On Feb 3, 2:46 pm, "on_the_water" wrote:
b393capt,

Thanks for hitting the nail on the head. We came up with this idea
after years of frustration with the current boating guides. What we
found is that we only went to guide books when we couldn't get
information from other boaters. They (other boaters) were the ones who
told us what marinas to avoid (never see that in the guide books) and
what not to miss (have never been steered wrong).

In our last cruise south we made extensive use of online weather and
it was great to have current information any time we wanted it. We
started talking about how this could be done for marinas, anchorages,
local knowledge, etc. What we always came back to was the desire to
be able to "talk" to boaters who had been there and done that before.
Out of that came ActiveCaptain.

We have had several marina operators call concerned that "anyone"
could write about them. This only served to make me realize that
maybe we were on the right track to having information shared.

Yes, you're much more likely to get honest reviews - the printed
guides are clearly afraid to print anything negative about marinas. I
see you're not out of line complaining about Danford's in Port
Jefferson. Already there is another review confirming your suspicion
that they have a service problem. You're not going to get these honest
surveys anywhere else.

Your Notice To Mariners idea is great, does anyone else here agree?

Karen
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Content, Communication, Communitywww.activecaptain.com

Yes I agree about the notice to Mariners... And yes as a cruiser I
really appreciate what you are doing and I have already added a lot of
info pertaining to my part of the world. Tennessee River and TennTom
waterway area.
I was thinking- if this thing takes off as I expect it to . How long
will you keep the reviews and other info that will change?
On our way home I intend to review all the Marinas we stay at along
our way.
If there is anything other than this I can do to help your cause... I
would be happy to.
I am in the Computer business as well as the Marine Electronics biz.
Thanks again and good luck.
Bob

Be kind...