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Bryan,
Read the original posting again. It states:
"I am new to this group. I have reviewed several months of previous
comments and topics, Perhpas not enough, but I don't see anything
related."
I suggested that he search under the different terminology since he
had not read the extensive posts earlier this year on this very
subject. That should not be construed as harsh. Possibly you did not
like my opening comment of "here we go again." And just like the last
time, seems to be the same ideas being brought forth mainly by the
same people, so there we did indeed go again.
The keel stepped proponents and the deck stepped (or cabin stepped to
use the latest terminology) proponents will not be swayed to change
their already-made-up minds. As others have stated, this single
design feature should not be the deciding criteria. It is just one of
many personal preferences regarding boat designs.
As for your comment that you found the sailors you met to be the most
generous and helpful people you found, I generally agree with you. We
have met some wonderful people out cruising and as relative newbies
have been helped many times by these people. We have also met some
sailors who fall into a directly opposite category. We avoid and
forget those people.
I certainly did not intend to offend the original poster. I still
believe he could find plenty of info (or at least plenty of opinions)
by searching the previous postings by the term "deck stepped mast."
Judy
S/V BeBe
Amel SM2 #387
--- In , "Bryan Genez" <svcapella at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> On 7/18/07, Judy <sailingjudy at dot dot dot > wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, Bryan, but I don't think informing the new member that he can
> > search under different terminology for same subject so that he can
> > read the extensive discussion from several months ago is being
> > antagonistic
>
>
> I hear you, Judy. Since the OP introduced himself as being new and
already
> read several months worth of messages, responding by telling him to
search
> again is a bit harsh, IMO. And, as always, the choice to read or
not read a
> message is entirely yours. In a discussion group like this one,
people come
> and go every day; it's not unusual to get a new answer to an old
> question...just as it's not unusual to get that old question.
>
> In all my years of cruising, the sailors I met were always the most
generous
> and helpful people I found. Somehow, that attitude doesn't come
across on
> message boards. It's not just here. Just a heads up for us all to
be as
> critical of our own postings as we are of those of others.
>
> --
> Best,
> Bryan Genez
> "Capella" V40-158
> New Bern, NC
>
>
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>
