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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:24:08 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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Yippee. I made someone's list.


You must've been inspired by something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjl6q9Vlao


My question is why does anyone give a schitt about these stats?


I don't know, but I'm really glad I posted them. What fun. These fellas
really need to find something to do with their time. You do, too.

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:12:29 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 6, 12:57*pm, wrote:
On Jan 6, 12:46*pm, wrote:





On Jan 6, 12:42*pm, John H wrote:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:21:21 -0500, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Harry tends to reply to more off topic than start them. *Harry really does
not start many posts at all. *His only new post in January is the off topic
one about "bimini tops". *Typically every morning it is another 6 or so off
topic posts from Tom. *Seldom even remotely related to boating.

There are really very few on topic posts anymore. *Newsgroups are declining
in use. *Some of the others I frequent also have dropped off a bit over the
years. *Unfortunately there is no way to tell in rec.boats if on topic
participation would pick up if the bs level dropped.

"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
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jamesgangnc wrote:
Once again, another morning with rec.boats filled with off topic posts
from you. *Can't you get a life?

Yeah, if Tom keeps this up, he will be posting almost as many off topic
posts as Harry. *I sure am glad Tom hasn't followed Harry's idea of cross
posting into numerous other groups (including alt.kooks) to encourage "new
blood". *Can you imagine how many off topic post we would have then.

Apparently you're missing the cut'n'pastes Harry frequents this place with.
They don't get much of a response, but he sure as hell posts them.- Hide quoted text -

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Here's the google first page of rec.boats sorted by initial author.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats/topics?tsc=2

Where are all these 'cutnpastes' from Harry?- Hide quoted text -

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If Chucks board was still up I posted a google link there that showed
90+ posts by Harry in one 24 hour period. If you are looking for the C
+P's, go back closer to the election.. You will not win this one with
anyone here, we were here...- Hide quoted text -

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I'm talking NOW. And I'm talking about new topics started by Harry.
Not seeing more than a few for the January. You seeing anything
different?

Hell, I didn't know you were talking about all of the last five and a half
days.

Sorry, you're probably correct. I don't think he's used more than four or
five handles in that time.

On Jan 6, 2:15*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:27:33 -0500, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Are you seeing a high volume of Harry initiated new topics? *I'm not and I
wondered if others really did or they were counting replys. *I see Harry
replys llike crazy but practically no new topic postings.

I generally reply to the boating questions.

Off season for me as well since I'm a water sports boater. *Lots of things
to fix this winter. *I finished fixing the hole in the front of the boat. *I
think I posted about that one. *The results came out fairly good
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesgangnc/ebay/boathullfixed.jpg*It's a little
uneven but you have to run your hand over it to really tell. *If anyone
remembers, the hole was pretty big with lots of delamination. *I made some
pieces of wood contoured to the hull and used them with a bottle jack to
hold it all closed while the epoxy set. *I then ground out the broken edge
with the dremel and filled it with an epoxy/filler mix. *Finally covered it
with gelcoat. *Had to spend a while color matching since it'a an 18 year old
boat.

Now I've got the outdrive off. *Looked like the upper gimbal bearing was
going. *And the gelcoat had cracked around the lower edge. *So I pulled it
all off and discovered that both the upper gimbal bolts and the steering arm
bolts were loose. *So just need some gaskets for that problem. *Meanwhile I
still need to grind out the cracked gelcoat on th ebottom of the transom and
see what's up there. *Transom plywood it's self is solid all around the
cutout so I think it's just going to be a gelcoat repair.

I think I probably should have traded this boat in 4 or 5 years ago but now
our teenager is headed to college next year so I expect use will start
dropping off. *Might as well fix this one up one more time.

That repair job looks damn good.- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you!!! Unfortunately my technique is a bit the same for gelcoat
and wallboard mud. Sort of like shampoo instructions. I put some on,
wait for it to dry, and sand most of it off. Repeat. Eventually I
get there but it's a good thing I'm not in a hurry :-) One advantage
of being a fair weather boater.

In the ongoing effort to provide on-topic content I'll take some snaps
of the cracked transom gelcoat "before" shots. Too early to say if
I'll produce something worthy of an "after" shot.

Sure had to take a lot of crap off the boat to get the gymbal housing
off. Argh.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:24:08 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Top posters
This month
210
119
108
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85
84
81
69 Reginald P. Smithers III
64
61

All time
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12211
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6359

Yippee. I made someone's list.

You must've been inspired by something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjl6q9Vlao

My question is why does anyone give a schitt about these stats?


I don't know, but I'm really glad I posted them. What fun. These fellas
really need to find something to do with their time. You do, too.



Well, I'm not looking at the stats, just the doofuses discussing them.

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:26:17 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 6, 2:15*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:27:33 -0500, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Are you seeing a high volume of Harry initiated new topics? *I'm not and I
wondered if others really did or they were counting replys. *I see Harry
replys llike crazy but practically no new topic postings.

I generally reply to the boating questions.

Off season for me as well since I'm a water sports boater. *Lots of things
to fix this winter. *I finished fixing the hole in the front of the boat. *I
think I posted about that one. *The results came out fairly good
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesgangnc/ebay/boathullfixed.jpg*It's a little
uneven but you have to run your hand over it to really tell. *If anyone
remembers, the hole was pretty big with lots of delamination. *I made some
pieces of wood contoured to the hull and used them with a bottle jack to
hold it all closed while the epoxy set. *I then ground out the broken edge
with the dremel and filled it with an epoxy/filler mix. *Finally covered it
with gelcoat. *Had to spend a while color matching since it'a an 18 year old
boat.

Now I've got the outdrive off. *Looked like the upper gimbal bearing was
going. *And the gelcoat had cracked around the lower edge. *So I pulled it
all off and discovered that both the upper gimbal bolts and the steering arm
bolts were loose. *So just need some gaskets for that problem. *Meanwhile I
still need to grind out the cracked gelcoat on th ebottom of the transom and
see what's up there. *Transom plywood it's self is solid all around the
cutout so I think it's just going to be a gelcoat repair.

I think I probably should have traded this boat in 4 or 5 years ago but now
our teenager is headed to college next year so I expect use will start
dropping off. *Might as well fix this one up one more time.

That repair job looks damn good.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thank you!!! Unfortunately my technique is a bit the same for gelcoat
and wallboard mud. Sort of like shampoo instructions. I put some on,
wait for it to dry, and sand most of it off. Repeat. Eventually I
get there but it's a good thing I'm not in a hurry :-) One advantage
of being a fair weather boater.

In the ongoing effort to provide on-topic content I'll take some snaps
of the cracked transom gelcoat "before" shots. Too early to say if
I'll produce something worthy of an "after" shot.

Sure had to take a lot of crap off the boat to get the gymbal housing
off. Argh.

Pictures are always good. Try to have a grandkid pointing out the problem.
A little 'human interest' never hurts!

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:21:23 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:24:08 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Top posters
This month
210
119
108
106
85
84
81
69 Reginald P. Smithers III
64
61

All time
12563
12211
11699
9662
9354
9291
8612
7212
6728
6359


Yippee. I made someone's list.


You must've been inspired by something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjl6q9Vlao


Cool!

wrote:


Here's the google first page of rec.boats sorted by initial author.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats/topics?tsc=2

Where are all these 'cutnpastes' from Harry?


http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...293aad026f06f#

On Jan 6, 3:14*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:
wrote:

Here's the google first page of rec.boats sorted by initial author.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats/topics?tsc=2

Where are all these 'cutnpastes' from Harry?

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...thread/c11293a...

One post from 3 days ago. Not exactly a flood wouldn't you say?

On Jan 6, 3:24*pm, wrote:
On Jan 6, 3:14*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."

wrote:
wrote:

Here's the google first page of rec.boats sorted by initial author.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats/topics?tsc=2

Where are all these 'cutnpastes' from Harry?

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...thread/c11293a...

One post from 3 days ago. *Not exactly a flood wouldn't you say?

You have more ot posts today than Tom snerk

On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:41:22 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

What to do about it ? Darned if I know. Perhaps we should all
make a New Years resoulution to make no more than one off topic post
for every one that is on topic. It seems reasonable on the surface
and would definitely improve the group.

Rename the threads as fast as they drift, and there will be no
problem.

Casady