BOAT/US is often a good source of advice
on paint selection.


I don't think anyone who bought Dolphinite or GoFast from them would agree.

Joe,

Since you can write I know you can read. Did you see the word "often" in my
comment?

Butch

Joe said: I don't think anyone who bought Dolphinite or GoFast from them
would agree.

In response to my: snip BOAT/US is often a good source of advice
on paint selection.

JDavis1277 wrote:

Joe,

Since you can write I know you can read. Did you see the word "often" in my
comment?

Butch

Joe said: I don't think anyone who bought Dolphinite or GoFast from them
would agree.

In response to my: snip BOAT/US is often a good source of advice
on paint selection.



BOAT/US is and always has been a private business run as a money-making
venture by Richard Schwartz, a very smart and sometimes difficult
Washington businessman. I did some consulting work for Schwartz eons
ago. BOAT/US was the offshoot of Schwartz and some of his buddies at AAA.

I don't begrudge Dick Schwartz anything; he's a hard-working fellow.

But don't ever think BOAT/US is a benevolent organization run to make
the life of boaters better.



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Harry,

That's a given. Met him at the Pickett Street (851?) location in Alexandria in
77 or 78. My member number was 77341 or thereabouts. It was fun shopping
there whenever I was stationed in DC or had to travel there for consulting.
I've noted no big changes in the local Mobile and P'cola stores since the West
Marine purchase.

FYI, Killinger Marine in P'cola is now another Marine Max store. Found out
when I went there for service last Thursday. So far, the same guys are there
and the attitude in service remains positive. Hope MM is smart and lets the
store continue to attract new customers and take care of old ones. Time will
tell and I'm hopeful.

Butch

Harry wrote: BOAT/US is and always has been a private business run as a
money-making
venture by Richard Schwartz, a very smart and sometimes difficult
Washington businessman. I did some consulting work for Schwartz eons
ago. BOAT/US was the offshoot of Schwartz and some of his buddies at AAA.

JDavis1277 wrote:

Harry,

That's a given. Met him at the Pickett Street (851?) location in Alexandria in
77 or 78. My member number was 77341 or thereabouts. It was fun shopping
there whenever I was stationed in DC or had to travel there for consulting.
I've noted no big changes in the local Mobile and P'cola stores since the West
Marine purchase.

FYI, Killinger Marine in P'cola is now another Marine Max store. Found out
when I went there for service last Thursday. So far, the same guys are there
and the attitude in service remains positive. Hope MM is smart and lets the
store continue to attract new customers and take care of old ones. Time will
tell and I'm hopeful.

Butch

Harry wrote: BOAT/US is and always has been a private business run as a
money-making
venture by Richard Schwartz, a very smart and sometimes difficult
Washington businessman. I did some consulting work for Schwartz eons
ago. BOAT/US was the offshoot of Schwartz and some of his buddies at AAA.



Yeah, I know where that is. I met Richard about a year before that move.
The place was in smaller facilities right off the Beltway in Fairfax. I
wrote a couple of direct mail pieces for him. He was kinda tight with
the buck and he'd only meet late in the afternoon or early evening,
habits that didn't endear him to me. Also, he liked to get involved in
lots of rewrite.

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I've always hated it when people pay good money to have someone with a lot of
expertise do something for them.... and then do it the way they wanted in the
first place. Government is full of that sort of thing. I think they often buy
consultant services simply to validate what they intended to do from the start.
Provides a little cover, don't you know.

I guess the smart way to deal with that is to find out what they want validated
and simply provide the desired recommendation. Trouble is it's often difficult
to reconcile providing advice contrary to what you believe the truth to be.

Butch

Harry wrote: Yeah, I know where that is. I met Richard about a year before
that move.
The place was in smaller facilities right off the Beltway in Fairfax. I
wrote a couple of direct mail pieces for him. He was kinda tight with
the buck and he'd only meet late in the afternoon or early evening,
habits that didn't endear him to me. Also, he liked to get involved in
lots of rewrite.

JDavis1277 wrote:
I've always hated it when people pay good money to have someone with a lot of
expertise do something for them.... and then do it the way they wanted in the
first place. Government is full of that sort of thing. I think they often buy
consultant services simply to validate what they intended to do from the start.
Provides a little cover, don't you know.

I guess the smart way to deal with that is to find out what they want validated
and simply provide the desired recommendation. Trouble is it's often difficult
to reconcile providing advice contrary to what you believe the truth to be.

Butch

Harry wrote: Yeah, I know where that is. I met Richard about a year before
that move.
The place was in smaller facilities right off the Beltway in Fairfax. I
wrote a couple of direct mail pieces for him. He was kinda tight with
the buck and he'd only meet late in the afternoon or early evening,
habits that didn't endear him to me. Also, he liked to get involved in
lots of rewrite.



The weird thing was that we could never test whose ads and brochures
were a better draw, because he'd never want to pay enough for decent
production or placement or ad size. Oh well, it was his company.

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