Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 11, 9:26?am, Marc Heusser
alid wrote:
I'd like to get a motor boat.

The local dealer mainly sells Sea Ray.

I have read about problems with the Mercruiser motors as well as
corrosion and wet wood on the boats. Is this really a problem, or was it
just the unlucky guy?
(http://www.docksidereports.com/boatr...=view&boat_id=...
)

This is for a fresh water lake in Switzerland, and I am thinking of
either a small open boat (some 20 feet) or a cabin cruiser around 30
feet.

TIA

Marc

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http://www.heusser.com
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Two observations:

That's a David Pascoe review, and he has been known to make errors &
sensationalize.

The boat he's bashing is a 1995 model.

You might ask your Sea Ray dealer if there is wood used in any
structural portion of
the model you are considering. You may be surprised at how much
technology has
advanced in the last few years.

Mercruiser is owned by the same corporation that owns Sea Ray. The
Mercruiser will
be no more or less reliable in a Sea Ray than if it were installed in
any other boat brand,
and Mercruiser is probably the most commonly used gasoline engine in
the industry.

Sea Ray is a high quality product. If you like the boat, you can own
one with confidence.

Here's a link to a page with a video of the mechanized production
process used by Sea Ray.

http://www.searay.com/content/videos.asp?movie=Tech56K

Chuck,

Before anyone accuses you of Spamming, let's just be honest. Don't you
get paid $100 every time you mention a specific boat brand? After all,
talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.

I followed up with a few of the major mfg'ers and they will only pay me
$50 to mention them in rec.boats, do you have any suggestions how I can
increase my pay check?

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.

Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check
it out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.

Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)

JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)




The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.

On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:19:34 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)




The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.

Which of your *many* id's did he allegedly fake?

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:19:34 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there
must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages
posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check
it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)




The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.

Which of your *many* id's did he allegedly fake?

Johnny... is your life that meaningless and bleak that you have nothing
better to do than harass legitimate posters?

On Fri, 11 May 2007 20:06:10 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
news
On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:19:34 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there
must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages
posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check
it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)




The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.

Which of your *many* id's did he allegedly fake?

Johnny... is your life that meaningless and bleak that you have nothing
better to do than harass legitimate posters?


You're calling, "The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months" a
legitimate post? Do you mean 'Canadian legitimate'? Have you no standards
other than "Harry's right, no matter what he says"?

To me, this is another of Harries myriad tales. I think a few of them may
have been true. The rest...well, you know the story. But, he's your hero,
so I can understand. Hell, you've gotta have *someone* who loves you!

Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
news
On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:19:34 -0400, HK wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there
must
be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages
posted
to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any way count
the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many thousands. Check
it
out he http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of the
month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"
I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)



The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.
Which of your *many* id's did he allegedly fake?

Johnny... is your life that meaningless and bleak that you have nothing
better to do than harass legitimate posters?



Donny,

Could the same be said about you? Aside from following Harry like a
little puppy what have you contributed?

HK wrote:
JimH wrote:
"Larry Weiss" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


talk about sending your message out to a very large audience, there
must be 50 to 100 users who read rec.boats.
Hmmmm, let's see ... for the year 2006 there were 57,990 messages
posted to rec.boats by 2,252 different posters. That doesn't in any
way count the lurkers, which I would guess numbers in the many
thousands. Check it out he
http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Default.aspx

By the way, looks it like Netscan will be taken down at the end of
the month. Too bad.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I would guess that 2,200 of those 2,252 different posters are Reginald
Smithers and his various alias's. ;-)



The a**hole faked one of my IDs here for months.

Harry it should be very easy for you to find that post where i faked
your ID, but which one of your ID's did I fake? Was it the one where
you were talking about your Lobster Boat with a "new User".

I have changed my handle, the same as you have, but I have never
pretended to be anyone but myself.