Chuck Gould wrote:

Welcome back, Dave!

Thanks Chuck :-)

Glad to see you're still around, and in the marina business.
Weren't you thinking of taking up school teaching a few years ago?

Yup. Been there, done that, even got a shirt. Way better money, far less
work, and yet here I am still in the friggin boat business. I teach when
time permits still, but less so every year. I think I've clocked in a
whole 8 days since Sept this year.

The folks who have found this site since your departure will be
pleasantly surprised with the depth of your experience and willingness
to share. Here's hoping nobody takes off on some crusade against you
(like before)- you were always an asset to the group.

I don't recall a crusade per se, although I do admit to being somewhat
flabbergasted by Karen's insatiable appetite for baiting. I had to exit
to get some control on my time since I was going to university full
time, and still managing the marina full time so something had to give.

I guess it's time for an update though. With the fall of OMC and the
subsequent purchase of Princecraft boats by Mercury, I am also a full
line Mercury dealer now (as well as retaining my Johnson/Evinrude
dealerships). Been a steep learning curve getting on track with Mercury,
but we're getting a handle on it. Now I can wax poetic on more brands :-)

Nice to see some old faces still here - but where's Skippy?

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Regards,
Dave Brown
Brown's Marina Ltd
http://brownsmarina.com/