Silvertip
Supreme Mariner
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2003
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As I approach my 70th birthday I feel it is time to say ?bye? to the iBoats boating forums which has been a source of entertainment and opportunity for me for the last six years. This is truly the best boating forum on the web. Be assured I have no gripe against iBoats, the forums, the moderators, or those who stopped in for advice ? it is just time for me to move on. I build and fly R/C airplanes, I fish, travel and am active in the community so it is not as though I have nothing else to do. I hope my comments and suggestions were generally helpful.
While some may not have liked my specific approach in dealing with people?s boat problems, I think if you really analyze what I was doing in those instances you will see that my approach was to ?educate? rather than just providing a yes or no answer to a question. In other words trying to get people to think a little bit rather than just look for a quick answer. Unless one knows why you should or should not use a specific technique or perform a specific operation that person doesn?t learn and is going to be back to ask a similar question again. My suggestion to all boaters ? new, old, and in between is to ?learn your boat and its systems and learn them well. That starts by obtaining a service manual for your engine and drive system. You cannot effectively troubleshoot something you know nothing about. A basic understanding of the vessel and its systems may someday save your life and the lives of everyone aboard the vessel.
So to everyone, I say Thank You for the entertainment and ?boat safely?. To iBoats, you provide a very valuable service to the boating public. Congratulations on a job well done.
Silvertip
While some may not have liked my specific approach in dealing with people?s boat problems, I think if you really analyze what I was doing in those instances you will see that my approach was to ?educate? rather than just providing a yes or no answer to a question. In other words trying to get people to think a little bit rather than just look for a quick answer. Unless one knows why you should or should not use a specific technique or perform a specific operation that person doesn?t learn and is going to be back to ask a similar question again. My suggestion to all boaters ? new, old, and in between is to ?learn your boat and its systems and learn them well. That starts by obtaining a service manual for your engine and drive system. You cannot effectively troubleshoot something you know nothing about. A basic understanding of the vessel and its systems may someday save your life and the lives of everyone aboard the vessel.
So to everyone, I say Thank You for the entertainment and ?boat safely?. To iBoats, you provide a very valuable service to the boating public. Congratulations on a job well done.
Silvertip
