Penguini" wrote in message .

I'm posting this in the event that someone else does something similar
and thinks that this newsgroup might offer any real advice.

Now, you fools should learn to not answer things you don't know about.
That is the most distressing part of the internet. I expected someone
(in the 33 posts so far) would say, "Well, El Penguini, that wasn't
smart, but here's what you need to do...."

Get your head out of your ass and grow up. You're the one who screwed up -
you and some unnamed mystery man who supposedly damaged your boat and caused
you to be distracted - so redirect your ire in the proper direction. I
counted ten different posters in this thread, not counting your whining, and
of the ten, eight of them clearly and firmly stated in one or more posts,
"Check with a qualified tech..." The two remaining implied agreement with
that suggestion.

That's a minimum of 80%, and arguably a 100% success rate in providing the
proper, safe, efficient response from this NG.

So, next time I hook my battery up in reverse, I'll know where to come with
questions.