Well gee Chris I sure don't see how you think this is some kind of "attack". What Don suggests will make it easier, it's right there in print, just read it. A little defensive are we perhaps?
And as far as running at the speeds you guys claim that's fine, but you still couldn't back it up, that's part of the whole picture so no record. But by all means keep trying, I hope you all get it there one day. I watched Kentley Porter push his 21 hydro well over 100 for 2 straight seasons well before anyone else out there was even close. Unfortunately mother nature was not on his side at both events to let him back it up. Oh well so it goes, he certainly didn't pout about it, as he said it was the hand he was dealt. He's a proud pappa right now so who knows when we'll see him bring that boat out again.
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You all can word it however you like but you're still trying to make it easier. And as for room, if you're running out of it you need a bigger SAW site. B)
I was actually hoping that somebody would have picked up on the
"Monday's" movie quote. I guess the joke's on me!
In my heart of hearts Don I believe that it was not an attack and I personally have no problem with you (maybe with your assertions that in some cases had no basis in fact but not you) as I only call it as I read it (the post was not mine) or find a need to be defensive (the original post was not mine), but let me suggest that proper etiquette in written communication is a very difficult to achieve and cannot be reached all the times. The choice of words, phrases, quotes, images, multiple exclamation points in a row, multiple question marks in a row, TYPING IN ALL CAPS, and other seemingly innocent things can more often than not be misinterpreted. That's why more things get done in a shorter period of time with less mistakes when verbal communication is the choice so that being said I would be willing to host a group of people at my place for drinks, snacks, bench racing, and future of SAW discussions!
Don, I may have misread the intent of your statement that "If this is 'so common' as you say then why does the 5 year old 67 SAW record @ 115 still stand? Or are these supposed speeds brief fleeting moments on radar that can't be maintained for 330 feet?", but given the additional statement that "as far as running at the speeds you guys claim that's fine, but you still couldn't back it up, that's part of the whole picture so no record. But by all means keep trying, I hope you all get it there one day." They have already been there and will continue to be there and they have already backed it up and can continue to back it up. Okay, I know Maher can set up his .67 hydro and run back and forth between 105 and 110 all day long and he and others have made passes barely on the pipe and gurgling fat at 100. What good is that? What he and guys like O'Donnell, the Grim's, and others like them do is try to make larger gains. 10 to 15% increases over their current speeds are the types of goals I've seen them set and I see them continue to tweak and tweak until the boat will finally make a pass well on the pipe and tweak and tweak until it will go both ways.
"You all can word it however you like but you're still trying to make it easier." Well, it's a proven fact that Don and the guys who run on Legg Lake don't need to make it easier. Let me say again that Don, Mark, Chris, Jimmy, many of the experienced SAW participants at Legg will be the first to step up and help get a driver lined up for passes so it's already becoming easier (we will do the same for you when you go there Don because it is an unfamiliar lake for you and we want you to have a good time)! "And as for room, if you're running out of it you need a bigger SAW site." I know you can do better than that! I do hope for all of us that we are blessed with boats that over time become fast enough that we start running out of slow down area.
Again, any rules changes no matter what they are will not be resolved on the discussion board so whatever people may have on their minds is encouraged to make it in a post.
My apologies to the casual reader of these posts as they have become largely off topic, but hopefully this has been entertaining and perhaps a little informative as well. That being said, if it doesn't have to do with specific suggestions regarding Mr. Maher's discussion topic you've heard the last from me on the topic before the censors get to me! And the crowd goes wild! :lol: :lol:
Out and off to the garage!
