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Hey Jessica, Yeah, I'd say it has been a while. Don't know if you ever came just to look the past 12 years or have been gone completely. Site has changed quite a bit over the years, evolved I guess. Kind of just a shadow of its old self, but it still a very useful resource. A lot of the old school guys you heard from back in the day have disappeared. Some lurk but dont participate. Some drop in on rare occasions. Some just moved on interest wise. When the world became cell phone centric, this site wasnt very cell phone friendly and many faded away because of that. Several years ago the site got corrupted pretty badly and all the photos in the threads and diaries disappeared as did most of the old brochures. Unfortunately there were no back up files, so all of that was lost. Most of the old fun banter is gone, the gatherings kind of dried up. But after 20 years, I guess it had a pretty good run. But still, the site is a good technical resource from some of the folks that hung around. You didnt find Eric because he sold his business and moved on to other interests, I suppose. Several of the old crowd migrated over to various Facebook pages related to Nautiques or Correct Crafts. Definitely not the same. Not the same intimacy as over hear, and if someone asks a question, they get a thousand bad, wrong, or totally off the wall answers, mixed in with a very small percentage of the few folks who know what they are talking about. Glad you stopped back in. If you are going to get your boat back in shape and out on the water again, this is still the place to come to for some help. Don't be a stranger.
Edit: Oh Dear. I didnt remember the happy birthday thread so just dug it up. It appears I might have been one of those people that sounded less than complimentary. Ooops. Nothing personal, just a reaction at the time about people in general that swoop in, then disappear. Maybe thats when your troubles started. Apologies.
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“So, how was your weekend?”
“Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.”
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