Bill Gough says:

Research the facts and formulate a system
for yourself, you might even get rich marketing it.

You're missing his point, Bill. He specifically stated "As a consultant - I
track and solve problems through systems."

This consultant doesn't _do_ research, he relies on others' rules of thumb,
which are resold at a profit. That's the way it reads to me.

Now, if he had offered money for someone to develop a "system" to prevent rot
in boats (as _if_....) then maybe I't'd-a bin diff'runt.

Steve