In article , To wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:22:42 -0400, (Bob
D.) wrote:
A few people, including myself, have inquired about aftermarket
outdrives. Aside from postings from the represantatives of the companies
that manufacture them, we have had no first hand postings on the subject,
so I thought I'd offer up mine.
Huh? I talked to the mechanic while he was putting the drive on your
boat this weekend.
So in your conversation, did he tell you anything about my boat????
Answers please!!!
Actually, Larry the mechanic was doing the transom assembly (bellows,
gimbal bearing, shift cable). He neither removed nor installed the
drive. I got there as he was finishing up, we might have just missed each
other.
Perhaps you left abruptly as you heard there was a floating Bayliner on
the Huron and ran to "duck and cover"?
The one just past the 42' Searay, it looked like a 25 ft Wellcraft if I
remember correctly.
If your traveling down into the marina, you remember correctly. The
Wellcraft designation is Antigua 265. It is a narrow beamed 26 foot
vessel (my guess is the length is measured bow to transom) with a bow
pulpit and generous integrated swim platform. It is listed on the title
as a 28 foot boat. I have no specifications (e.g. LWL, LOA) other than
that.
Now Wally, and others in this group. Please remember every boat has
three lengths:
Actual Length (ACTUAL)
Length you tell the girls (ACTUAL + (WEEKS WITHOUT SEX))
Length you tell the dockmaster (ACTUAL - (WEEKS UNTIL PAYDAY))
A fourth length consideration specifically for rec.boats (RB) will be
brought under RFC. Please be advised it a a very crude approximation of
the human behaviors observed within this group, and by no means applies
equally to everyone.
The actual length of the poster's vessel (ACTUAL) is divided by the
product of the inverse of their self perceived knowledge (HEAD) multiplied
by their arrogance in stating their statistics (ASS).
RB = ( ACTUAL / ( (1/HEAD) * ASS) )
WHE
HEAD is a scale value between 1 and 5
ASS is a scale value between .01 and 1
So someone who owns a 15 foot boat who makes authoritative statements
(e.g. HEAD = 3) in the most arrogant and rudest manner (ASS = 1) can be
said to be an ASS(whole) who owns a ( 15 / ( .33 * 1 )) or 45 foot RB
boat.
Others may own a 15 foot boat and makes very authoritative statements (e.g
HEAD = 4) but presents it with only modrate rudeness and arrogance (ASS =
..5) , has a ( 15 / ( .25 * .5)) or a 120 foot RB boat. However, since we
know they have a knowledge value too high for their arrogance, so we often
equate this to: "If they think we believe they have a 120 foot boat they
have their HEAD up their ASS".
Someone who has a 15 foot boat who rarely contributes anything useful to
the group (e.g. HEAD = 2), yet always posts rude remarks without
provocation (ASS = 1) is a stupid ASS(whole) who has a ( 15 / (.5 * 1)) or
30 foot RB boat.
Comments :^)
P.S. If anyone got this far without figuring out this was a joke, my apologies.
Bob Dimond