Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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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.