Prequel: I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Prequel: I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. :)


"The subject of splash boards came up..."

Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.

It comes up down here, too, and among Parker owners. But for one in a
survey about it, everyone has either removed it, or ordered their boat
without it.

Straight from the owners :-)

BTW, where do you keep your spare eTec on that candyflake RangeR?

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:52:34 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Prequel: I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. :)


"The subject of splash boards came up..."

Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.

It comes up down here, too, and among Parker owners. But for one in a
survey about it, everyone has either removed it, or ordered their boat
without it.

Of course they do.

Oddly, real fishermen, you know like those who play in the North
Atlantic not sheltered bay, keep them on.

Straight from the owners :-)

Maybe one owner.

Other's probably have more sense.

BTW, where do you keep your spare eTec on that candyflake RangeR?

Odd you should mention that.

I've been looking for a kicker engine and guess what?

Apparently Evinrude will be making ETECs in 9.9, 15 and 25 horsepower
due to popular demand.

ETECs are now becoming the defacto standard for clean burning,
efficient engine power.

Soon, four strokes will be a thing of the past.

Those who own transomless boats with four stroke engines will become a
drain on the market for real boats with real engines.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

BTW, where do you keep your spare eTec on that candyflake RangeR?

Odd you should mention that.

I've been looking for a kicker engine and guess what?

Apparently Evinrude will be making ETECs in 9.9, 15 and 25 horsepower
due to popular demand.

ETECs are now becoming the defacto standard for clean burning,
efficient engine power.

Soon, four strokes will be a thing of the past.

Those who own transomless boats with four stroke engines will become a
drain on the market for real boats with real engines.


Yeah, eTecs are so popular that I've seen two on boats around here,
including the one on the cop boat. Whatever the merits of the engine, I
wouldn't touch one with a 20-foot pole. The current owner of the brand
name does not inspire my confidence.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:52:34 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Prequel: I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. :)

"The subject of splash boards came up..."

Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.

It comes up down here, too, and among Parker owners. But for one in a
survey about it, everyone has either removed it, or ordered their boat
without it.

Of course they do.

Oddly, real fishermen, you know like those who play in the North
Atlantic not sheltered bay, keep them on.

Straight from the owners :-)

Maybe one owner.

Other's probably have more sense.

Dear Abby,
Ok, I have this great big hole in my transom, should I put up a splash
boards or let the water rush in the way.

Thanks,
Sinking in the bay.

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:19:25 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Maybe one owner.

Other's probably have more sense.

Dear Abby,
Ok, I have this great big hole in my transom, should I put up a splash
boards or let the water rush in the way.

Thanks,
Sinking in the bay.

Dear Sinking,

If you spend all of your time BSing on the internet and fishing the
Patuxent River on calm days, you probably have nothing to worry about,
especially if you are *very* experienced and once saw a boat being
built.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:19:25 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Maybe one owner.

Other's probably have more sense.

Dear Abby,
Ok, I have this great big hole in my transom, should I put up a splash
boards or let the water rush in the way.

Thanks,
Sinking in the bay.

Dear Sinking,

If you spend all of your time BSing on the internet and fishing the
Patuxent River on calm days, you probably have nothing to worry about,
especially if you are *very* experienced and once saw a boat being
built.


Dear Whine..

So, how much does it cost to have a broken down old transmission
replaced on a broken down old boat?

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Prequel: I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. :)

I would judge any boat more by my personal observation of those who boat
in the same area I do. I can honestly say I've seen no Parkers that I
can recall, which would make me wonder if maybe there are no dealers in
this area, or they are simply not popular or in demand enough for the
waters in this part of the country.

To each their own. My brother-in-law's girlfriend continues to rave
about her pontoon boat. Personally I would never own one due to the fact
they are not well suited to the fishing/boating we prefer to do. I
finally had to explain to her, 'I am happy for you to be happy with your
boat, please stop wasting your time trying to convince me I should get
one'.

I guess some people just seem to think that what works well for them
would work well for everyone else. It simply ain't so.

DownTime

p.s. Dear SWS, please contact me at downtime61 at comcast dot net for
the mailing address to send my royalty check for use of my name with
express written permission.

p.p.s Just kidding, no charge for you.

On Jan 21, 2:18�pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Prequel: �I'm not trying to start an argument here.

I helped take down my dealer's display at the Boston Covention Center
today and transfer it to Hartford for the CMTA show this coming
weekend.

I had some down time, so I started talking to the Parker dealer and
the subject of splash boards came up - I noticed that all the Parker
boats on display had splash boards on the open transom boats.

When I asked the question, he simply said that in his opinion, anyone
who doesn't use a spash board is asking for trouble when backing down
for any particular reason. �Not to mention more water in the boat than
is nececssary in certain sea states.

Straight from the dealer. �:)

That really wasn't nice, Tom. Did you know that (according to the
stats available through Google) several posters have logged an average
of more than 30-posts per day since the beginning of the year? Good
grief, it's become a full time job for some of them. How dismal is
that?
Now you've kicked off a huge "You're a this," "you're a that," feud
that will run up the totals for some even higher.

How was the boat show?

Ours starts on Thursday.

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:55:46 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

That really wasn't nice, Tom. Did you know that (according to the
stats available through Google) several posters have logged an average
of more than 30-posts per day since the beginning of the year? Good
grief, it's become a full time job for some of them. How dismal is
that?
Now you've kicked off a huge "You're a this," "you're a that," feud
that will run up the totals for some even higher.

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Heh. At least it's about boats.