Over the years, I contributed a lot to this forum along with ideas that became reality for example stern rail seats and water ballast sailboats. One manufacturer said it was a bunch of BLANK shooting me down. Well, Warren Luhrs listened and the Hunter water ballast sailboats were built along with the intro of stern rail seats. There are many others but we kept this quiet until built and tried. In the meantime, other sources scoffed at my ideas. There were a few I looked into and one was a telescoping mast. I kept this to myself except for those to include mast manufacturers and felt technology was not there plus the cost to convert over to one. Even then, I was bashed for that idea but the public was never made aware.
I felt the thread on telescoping masts was too early to release but I did advise Stargazer what I was faced with and wished him good luck as . I also know why he did not want to divulge any information during the patent process as there could be someone who would try to steal his idea and beat him to the punch. I asked for all of us to wait but instead the poor responses started to come in which I felt bashing, foul language and on and on.
I never would have thought it would have come to this but civility went out the door. THIS IS A FORUM TO HELP SAILORS, NOT TO CRITIZISE. I too have dealt with this in private messages and a couple names stand out but never said who nor was it worthy to post either. I did in private messages from Stargazer his dismay being upset. It is now obvious he pulled as one said his posts. I am not going there to look again to confirm but I am very dismayed at those responses. I never thought we can stoop this low as those Clowns in Washington, D.C.. I suggest in future threads that everyone step back and think what you are posting. I am beginning to think is worth my time to stay here or move on. No comments please.
I felt the thread on telescoping masts was too early to release but I did advise Stargazer what I was faced with and wished him good luck as . I also know why he did not want to divulge any information during the patent process as there could be someone who would try to steal his idea and beat him to the punch. I asked for all of us to wait but instead the poor responses started to come in which I felt bashing, foul language and on and on.
I never would have thought it would have come to this but civility went out the door. THIS IS A FORUM TO HELP SAILORS, NOT TO CRITIZISE. I too have dealt with this in private messages and a couple names stand out but never said who nor was it worthy to post either. I did in private messages from Stargazer his dismay being upset. It is now obvious he pulled as one said his posts. I am not going there to look again to confirm but I am very dismayed at those responses. I never thought we can stoop this low as those Clowns in Washington, D.C.. I suggest in future threads that everyone step back and think what you are posting. I am beginning to think is worth my time to stay here or move on. No comments please.