"Dr. Karen Grear MD, PHD" wrote in message
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Gould,
The post you responded to was on topic. Boat reviews in magazines are
fluff pieces for the boat builder, they read like the boat manufacturer
gave you the piece and you just signed your name. Karen calls these posts
SPAM, and they are. I am amazed you actually try to convenience anyone
they aren't.

A new boater should understand the boat magazines make money by using
their fluff PR pieces to sell ads and to sell reprints of the articles so
the dealers can give them to everyone interested in the boat.

Your contention that the reviews are always positive because every boat
design is superb and all boat manufactures build quality boats shows you
believe the buyers are gullible. Everyone who has responded to my
statement that boat reviews are fluff PR pieces have agreed with me.

Boating magazine is one of the worse. But, hey, what do you expect? They're
a French-owned company.

Powerboat Reports seems very objective in their reviews, however.

"NOYB" wrote in message
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"Dr. Karen Grear MD, PHD" wrote in message
...
Gould,
The post you responded to was on topic. Boat reviews in magazines are
fluff pieces for the boat builder, they read like the boat manufacturer
gave you the piece and you just signed your name. Karen calls these
posts SPAM, and they are. I am amazed you actually try to convenience
anyone they aren't.

A new boater should understand the boat magazines make money by using
their fluff PR pieces to sell ads and to sell reprints of the articles so
the dealers can give them to everyone interested in the boat.

Your contention that the reviews are always positive because every boat
design is superb and all boat manufactures build quality boats shows you
believe the buyers are gullible. Everyone who has responded to my
statement that boat reviews are fluff PR pieces have agreed with me.

Boating magazine is one of the worse.

"worst"

Powerboat Reports is the only one who even tries to be objective, they can
be objective because they do not accept advertising. They are the
"Consumer Reports" for boating products. There reports aren't perfect, but
they do their best to be objective.


"NOYB" wrote in message
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"Dr. Karen Grear MD, PHD" wrote in message
...
Gould,
The post you responded to was on topic. Boat reviews in magazines are
fluff pieces for the boat builder, they read like the boat manufacturer
gave you the piece and you just signed your name. Karen calls these
posts SPAM, and they are. I am amazed you actually try to convenience
anyone they aren't.

A new boater should understand the boat magazines make money by using
their fluff PR pieces to sell ads and to sell reprints of the articles so
the dealers can give them to everyone interested in the boat.

Your contention that the reviews are always positive because every boat
design is superb and all boat manufactures build quality boats shows you
believe the buyers are gullible. Everyone who has responded to my
statement that boat reviews are fluff PR pieces have agreed with me.

Boating magazine is one of the worse. But, hey, what do you expect?
They're a French-owned company.

Powerboat Reports seems very objective in their reviews, however.