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From: rls@ihu1g.UUCP (r.l. schieve)
Newsgroups: net.rec.boat
Subject: Re: First power boat
Message-ID: <614@ihu1g.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-May-85 09:08:23 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 16 09:08:23 1985
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> > At first I thought this	newsgroup was only for sail boats, but then
> > I saw the article(s) about water skiing	(which I don't think you can
> > do behind a sailboat ;-> ).
> > 
> 
> The forum definitely refers to ALL boats, [I've read stuff posted by
> kayak people...] . This does not LEGITIMIZE power boats [heh heh]
> but nonetheless acknowleges their existence and usefulness as
> tenders which keep racing sailboat's unecessary equipment. Hey, they
> don't call them stinkpots for nothing, right? -:)
> 
> ATV

Of course this news group is for all boats including power boats.
There is little enough activity in this group without flame type
replies like the one above discouraging new interest.  How many
of the sail boat purists have small engines on the back for harbor
maneuvering and to get in when the wind quits.  Reading this news
group may educate more of us power boaters to sailers problems so
we steer away and give sailers the right of way as power boaters
are supposed to.  Save the flames for net.flame or the seat belt
discussion in net.auto.

				Rick Schieve