Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?

Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)


There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?

You could drive through the local marina on a weekday and maybe see one
or two eTecs, and this is a marina with several hundred outboard trailer
boats and outboards at slips.

The only places I hear about eTecs are here, when you pimp them, and on
one of the boating discussion groups, where your eTec clones try to
convince everyone you really don't have to buy two in order to assure
you are going to get back to shore.

My issue, by the way, isn't with eTec technology, per se. It's with the
brand, which its owners will dump without a second thought. There's no
Evinrude anymore.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:08:57 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?

Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)


There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?

Because people in Maryland and Virginia don't have a clue?

ETEC is making a real penetration in the four stroke market up here -
you are seeing more and more of them as the smarter folks actually
look into it and see that Yamaha - well, no other way to put it - is
largely made in China, less efficient, less power-to-weight ratio and,
frankly, suck. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

VE VILL RULE ZA VORLD!!!

Parker splash boards...
 

hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:26:40 -0500, hk wrote:

The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries. It also works nicely in the ocean.

Your low life Pahkuh would be lucky to last 10 minutes on a rough day
in the ocean or on the Chesapeake.


Well, Whine, according to reports, that's nine minutes and forty five
seconds longer than *your* average woody.

Is it just me, or does that comment seem very strange? Somehow, how
long someone has a "woody" just doesn't cross my mind, EVER.

Parker splash boards...
 

hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here. You
and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I feel it is
Christian charity to deal with a small number of nitwits on a regular
basis. You and loogy are my usenet nitwits...for the moment.

Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least five
years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post in this
newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your "Bozo(s) Bin" is
an illusion which you try to use to denigrate those who you do not
always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading or
posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the hospital
with heart problems.



Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of your
bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a bigger or
better house. Your powers of observation/perception are now greater now
than when you quit high school to run away with the Marines.

I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax returns?

I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.

Parker splash boards...
 

hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:57:38 -0500, hk wrote:

Oh, I don't *have* to ask, It's just a bit of fun at your expense,
that's all. You know how that works, right? Hey, maybe you'll have to
sleeve an engine this year, or, who knows, replace the other
transmission. Fun, fun, fun.

You're getting pretty weird again and need to get out more, preferably
on a larger boat where you could fish the entire Chesapeake instead of
just the tributaries.


The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries, Whine. It also works nicely in the
ocean. Perhaps if your boating skills were a little sharper, you'd know
how to handle small boats in the ocean and not brownstain your shorts.

What happened to the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry? I thought
you had two boats?

So, assuming your diesel can be sleeved, when is it due for a full
overhaul? Soon? And what's the MTBF on that other tranny? Soon?

I assume you have a Diesel motor in your 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat?

Next time you're in the area, Whine, let me know...we can throw castnets
from the bows of our boats in 30" of water near the shoreline and bring
up some live baits. I'll put mine in my livewell and you'll put yours in
your...well...that would be a problem, wouldn't it?

Are you offering Wayne a ride in your 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat too?

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:08:57 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?

Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)


There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?

Because people in Maryland and Virginia don't have a clue?

ETEC is making a real penetration in the four stroke market up here -
you are seeing more and more of them as the smarter folks actually
look into it and see that Yamaha - well, no other way to put it - is
largely made in China, less efficient, less power-to-weight ratio and,
frankly, suck. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

VE VILL RULE ZA VORLD!!!

I was just pointing out what the Parker dealer said when I asked the
question. which seemed to run counter to what some of the bay boaters
were postulating.

Which moronic bay boater(s) were doing the postulating?

--
John H

Parker splash boards...
 

BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here. You
and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I feel it is
Christian charity to deal with a small number of nitwits on a
regular basis. You and loogy are my usenet nitwits...for the moment.

Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least five
years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post in this
newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your "Bozo(s) Bin" is
an illusion which you try to use to denigrate those who you do not
always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading or
posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the hospital
with heart problems.



Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of your
bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a bigger or
better house. Your powers of observation/perception are now greater
now than when you quit high school to run away with the Marines.

I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax returns?

a. I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.



No, Bertie, I am not going to share my tax info with you.

I know nothing of the "particulars" of your house, beyond the fact that
yours is located in a small-lot subdivision and that all the setbacks
from the street seem the same. Dullsville. Like you.

Parker splash boards...
 

On Jan 22, 6:12*am, hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:26:40 -0500, hk wrote:

The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries. It also works nicely in the
ocean.

Your low life Pahkuh would be lucky to last 10 minutes on a rough day
in the ocean or on the Chesapeake.

Well, Whine, *according to reports, that's nine minutes and forty five
seconds longer than *your* average woody.

Who the hell is reporting to you on such things... Why are you paying
attention.. you are weird...

Parker splash boards...
 

BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:57:38 -0500, hk wrote:

Oh, I don't *have* to ask, It's just a bit of fun at your expense,
that's all. You know how that works, right? Hey, maybe you'll have
to sleeve an engine this year, or, who knows, replace the other
transmission. Fun, fun, fun.

You're getting pretty weird again and need to get out more, preferably
on a larger boat where you could fish the entire Chesapeake instead of
just the tributaries.


The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries, Whine. It also works nicely in the
ocean. Perhaps if your boating skills were a little sharper, you'd
know how to handle small boats in the ocean and not brownstain your
shorts.

What happened to the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry? I thought
you had two boats?



*Fishing" Bertbrain...

Parker splash boards...
 

hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here.
You and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I feel
it is Christian charity to deal with a small number of nitwits on a
regular basis. You and loogy are my usenet nitwits...for the moment.

Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least five
years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post in this
newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your "Bozo(s) Bin" is
an illusion which you try to use to denigrate those who you do not
always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading or
posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the hospital
with heart problems.



Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of your
bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a bigger
or better house. Your powers of observation/perception are now
greater now than when you quit high school to run away with the Marines.

I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax
returns?

a. I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.



No, Bertie, I am not going to share my tax info with you.

I know nothing of the "particulars" of your house, beyond the fact that
yours is located in a small-lot subdivision and that all the setbacks
from the street seem the same. Dullsville. Like you.



At least you didn't say he lived in a tacky, cheap, cookie cutter
subdivision like JimH. I am curious, now that you and JimH are BFF, has
his house improved in value or aesthetics?

Parker splash boards...
 

Parker splash boards...
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here.
You and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I feel
it is Christian charity to deal with a small number of nitwits on
a regular basis. You and loogy are my usenet nitwits...for the
moment.

Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least
five years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post
in this newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your
"Bozo(s) Bin" is an illusion which you try to use to denigrate
those who you do not always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading or
posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the hospital
with heart problems.



Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of
your bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a
bigger or better house. Your powers of observation/perception are
now greater now than when you quit high school to run away with the
Marines.

I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax
returns?

a. I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.



No, Bertie, I am not going to share my tax info with you.

I know nothing of the "particulars" of your house, beyond the fact
that yours is located in a small-lot subdivision and that all the
setbacks from the street seem the same. Dullsville. Like you.



At least you didn't say he lived in a tacky, cheap, cookie cutter
subdivision like JimH. I am curious, now that you and JimH are BFF, has
his house improved in value or aesthetics?


My question is why Harry needs to Google Maps everyone's home? Harry
knows that I live in a better house than him. He knows what the assessed
value of my property is and he knows how much the houses in my
neighborhood sell for too.

Parker splash boards...
 

hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:57:38 -0500, hk wrote:

Oh, I don't *have* to ask, It's just a bit of fun at your expense,
that's all. You know how that works, right? Hey, maybe you'll have
to sleeve an engine this year, or, who knows, replace the other
transmission. Fun, fun, fun.

You're getting pretty weird again and need to get out more, preferably
on a larger boat where you could fish the entire Chesapeake instead of
just the tributaries.


The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries, Whine. It also works nicely in the
ocean. Perhaps if your boating skills were a little sharper, you'd
know how to handle small boats in the ocean and not brownstain your
shorts.

What happened to the 36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat Harry? I thought
you had two boats?



*Fishing" Bertbrain...

Just looking for an explanation Harry? What happened to your 36'
Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat? I don't remember you telling any of us that
you sold it and that you are now a single boat owner.

Parker splash boards...
 

BAR wrote:


My question is why Harry needs to Google Maps everyone's home? Harry
knows that I live in a better house than him. He knows what the assessed
value of my property is and he knows how much the houses in my
neighborhood sell for too.


Think it through, Bertie. I've not seen your house, and have no idea
what it is like on the inside, nor do I know or care about the assessed
value of your house, as if that meant anything. What I do know, though,
is that Gaithersburg is far too "suburban" and crowded for my taste.

You seem to enjoy playing this silly game of yours. Are you compensating
for being a high school dropout?

Parker splash boards...
 

BAR wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here.
You and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I
feel it is Christian charity to deal with a small number of
nitwits on a regular basis. You and loogy are my usenet
nitwits...for the moment.

Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least
five years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post
in this newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your
"Bozo(s) Bin" is an illusion which you try to use to denigrate
those who you do not always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading
or posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the
hospital with heart problems.



Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of
your bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a
bigger or better house. Your powers of observation/perception are
now greater now than when you quit high school to run away with the
Marines.

I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax
returns?

a. I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.



No, Bertie, I am not going to share my tax info with you.

I know nothing of the "particulars" of your house, beyond the fact
that yours is located in a small-lot subdivision and that all the
setbacks from the street seem the same. Dullsville. Like you.



At least you didn't say he lived in a tacky, cheap, cookie cutter
subdivision like JimH. I am curious, now that you and JimH are BFF,
has his house improved in value or aesthetics?


My question is why Harry needs to Google Maps everyone's home? Harry
knows that I live in a better house than him. He knows what the assessed
value of my property is and he knows how much the houses in my
neighborhood sell for too.


As he said yesterday (and many times in the past) he seems to place a
very high value on his "possessions". He feels it is important that he
has the best of whatever, this forces him to make up stories about his
wife, his wife's education, his life, his education, his boats ....
etc......

The things I place a high value on are my wife and my children. My toys
are just things I enjoy doing with my family. While my family is
important, I don't need to come to rec.boats to get emotional support on
how great my family is or to plead for "personal congratulations" posts
from people they don't know.

Rec.boats is a mild diversion.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Salmon Bait" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:08:57 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode
for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new
small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?

Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)


There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?

Because people in Maryland and Virginia don't have a clue?

ETEC is making a real penetration in the four stroke market up here -
you are seeing more and more of them as the smarter folks actually
look into it and see that Yamaha - well, no other way to put it - is
largely made in China, less efficient, less power-to-weight ratio and,
frankly, suck. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

VE VILL RULE ZA VORLD!!!

I was just pointing out what the Parker dealer said when I asked the
question. which seemed to run counter to what some of the bay boaters
were postulating.

Which moronic bay boater(s) were doing the postulating?

--
John H

I'd recommend ice packs on those ears Johnny before permanent heat damage is
done.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

Don White wrote:
"Salmon Bait" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:08:57 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode
for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new
small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!
All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?
Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)

There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?
Because people in Maryland and Virginia don't have a clue?

ETEC is making a real penetration in the four stroke market up here -
you are seeing more and more of them as the smarter folks actually
look into it and see that Yamaha - well, no other way to put it - is
largely made in China, less efficient, less power-to-weight ratio and,
frankly, suck. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

VE VILL RULE ZA VORLD!!!
I was just pointing out what the Parker dealer said when I asked the
question. which seemed to run counter to what some of the bay boaters
were postulating.
Which moronic bay boater(s) were doing the postulating?

--
John H

I'd recommend ice packs on those ears Johnny before permanent heat damage is
done.



His hearing aids will short out.

Parker splash boards...
 

"hk" wrote in message
. ..



Harry issues this challenge to Wayne----
Next time you're in the area, Whine, let me know...we can throw castnets
from the bows of our boats in 30" of water near the shoreline and bring up
some live baits. I'll put mine in my livewell and you'll put yours in
your...well...that would be a problem, wouldn't it?


Me thinks Wayne wonders-- Why not throw the cast nets from shore? Much
easier.

Jim wonders-- Is Harry losing it?

Parker splash boards...
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:26:40 -0500, hk wrote:

The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries. It also works nicely in the ocean.

Your low life Pahkuh would be lucky to last 10 minutes on a rough day
in the ocean or on the Chesapeake.


Well, Whine, according to reports, that's nine minutes and forty five
seconds longer than *your* average woody.

Is it just me, or does that comment seem very strange? Somehow, how long
someone has a "woody" just doesn't cross my mind, EVER.

Harry does seem to have a dark side, doesn't he?

Parker splash boards...
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
On Jan 22, 6:12 am, hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:26:40 -0500, hk wrote:
The boat I have now is pretty close to perfect for fishing the entire
Chesapeake and its tributaries. It also works nicely in the
ocean.
Your low life Pahkuh would be lucky to last 10 minutes on a rough day
in the ocean or on the Chesapeake.
Well, Whine, according to reports, that's nine minutes and forty five
seconds longer than *your* average woody.

Who the hell is reporting to you on such things... Why are you paying
attention.. you are weird...

That really ranked high or the YUCK factor. Fraud would have a field day
with Harry.

Harry is Fraud

Parker splash boards...
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:30:03 -0500, "Jim"
wrote:

Me thinks Wayne wonders-- Why not throw the cast nets from shore? Much
easier.

That too, not to mention having a couple of other boats more suitable
for bait catching than a long range cruiser.

This winter seems to be particularly difficult for Harry.

Has anyone else wondered why we no longer hear anything about Mrs K ?

Parker splash boards...
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:30:03 -0500, "Jim"
wrote:

Me thinks Wayne wonders-- Why not throw the cast nets from shore? Much
easier.

That too, not to mention having a couple of other boats more suitable
for bait catching than a long range cruiser.

This winter seems to be particularly difficult for Harry.

Has anyone else wondered why we no longer hear anything about Mrs K ?

For the same reason we don't hear any more stories about his lobster boat.

Parker splash boards...
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:30:03 -0500, "Jim"
wrote:

Me thinks Wayne wonders-- Why not throw the cast nets from shore? Much
easier.

That too, not to mention having a couple of other boats more suitable
for bait catching than a long range cruiser.

This winter seems to be particularly difficult for Harry.

Has anyone else wondered why we no longer hear anything about Mrs K ?


Hell's bells, D'whine...drive one of those other boats up here and we'll
have a good time.

Throw cast nets from shore? When the bait pods are 100 yards from shore?

Interesting concept.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Parker splash boards...
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:08:33 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
I read original posts from no more than 10% of the posters here.
You and loogy aren't in the bozo bin for the moment because I feel
it is Christian charity to deal with a small number of nitwits on a
regular basis. You and loogy are my usenet nitwits...for the
moment.
Harry, I've got you pegged and have had you pegged for at least five
years. You couldn't live without reading each and every post in this
newsgroup. You have proved time and again that your "Bozo(s) Bin" is
an illusion which you try to use to denigrate those who you do not
always respond to directly.

You couldn't stay away from this news group, meaning not reading or
posting for two weeks, if you did you would wind up in the hospital
with heart problems.


Bertie, I still chuckle from time to time over the five years of your
bragging that you made more money than I did, and lived in a bigger
or better house. Your powers of observation/perception are now
greater now than when you quit high school to run away with the
Marines.
I do earn more money than you do Harry! Do you want to compare tax
returns?

a. I do live in a bigger and better house than you do Harry! You know
exactly where I live and all of the particulars of my house.


No, Bertie, I am not going to share my tax info with you.

I know nothing of the "particulars" of your house, beyond the fact that
yours is located in a small-lot subdivision and that all the setbacks
from the street seem the same. Dullsville. Like you.


At least you didn't say he lived in a tacky, cheap, cookie cutter
subdivision like JimH. I am curious, now that you and JimH are BFF, has
his house improved in value or aesthetics?


You really are an idiot. You and Booger deserve each other.

Let's see, because Harry says you live in a tacky, cheap cookie cutter
house and subdivisions, I am an idiot? Do I understand you correctly?




You are an idiot for believing what he said. All the houses in my
development were custom built. If 3,800 ft2 of living space with a 3 car
garage and a wooded back yard is cheap then I guess you live in a different
world than I do. The house has gone up in value by a strong 6 digit figure
since we built it 15 years ago.

Do you rent a double or triple wide Reggie?



JimH: "You are an idiot for believing what he said."

Don't *you* believe everything he says? Surely you wouldn't be the
sycophant of a liar, unless you're in the same category.
--
John H

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Renewed interest in small, less expensive boats will result in small, more
expensive boats.

Eisboch

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:29:35 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Renewed interest in small, less expensive boats will result in small, more
expensive boats.

ROTFL!!!

Goodp point.

Dude - you close on the Navigator?

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:29:35 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Renewed interest in small, less expensive boats will result in small, more
expensive boats.

ROTFL!!!

Goodp point.

Dude - you close on the Navigator?

Buyer is still waiting for the oil sample report.
I figured after our pleasure-filled January boat ride, he changed his mind
on the way home and bought a RV instead.

Eisboch

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jan 22, 3:04?am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:55:46 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould





wrote:
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.

Just pointing out that not everything Parker revolves around the
Chesapeake Bay. ?:)

And because it's fun jerking Harry's chain every once in a while.

And that low transom thing never gets old. ?:)

Although it is getting a little long in the tooth.

How was the boat show?

Ugly - very ugly.

Lots of muttering about money wasted, etc. ?One solid week in Boston
and four leads - no sales. ?Heard via several of the reps I know that
there wasn't a lot of activity in any of the booths.

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

Ours starts on Thursday.

The CMTA (Connecticut Marine Trades) show starts Thursday. ?That is
usually a producer of leads and actual sales. ?We'll see.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It will be an interesting show in Seattle, that's for sure. I don't
know how it's going to play out. Our local economy is holding up OK,
but everybody who listens to the national news is oh so ready to dig a
financial fallout shelter back behind the garage and just disappear
with their money until 2010.

People buy boats with disposable income and when they are feeling
flush. For a lot of people, "flush" means that they can take a six
figure chunk out of their investment portfolio, plow it into a boat,
and watch the money replace itself over the next 6 -18 months.

I would personally like to be more optimistic about the national
economy, but the fundamentals all seem screwed up. We don't have
meaningful, productive employment opportunities available for the
"baby boomlet" now coming of age, not with so many of our hard goods
and financial services industries chasing $2/hour labor in the poorest
countries on the planet. With interest rates plunging, real estate in
the tank, and the stock market in a free fall, even folks with serious
money to invest are going to be confused about where to put it. As
more folks retreat from the economy to "wait and see" how things play
out, we will slow down faster and to a greater degree.

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

The solution? Tax the hell out of corporations to punish them, and then put
them under government control. Of course, it helps to import a dozen
million illegals to keep wages down. And then there's Hillary, who wants to
provide them with health insurance while they're here illegally.
--
John H

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:29:35 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Renewed interest in small, less expensive boats will result in small, more
expensive boats.

Eisboch


Maybe I'll just keep that little 18 footer under shrinkwrap as an
investment!
--
John H

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:37:49 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:29:35 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:40:03 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

I look for a renewed interest in small, less expensive boats. Every
manufacturer in the industry has geared up to build $500,000, 34-foot
express cruisers......but sometimes I suspect they are all chasing the
same couple of hundred prospective buyers.

I agree with you.

Renewed interest in small, less expensive boats will result in small, more
expensive boats.

ROTFL!!!

Goodp point.

Dude - you close on the Navigator?

Buyer is still waiting for the oil sample report.
I figured after our pleasure-filled January boat ride, he changed his mind
on the way home and bought a RV instead.

LOL!

Jeeze - I would figure with all the rush from the brokers, you'd have
that by now.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:37:49 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



Dude - you close on the Navigator?


Buyer is still waiting for the oil sample report.
I figured after our pleasure-filled January boat ride, he changed his mind
on the way home and bought a RV instead.

LOL!

Jeeze - I would figure with all the rush from the brokers, you'd have
that by now.

Me too. We had the oil analysis report back in 3 days when we bought the
GB. The samples were not sent to the lab until Monday or Tuesday of last
week, so I guess that's not unusual.

Right now I've been busy rebuilding and refurbishing a Rock-Ola juke box.
Don't even bother asking why. They *are* amazing though .... 360 watt RMS
stereo amp and connections for everything under the sun.

Eisboch

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:31:28 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


Right now I've been busy rebuilding and refurbishing a Rock-Ola juke box.
Don't even bother asking why. They *are* amazing though .... 360 watt RMS
stereo amp and connections for everything under the sun.

Cool - always wanted one of those.

Hard to do?

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:31:28 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


Right now I've been busy rebuilding and refurbishing a Rock-Ola juke box.
Don't even bother asking why. They *are* amazing though .... 360 watt RMS
stereo amp and connections for everything under the sun.

Cool - always wanted one of those.

Hard to do?



Not what I am doing. We bought it in Florida when we had the house down
there. It is a used, commercial unit that was taken out of service and
refurbished. (It plays CD's .... not records).

When it was moved back up here it got sorta banged around and nothing
worked. I've been slowly going through it, learning about it as I go. The
mechanical mechanisms are pretty cool, but the electronics in them are wild.
It has a computer that memorizes every song on every track of the loaded
CD's. It holds about 100 I think. Big ass amp, surround sound hookups,
paging, even high voltage (70 volt) speaker hookups for use in a store or
mall.

I told Mrs.E that when it finally dies for good, I am going to strip it of
all the amps, speakers, etc. It's an electronic junk lover's delight.

Eisboch

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:34:29 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:31:28 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


Right now I've been busy rebuilding and refurbishing a Rock-Ola juke box.
Don't even bother asking why. They *are* amazing though .... 360 watt RMS
stereo amp and connections for everything under the sun.

Cool - always wanted one of those.

Hard to do?

Not what I am doing. We bought it in Florida when we had the house down
there. It is a used, commercial unit that was taken out of service and
refurbished. (It plays CD's .... not records).

When it was moved back up here it got sorta banged around and nothing
worked. I've been slowly going through it, learning about it as I go. The
mechanical mechanisms are pretty cool, but the electronics in them are wild.
It has a computer that memorizes every song on every track of the loaded
CD's. It holds about 100 I think. Big ass amp, surround sound hookups,
paging, even high voltage (70 volt) speaker hookups for use in a store or
mall.

I told Mrs.E that when it finally dies for good, I am going to strip it of
all the amps, speakers, etc. It's an electronic junk lover's delight.

Neat stuff.

I almost bought a replica a few years ago, but backed out - can't
remember why.

Since, I've seen a few here and there. Didn't know the details - now
I do.

Hmmm - have to look around for one. It would go great in my office.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:08:57 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:11:19 -0500, hk wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On the plus side, BRP is putting the Johnson brand into sleep mode for
a couple of years (nice little rumor about what the Johnson brand is
going to become) and ETECs are going to be produced in three new small
flavors - 9.9, 15 and 25 and being introduced in 2009.

Soon, ETEC will rule the world!!!

MMMUUUUUUAAAWWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAA!!!!!

All this with hardly any sales and very few dealers. eBay?

Of course Harry - you would know.

90% of the outboards on display were ETECs at Boston.

Setting up at the CMTA show yesterday, mostly ETECs. A few Verados,
very few Yamahas.

Only the stuck in the mud, Lego built Parkers were wedded to Yamaha.

Ancient technology - move up to the real world Harry - go ETEC.

You know you want to. :)


There are fewer eTecs on the water around here than Suzukis, and there
are very few Suzukis. If eTecs are so great, why are so few of them
being sold?

Because people in Maryland and Virginia don't have a clue?

ETEC is making a real penetration in the four stroke market up here -
you are seeing more and more of them as the smarter folks actually
look into it and see that Yamaha - well, no other way to put it - is
largely made in China, less efficient, less power-to-weight ratio and,
frankly, suck. :)

Heh, heh, heh...

VE VILL RULE ZA VORLD!!!

I doubt the rule the za world stuff. The motor is too complicated for lots
of the world. Why you see Yamaha 2 and 4 strokes and Honda's in Central and
South America. And other remote places. Seeing more Etec around here and
couple of guys I know that have them really like them. But the Ficht F'up
and the fact a bunch of people got stucking holding the bag when Warrantee's
went away, leaves a bad taste and worry with buyers. Until there is 10
years or so of Etec history of little failure and the company is going to be
in business, the sales are going to be small.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:37:49 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



Dude - you close on the Navigator?


Buyer is still waiting for the oil sample report.
I figured after our pleasure-filled January boat ride, he changed his
mind
on the way home and bought a RV instead.

LOL!

Jeeze - I would figure with all the rush from the brokers, you'd have
that by now.

Me too. We had the oil analysis report back in 3 days when we bought the
GB. The samples were not sent to the lab until Monday or Tuesday of last
week, so I guess that's not unusual.

Right now I've been busy rebuilding and refurbishing a Rock-Ola juke box.
Don't even bother asking why. They *are* amazing though .... 360 watt RMS
stereo amp and connections for everything under the sun.

Eisboch


I looked at buying one a few years ago, for the family room. Wife decided
it did not go with the room design. Oh, well I have 1/2 the garage and the
boat.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:55:46 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

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.

PS: Not my fault by the way. If the morons want to play that way,
that's their problem - not mine.

I was just pointing out what the Parker dealer said when I asked the
question. which seemed to run counter to what some of the bay boaters
were postulating.

The thing the struck me most about the Parkers at the last 2 boat shows, is
the ugly color. Looks like an old yellowed gel coat. The 30-40 year old
look is actually OK with me, but the color is a killer. As to the look, we
had a twin o/b 23' Magnolia cuddy Cabin in about 1959-1962 range. Very
similar look and maybe because of the good times on that boat, always
thought it was a nice design. An open back cabin to get out of the weather
and a nice open, decent sized deck in the back for fishing. And the open
back cabin was more an extension of the fishing deck.

Parker splash boards.../ How was the boat show?
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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The thing the struck me most about the Parkers at the last 2 boat shows,
is the ugly color. Looks like an old yellowed gel coat. The 30-40 year
old look is actually OK with me, but the color is a killer.

At one time the "off white", sorta beige or dull yellow color was desirable
and many boats, including Hatteras were done with it. It reduces the sun
glare. At some point the industry decided that bright white was prettier,
and the yellow died out.

Reminds me of my father's 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer. When I was a kid I tried
polishing the hood because it looked dull compared to the rest of the car.
My dad got BS with me, despite my good intentions, because Dodge painted
them with a dull finish on the hood to reduce glare.

Eisboch

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"JimH" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
...


The thing the struck me most about the Parkers at the last 2 boat shows,
is the ugly color. Looks like an old yellowed gel coat. The 30-40 year
old look is actually OK with me, but the color is a killer.

At one time the "off white", sorta beige or dull yellow color was
desirable and many boats, including Hatteras were done with it. It
reduces the sun glare. At some point the industry decided that bright
white was prettier, and the yellow died out.

Reminds me of my father's 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer. When I was a kid I
tried polishing the hood because it looked dull compared to the rest of
the car. My dad got BS with me, despite my good intentions, because Dodge
painted them with a dull finish on the hood to reduce glare.

Eisboch


Our '87 270 Sundancer was off white. Although that boat was built like a
tank and we had great times on it I never really liked it compared to a
true white.


Just looks yellowed out. Have a friend with an Albin. Green hull, very
nice looking. If a different non white was used. Maybe a Pearle like the
Cadillac's use.