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Wilbur Hubbard Wilbur Hubbard is offline
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"krj" wrote in message
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

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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

Swan 68? You really are delusional. It's a musturd yellow Coronado
that was in Buttonwood or Black Water Sound a couple of years ago


Capt. Neal sails a yellow Coronado 27 by the name of "Cuts the Mustard"
and that boat can be seen just about any place on the face of the planet
that communicates with blue water, but what's that got to do with me,
Wilbur Hubbard?

Wilbur Hubbard