I love golf...( I haven't played for 20 years but I love it) if it
wasn't for golf think how many more idiots would be on the water.........




basskisser wrote:
Don White wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

JohnH wrote:


On 12 Jul 2006 09:20:34 -0700, "basskisser" wrote:


JimH wrote:


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I've heard they are actually a pretty low-quality mfj. I know
theres a
dealer that sells a few of them locally , but you don't see many of
them.

But I was thinking that if they are so bad, then how do they stay in
business?

Surely , I would think, they have to make something good.....


They do make a decent entry level boat on par with most other mass
production boats in the 17 to 25 foot range.



how did they get their dubious reputation?


From the crap the made in the 1980's. Their quality has improved
substantially since then.

Don't pay attention to the Bayliner basher crowd. They will always be
around and they most likely have never been on one recently.

Jim

Yeah, what I don't understand is that fact, that because of the crap
they built in the 80's is still haunting them. Hell, Ford Pinto and
Mustang II hurt Ford for awhile, but not forever. Same with Chevy Vega
and the infamous 350 that was converted to a diesel didn't hurt GM for
long. Harley when AMF took them over?


You're correct. The best car built in America is the Ford Mustang GT!

(The best built in America or Europe for that matter!)
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I gave up golf 30-odd years ago, after playing one game on the course at
the Boca Raton Club. Part of a foursome, I played with rented clubs, and
shot a 90. When we got back to the clubhouse, I talked to the pro about
playing golf and he advised me to give it up right there and then,
because, he said, it would take me 10 years to duplicate my beginner's
luck.

My only previous golf experience was on chip and putt courses.

Since then, I have played miniature golf about a dozen times.


At work the office used to have a 'golf day' once a year. It was an easy
choice for me... stay at my desk on a beautiful day, or go out to a nice
course to walk around and whack some balls.
After a few hours of chasing my balls all over the rough stuff, begging
co-workers for some and then picking up any I saw laying around, I
decided there were better things to do on a hot sunny afternoon.


Chasing your balls? That's just open fodder!!

"Ed" wrote in message
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I love golf...( I haven't played for 20 years but I love it)

Same here. For me it has been over 25 years, although I did play golf while
vacationing at Lake Chautauqua a dozen or so years ago (and had a great
game).


.....if it wasn't for golf think how many more idiots would be on the
water.........





Could you imagine these guys on the water? http://tinyurl.com/p5gwb

But then again, I think I did see them on the water last week. ;-)

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:22:58 -0400, Ed wrote:

I love golf...( I haven't played for 20 years but I love it) if it
wasn't for golf think how many more idiots would be on the water.........
AMEN!
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Ed wrote:
I love golf...( I haven't played for 20 years but I love it) if it
wasn't for golf think how many more idiots would be on the water.........

Why would they instantly be "idiots"? Is everyone who is on the water
"idiots" in your eyes? Or just everyone except yourself?

I live in Fort Lauderdale of the ICWW.... 2/3s of the people I see on
the water have NO CLUE about the rules of the road and how to handle a
boat.

I hold a 100ton commercial license (15 years now) and in the 20 years of
living here I have yet to have anyone answer a passing or crossing
signal on the narrow ICWW...They don't know about the rules of passing
through a narrow (Like a bridge with a tide flow) they ignore the 15"
wake rule and run 50' SeaRays at 25kts down the ICWW.... so NO... they
are not ALL idiots but many haven't bothered learning the basics of
their hobby....




basskisser wrote:
Ed wrote:

I love golf...( I haven't played for 20 years but I love it) if it
wasn't for golf think how many more idiots would be on the water.........


Why would they instantly be "idiots"? Is everyone who is on the water
"idiots" in your eyes? Or just everyone except yourself?