"David L. Martel" wrote in message
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Wilbur,

Reread the man's post. He isn't a negligent boater though perhaps his
kid is. Your answer to his query was quite rude.



My intention wasn't to pick on the man, per se. It was to enlighten folks
who happen to share the same lax attitude as to the sorry state of yachtsmen
maintaining their vessels. When a vessel gets to the state where barnacles
are growing all over the bottom and have to be scraped off with a heavy-duty
custom-made scraper it's an indication of a lapse in judgment or a lazy,
negligent attitude. Since when it is rude to attempt to correct gross
misconceptions?

Scraping barnacles can be likened to picking nits out of your hair. The fact
that you are picking nits out of your hair indicates you didn't pay enough
attention to your personal hygiene. Scraping barnacles indicates you didn't
pay enough attention to your boat. You let the horse out of the barn so now
you're gonna keep cleaning the stall in lieu of getting the horse back in?

One should be ashamed to admit this sloth. One should not go seeking advice
about it on Usenet while acting like it is par for the course because it is
NOT par for the course. It is stupid and lubberly.

Wilbur Hubbard