Quote Originally Posted by WESTERNAERO View Post
Seriously how hard is it to explain this stuff, be it general rules that apply to most flattys or cruisers down to in-depth info on setting a beismeyer for SS class racing?
Sometimes it's very hard. There were 100's of different types of boats and how many Camaros? I believe that some people hear the word flatbottom and assume they're all the same and all work off the exact same parameters.

So some kid spends his hard earned money for a boat not suited for the goals he has for it.

1. It's not easy to tell him that he just wasted his time and money.
2. Explaining things like shaft angles, rocker, and hulls that just don't work isn't that easy.
3. There's always someone on the boards offering encouragement who's just as uninformed as the kid.
4. The kid gets confused and frustrated.
5. The guys trying to help become the assholes for trying to help.

That's what happens.... Part of the problem is, a new guy on a forum doesn't know who he should or shouldn't listen to.

Another problem I see on forum boards is the guy who inherits a boat or buys it cheap to flip it for profit. They come in asking a ton of questions about this and that without revealing their intentions. I really don't want to spend my time wasting hours trying to ID or locate past pictures of a boat so someone I'll never even meet can fatten their wallet.... I do however, try and help those who I believe will put the boat to good use.