Club Sea Ray Forum - a spectator sport?

[fwebster]

I am glad that so many former SRO members have found their way to this site. However, as you are registering and posting under the "Who's Who" section, I have to admit that I am suprised at the number of folks who say thet just "lurked" and read the SRO site for information, but never posted.

Well, for this site to fully succeed, it cannot be a spectator sport. Get active and take part. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

You will find that the membership here is a class group of folks. Most of us just want to help you and we will not allow newbie's to be intimidated.



I'll climb down off my soap box now......................

 

[Petep]

Well stated Frank ...as usual! Remember that many of us have "been there" on other SR boats in the past-take advantage of that to ramp up the learning curve.

 

[JeffM]

Hi Frank,

I agree 100% with you that there's no such thing as a dumb question (although I've been known to push that limit :grin: ). But it may be that many folks do what I did at SRO: I read all the posts, including those not really relevant to my situation, and tried to learn from the questions and answers. Then, when I did have a problem I had some idea what to do, or could search the archives for previous solutions. I only needed to post a question if it hadn't been addressed before.

We now have to rebuild the archives by asking/answering the same questions again, so I probably will ask more, but lack of active participation doesn't necessarily mean people aren't interested.

Just my 0.02.
Jeff

 

[Stray Cat]

villan style: Sorry I don't know the answer to your gas gauge question, however you may want to start a new thread under the Sport Cruiser or possibly the Maintenance heading...which should get you a few responses much quicker.

Frank's right, we need a lot more of this :smt024

Jeff

 

[First Born]

Thanks Stray Cat you are a little quicker than me...I just pulled it and moved it to the correct section.

Wesley

 

[First Born]

Mr. Webster brings up a excellent point. Also guys if you do not mind please make sure you have good information in your sig that can help the people trying to answer your questions.

Every now and then I see a post like, "Hey Franks my boat is taking on water what should I do?" Personally I think it is important to at least have year, model, engine, etc. Location can be important with some questions as well, hard to tell you how to winterize in anywhere USA. :huh:

Just .02; the people trying to answer the question can answer with the information they are given.

Wesley

 

[Dave S]

Yes.................post post post post.............run up your post counts please. :thumbsup:

This board will suceed if everyone participates. Remember, we need a lot of the same questions asked and answered again that were answered on SRO. That will help build the archives.

 

[Nehalennia II]

..... Remember, we need a lot of the same questions asked and answered again that were answered on SRO. That will help build the archives.

My boat is sinking what should I do. :smt017
Kidding......Indeed. Everyone; there is a wealth of knowledge and funny stuff here. enjoy

 

[Sundancer]

And if you post now before the history and threads start piling up, you won't get hit with the old answer, Do a search you'll find it in another thread on this board" answer! On that note......

The more questions the better! We have to make up for lost time from the SRO board! I'm still behind on my Sea Ray Surfing Quota!!

 

[Nehalennia II]

Great to see you Sundancer

 

[Dave M.]

My boat is sinking what should I do. :smt017

Mixture to rich
Primer in and locked
Fuel selector to both
Carb heat on
Wiggle the mags

It that doesn't work, jump out and put the drain plug back in.

Yes, we will lneed to recontruct some history here.

When I read your sinking question, I wondered what sort of checklists we routinely use on our boats. I remember a couple of years ago that I posted a checlklist for towing, launching, and maybe starting. I may try to find that again and post it.

 

[Dave S]

And if you post now before the history and threads start piling up, you won't get hit with the old answer, Do a search you'll find it in another thread on this board" answer!

Of course you realize this puts a serious cramp in Wesley's style which was to look up the links for you and post them! Just kidding Wesley.......you always did a great job with that and people appreciated it. :smt038