"krj" wrote in message
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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There are high standards and there are low standards. For, example
a sailboat built to ABYS standards is poorly built compared to a
sailboat built to Lloyds standards. And a boat that's not built to
any existing accepted standard is a very questionable proposition.
Yet, today's yacht purchaser seems be unconcerned with boat
building standards. They are more concerned with how many it sleeps
or if the head is enclosed. You should ask yourself why.

Why? I'll be more than happy to tell you why. Because people these
days themselves have few or no standards. About 30% of the people
in this country call themselves Democrats, i.e., no standards.
About 10% of the people in this country are illiterate, i.e., no
standards. But since most of that 10% are Democrats I suppose it's
six of one and half-dozen of the other. About 90% of the people in
this country watch excessive hours of television daily, i.e., no
standards. Less than half the people in this country regularly
attend church, i.e., no moral standards. These are but a few
examples of a standard-less society.

Now, what's this got to do with sailboats? Lots, believe me, lots!
Take the MacGregor 26X and 26M. Neither boat is built to any
accepted standard of quality at all. Yet, a standardless boat is
the leading seller in that size range. Is that not convincing proof
that people these days have no personal standards? Can you imagine
anybody concerned with safety and proper boat construction actually
paying good money for a boat that's built to no accepted boat
building standards? It's incredible to think such a sad state of
affairs has eventuated.

Wilbur Hubbard



Never heard of the 'throw away society'?


Exactly fits the bill. Ask yourself why throw it away? Because it's a
cheap, shoddy, **** poor pile of crap suited only for short-term use.
Has MacGregor written all over it, doesn't it? It's like walking
around with a sign plastered on your back which says, "I'm a cheap,
shoddy, **** poor pile of crap posing as a human being." No pride in
your things means no pride in yourself. Sad!

Wilbur Hubbard
Wilber,
I've seen your boat You are a cheap, shoddy, **** poor pile of crap
posing as a human being.


You've seen my Swan 68? Where did you see her?

Wilbur Hubbard