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jimh posted 11-01-2013 10:20 AM ET (US)
I just noticed that this September was the 15-year anniversary of the CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM domain. The website was on the nascent world-wide-web for about four years prior to that under a different domain, so it is actually about the 19-year anniversary of having a website related to boating on the internet.
It has been a pleasure hosting all of you, your hundreds of thousands of articles, and becoming very good friends with a huge bunch of you.
I look forward to another 15 years or more in the future of CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM and more great boating adventures, both on-line and on the water.
jimp posted 11-01-2013 12:07 PM ET (US)
jimh -
Thanks for your efforts, your stamina, and putting up with all of us!
jimp
knothead posted 11-01-2013 12:24 PM ET (US)
Jim,
I've been reading , enjoying, and learning from this website for about 13 years. The depth of knowledge and dscussions are fantastic. Some of the characters are iconic. i.e. Hooter, Mr. Mercury (LHG), Tony, Binkie, the euridite Tom Clark, and my favorite font of knowledge Bigshot et al.
I do want to thank you for generally keeping the threads on track, insisting on proper grammar, and generally keeping the Mercury people in their place. I have, however, become dismayed by your current creeping bias against old 2-stroke motors as being environmently damaging. Was this brought on by your purchase of a direct injection Evenrude and the lack of burning oil in the morning?
I do hope That Continuous Wave will continue to be here for 15 more years for me to read, enjoy, and learn. If it is, it will probably outlast my Social Security.
Thanks again
best regards---knothead
jimh posted 11-01-2013 12:34 PM ET (US)
knot'--I really do not consider that older two-stroke-power-cycle outboard engines are egregiously environmentally damaging--they just burn almost twice as much gasoline and turn a lot of their oil into smoke. On that basis, they have to be doing twice as much damage as a modern engine. They do, of course, exceed the present regulations on exhaust emission set by the EPA, the California Air Resources Board, and the European Union, so there can be no doubt that older, classic, two-stroke-power-cycle outboards are non-compliant with present day regulation. Of course, so is the VERADO. This suggestion of a bias is an interesting topic, and I would be glad to pursue it in its own thread. Why don't you start it?
Sal A posted 11-01-2013 12:34 PM ET (US)
I love this site. Thank you, and congratulations Jim.
This site is not only a great information resource, it also has introduced me to several members who have become long distance friends to me.
andygere posted 11-02-2013 12:10 AM ET (US)
Congrats on the milestone Jim, and thanks for your work on this community over all that time
macfam posted 11-02-2013 06:13 AM ET (US)
Yes indeed jimh!
A wonderful milestone, and truly valuable site.
Thank you.
fno posted 11-02-2013 07:11 AM ET (US)
Jim, great effort on your part to keep CW up and running for so many years. Safe to say, almost every participant has hung in or walked away with more knowledge of the Boston Whaler than before they clicked in. That is impressive. Worth mentioning is the friends I have gathered thru the site.... Nick(Tohsgib), Len (an86Carrera), Janice, Pete and many others including yourself and the Michigan clan that welcomed us one Christmas season. You have created something more than a website. It's more of a fraternity without the requisite lodge and bar. Who needs the Moose and Elks, we've got Whalers!!!
jwestwood posted 11-02-2013 11:05 AM ET (US)
Although I am a greenhorn to this sight,I have spent quite a bit of time of late soaking up so much information that will help me return the "Reel Easy" to classic form. In this short time I have come to appreciate the incredible amount of time and effort you have put into making this the great resource it is. Congratulations for what you have accomplished and thank you so much. Thanks to all those that contribute as well.
jimh posted 11-02-2013 11:35 AM ET (US)
One thing that the Elk's have to their advantage: very cheap beer prices at their bar.
Andy Holmes posted 11-02-2013 12:09 PM ET (US)
Hi Jimh,
I've been lurking, reading, and a member for a while now. I appreciate the website and the tireless effort you have put into creating and maintaining it. You are an excellent story teller, and I appreciate reading your cruising articles, as well as the vast compilation of Boston Whaler knowledge that is available here. In my opinion, this is the best boating website that I have found. Many thanks.
jimh posted 11-02-2013 12:58 PM ET (US)
Andy wrote:

quote:
You are an excellent story teller...
Thank you! That is a great thing for a writer to hear.
Jerry Townsend posted 11-02-2013 01:08 PM ET (US)
Jim - congratulations and huge thank you - for your dedication, effort, goals, keeping your website from capsizing or sinking by striving to keep the threads headed in the right direction, your knowledge - and everything else.
I have often thought that I would like to meet you - and others. Perhaps one of these days I will venture out your way. Thanks again --- Jerry/Idaho
Mambo Minnow posted 11-02-2013 03:47 PM ET (US)
JimH, thanks for all you do here. Your site rekindled a childhood passion and provides me with a great deal of practical recommendations for my two Whalers.
superdave_gv posted 11-03-2013 07:46 AM ET (US)
Jimh, this website and community was an irreplacable resource while researching to buy my first boat, a 1974 13'. So it has actually given me the gift of boating. Boating has provided immensely valuable memories to my friends, family and me. Thanks for your gift, it is larger than you may realize on the average day!
Dave Sutton posted 11-03-2013 07:46 AM ET (US)
Bravo-Zulu: Being a member here has cost me thousands in the form of buying more Whalers after having my level of enthusiasm maintained by association with the gang. And to think I would have been happy with just one 'Tauk before stated participating here... ;-)

Dave
.
Eagleman posted 11-03-2013 07:56 AM ET (US)
Jim,
15 years access to a good Whaler information format, it's much appreciated. Thank you
PeteB88 posted 11-03-2013 01:51 PM ET (US)
It's all you, Jim. Thanks and respects.
tombro posted 11-04-2013 09:44 AM ET (US)
Thanks, Jim! I am another reader who enjoys the very well written trip logs. Some I even re-read, mostly in the depth of the bleak mid-winter.
~Tom
jimh posted 11-04-2013 10:06 AM ET (US)
I have to observe that "rekindled...childhood passion" probably plays an important role in the interest so many of us have for Boston Whaler boats from their classic era. If I had only had my own 13-foot Boston Whaler when I was a boy, perhaps I would not be so keen on having one now.
Spuds posted 11-07-2013 02:29 PM ET (US)
I wish such a resource would have been around when I first bought my Whaler back in 1981. However things were different back then. Our small local dealer was truly local and sold Whalers because of their love for them, not at some mega multi brand dealer, so prominent today.
I would spend a lot of time hanging out, listening to the guys who sold Whalers talk about them, which were the best models, repair tricks, and all manner of topics such as that.
Not too much unlike the threads on here.
Robert V posted 11-08-2013 08:13 AM ET (US)
Congratulations and thank you for your time and work in creating a great site for Whaler enthusiasts! I also enjoy the travel logs and pictures, it is a "cheap" way for me to enjoy boating in other parts of the country. Thanks again,
Robert
home Aside posted 11-08-2013 09:47 AM ET (US)
Congrats on this Milestone Jimh......my life would have been incomplete without the friendships, Whaler knowledge, and experiences I've garnered both on this site and in person with those I've met here.....keep up the good work!!!
Pat
placerville posted 11-08-2013 08:33 PM ET (US)
Congrats and thanks Jimh for what you've created. Not just a website but a community and friendships. You're website has been the catalyst for many friendships and adventures. I am deeply indebted to you and CW.
Matt
kwik_wurk posted 11-09-2013 10:40 PM ET (US)
Cheers jimh, thank you for the hard work, countless hours.
martyn1075 posted 11-09-2013 11:08 PM ET (US)
Its just a fabulous website filled with very knowledgeable boaters with their pride and joy Boston Whalers.
Thanks Jim it must be a passion of yours because it probably feels a little like full time work at times to keep it "continuous"
Martyn
skred posted 11-10-2013 11:51 PM ET (US)
Jim,
Your site has been the single most valuable source of information, education, and socialization I have experienced on the web. I have learned more about Whalers than any mortal is entitled to have absorbed, and applied a lot of that information to my Whaler obsession. Thanks for all the years - and don't stop now....!
pete r posted 11-11-2013 06:56 AM ET (US)
Cheers, Jim and thanks again....
Sourpuss1 posted 11-11-2013 10:40 AM ET (US)
Jim, you are a conscientious and fair moderator.
I applaud the high standard with which you operate your site.
Continued thanks,
Pete H
wstr75 posted 11-11-2013 08:27 PM ET (US)
Jim,
Thank you for starting this site and for maintaining it all these years. It has been a continuing source of information about Boston Whalers, power sources, weather, history and an array of other informational tidbits adding color to our lives.
Bill in NC
John from Madison CT posted 11-18-2013 08:21 AM ET (US)
Can you imagine if we had the technology to post pictures ? Perhaps in another 15 years.
jimh posted 11-18-2013 03:43 PM ET (US)
Yes, I am imaging being able to see an image of a jar of pickles in someone's signature line, and calculating the waste of bandwidth that would have occurred in sending that out a million times.
Landlocked posted 11-26-2013 04:12 PM ET (US)
Just checked and I registered on this site on 8-16-2000 so I've been around about 13 of those years. I Don't post as much as I used to because most of my boating time and money is going to kids these days but I still log-on almost every day. Don't do facebook and only registerd on Linked-in because my employer made me... This site is the only social media I participate in.
Thanks for creating this community for us Jim.
Now if I could only add one of those smiley face things here and post a picture.
(Just Kidding)

Ll.
ALAN G posted 11-26-2013 09:31 PM ET (US)
Jim, I add my thanks to your 15 year anniversary and super website, and your daily efforts keeping it going strong. The technical articles and reference sections have been most valuable to me. The site is entertaining too when the subject matter wanders a bit! My hat is off to you. You are a great American and a Boston Whaler Patriot. Thank you!
Marsh posted 11-27-2013 01:41 PM ET (US)
Thank you, Jim, from all of us who visit your forum.
Rickg posted 11-27-2013 07:54 PM ET (US)
Jim, I am sure that I am but one in a large group of members that rarely post but have received a wealth of information from this site over the years. Many thanks...
Rick
Morocco posted 11-27-2013 09:10 PM ET (US)
Jim --
I don't know of a better moderated, edited or interesting website for a particular bunch of 'fanatics' anywhere.
The discussions are always fun and the level of critical and technical thought here is outstanding.
There are very few places on the web where if I found the site gone I would be very disappointed. I hope you can keep it going as long as there are 'Classic Whalers' running on waters fresh and salty.
Pretty good that your anniversary is around Thanksgiving -- so thanks for you and for the CW-ers that you've attracted to this place!
Best
M
rsantia posted 11-28-2013 08:31 PM ET (US)
I don't post often but I visit this site daily. It's a great site indeed!
Thanks
Ralph
Ferdinando posted 11-30-2013 04:38 AM ET (US)
Jim: Thks for a great site, I read it daily without fail and have rcvd many great ideas from this great crowd of Whaler fanatics. Aside from my wife and kids (maybe) my Whaler is my greatest passion and pastime. So from sunny Puerto Rico my sincere thanks for keeping this crew on course for all these years. Fred

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Author	Topic: Missed Milestone
jimh	posted 11-01-2013 10:20 AM ET (US) I just noticed that this September was the 15-year anniversary of the CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM domain. The website was on the nascent world-wide-web for about four years prior to that under a different domain, so it is actually about the 19-year anniversary of having a website related to boating on the internet. It has been a pleasure hosting all of you, your hundreds of thousands of articles, and becoming very good friends with a huge bunch of you. I look forward to another 15 years or more in the future of CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM and more great boating adventures, both on-line and on the water.
jimp	posted 11-01-2013 12:07 PM ET (US) jimh - Thanks for your efforts, your stamina, and putting up with all of us! jimp
knothead	posted 11-01-2013 12:24 PM ET (US) Jim, I've been reading , enjoying, and learning from this website for about 13 years. The depth of knowledge and dscussions are fantastic. Some of the characters are iconic. i.e. Hooter, Mr. Mercury (LHG), Tony, Binkie, the euridite Tom Clark, and my favorite font of knowledge Bigshot et al. I do want to thank you for generally keeping the threads on track, insisting on proper grammar, and generally keeping the Mercury people in their place. I have, however, become dismayed by your current creeping bias against old 2-stroke motors as being environmently damaging. Was this brought on by your purchase of a direct injection Evenrude and the lack of burning oil in the morning? I do hope That Continuous Wave will continue to be here for 15 more years for me to read, enjoy, and learn. If it is, it will probably outlast my Social Security. Thanks again best regards---knothead
jimh	posted 11-01-2013 12:34 PM ET (US) knot'--I really do not consider that older two-stroke-power-cycle outboard engines are egregiously environmentally damaging--they just burn almost twice as much gasoline and turn a lot of their oil into smoke. On that basis, they have to be doing twice as much damage as a modern engine. They do, of course, exceed the present regulations on exhaust emission set by the EPA, the California Air Resources Board, and the European Union, so there can be no doubt that older, classic, two-stroke-power-cycle outboards are non-compliant with present day regulation. Of course, so is the VERADO. This suggestion of a bias is an interesting topic, and I would be glad to pursue it in its own thread. Why don't you start it?
Sal A	posted 11-01-2013 12:34 PM ET (US) I love this site. Thank you, and congratulations Jim. This site is not only a great information resource, it also has introduced me to several members who have become long distance friends to me.
andygere	posted 11-02-2013 12:10 AM ET (US) Congrats on the milestone Jim, and thanks for your work on this community over all that time
macfam	posted 11-02-2013 06:13 AM ET (US) Yes indeed jimh! A wonderful milestone, and truly valuable site. Thank you.
fno	posted 11-02-2013 07:11 AM ET (US) Jim, great effort on your part to keep CW up and running for so many years. Safe to say, almost every participant has hung in or walked away with more knowledge of the Boston Whaler than before they clicked in. That is impressive. Worth mentioning is the friends I have gathered thru the site.... Nick(Tohsgib), Len (an86Carrera), Janice, Pete and many others including yourself and the Michigan clan that welcomed us one Christmas season. You have created something more than a website. It's more of a fraternity without the requisite lodge and bar. Who needs the Moose and Elks, we've got Whalers!!!
jwestwood	posted 11-02-2013 11:05 AM ET (US) Although I am a greenhorn to this sight,I have spent quite a bit of time of late soaking up so much information that will help me return the "Reel Easy" to classic form. In this short time I have come to appreciate the incredible amount of time and effort you have put into making this the great resource it is. Congratulations for what you have accomplished and thank you so much. Thanks to all those that contribute as well.
jimh	posted 11-02-2013 11:35 AM ET (US) One thing that the Elk's have to their advantage: very cheap beer prices at their bar.
Andy Holmes	posted 11-02-2013 12:09 PM ET (US) Hi Jimh, I've been lurking, reading, and a member for a while now. I appreciate the website and the tireless effort you have put into creating and maintaining it. You are an excellent story teller, and I appreciate reading your cruising articles, as well as the vast compilation of Boston Whaler knowledge that is available here. In my opinion, this is the best boating website that I have found. Many thanks.
jimh	posted 11-02-2013 12:58 PM ET (US) Andy wrote: quote: You are an excellent story teller... Thank you! That is a great thing for a writer to hear.
Jerry Townsend	posted 11-02-2013 01:08 PM ET (US) Jim - congratulations and huge thank you - for your dedication, effort, goals, keeping your website from capsizing or sinking by striving to keep the threads headed in the right direction, your knowledge - and everything else. I have often thought that I would like to meet you - and others. Perhaps one of these days I will venture out your way. Thanks again --- Jerry/Idaho
Mambo Minnow	posted 11-02-2013 03:47 PM ET (US) JimH, thanks for all you do here. Your site rekindled a childhood passion and provides me with a great deal of practical recommendations for my two Whalers.
superdave_gv	posted 11-03-2013 07:46 AM ET (US) Jimh, this website and community was an irreplacable resource while researching to buy my first boat, a 1974 13'. So it has actually given me the gift of boating. Boating has provided immensely valuable memories to my friends, family and me. Thanks for your gift, it is larger than you may realize on the average day!
Dave Sutton	posted 11-03-2013 07:46 AM ET (US) Bravo-Zulu: Being a member here has cost me thousands in the form of buying more Whalers after having my level of enthusiasm maintained by association with the gang. And to think I would have been happy with just one 'Tauk before stated participating here... ;-) Dave .
Eagleman	posted 11-03-2013 07:56 AM ET (US) Jim, 15 years access to a good Whaler information format, it's much appreciated. Thank you
PeteB88	posted 11-03-2013 01:51 PM ET (US) It's all you, Jim. Thanks and respects.
tombro	posted 11-04-2013 09:44 AM ET (US) Thanks, Jim! I am another reader who enjoys the very well written trip logs. Some I even re-read, mostly in the depth of the bleak mid-winter. ~Tom
jimh	posted 11-04-2013 10:06 AM ET (US) I have to observe that "rekindled...childhood passion" probably plays an important role in the interest so many of us have for Boston Whaler boats from their classic era. If I had only had my own 13-foot Boston Whaler when I was a boy, perhaps I would not be so keen on having one now.
Spuds	posted 11-07-2013 02:29 PM ET (US) I wish such a resource would have been around when I first bought my Whaler back in 1981. However things were different back then. Our small local dealer was truly local and sold Whalers because of their love for them, not at some mega multi brand dealer, so prominent today. I would spend a lot of time hanging out, listening to the guys who sold Whalers talk about them, which were the best models, repair tricks, and all manner of topics such as that. Not too much unlike the threads on here.
Robert V	posted 11-08-2013 08:13 AM ET (US) Congratulations and thank you for your time and work in creating a great site for Whaler enthusiasts! I also enjoy the travel logs and pictures, it is a "cheap" way for me to enjoy boating in other parts of the country. Thanks again, Robert
home Aside	posted 11-08-2013 09:47 AM ET (US) Congrats on this Milestone Jimh......my life would have been incomplete without the friendships, Whaler knowledge, and experiences I've garnered both on this site and in person with those I've met here.....keep up the good work!!! Pat
placerville	posted 11-08-2013 08:33 PM ET (US) Congrats and thanks Jimh for what you've created. Not just a website but a community and friendships. You're website has been the catalyst for many friendships and adventures. I am deeply indebted to you and CW. Matt
kwik_wurk	posted 11-09-2013 10:40 PM ET (US) Cheers jimh, thank you for the hard work, countless hours.
martyn1075	posted 11-09-2013 11:08 PM ET (US) Its just a fabulous website filled with very knowledgeable boaters with their pride and joy Boston Whalers. Thanks Jim it must be a passion of yours because it probably feels a little like full time work at times to keep it "continuous" Martyn
skred	posted 11-10-2013 11:51 PM ET (US) Jim, Your site has been the single most valuable source of information, education, and socialization I have experienced on the web. I have learned more about Whalers than any mortal is entitled to have absorbed, and applied a lot of that information to my Whaler obsession. Thanks for all the years - and don't stop now....!
pete r	posted 11-11-2013 06:56 AM ET (US) Cheers, Jim and thanks again....
Sourpuss1	posted 11-11-2013 10:40 AM ET (US) Jim, you are a conscientious and fair moderator. I applaud the high standard with which you operate your site. Continued thanks, Pete H
wstr75	posted 11-11-2013 08:27 PM ET (US) Jim, Thank you for starting this site and for maintaining it all these years. It has been a continuing source of information about Boston Whalers, power sources, weather, history and an array of other informational tidbits adding color to our lives. Bill in NC
John from Madison CT	posted 11-18-2013 08:21 AM ET (US) Can you imagine if we had the technology to post pictures ? Perhaps in another 15 years.
jimh	posted 11-18-2013 03:43 PM ET (US) Yes, I am imaging being able to see an image of a jar of pickles in someone's signature line, and calculating the waste of bandwidth that would have occurred in sending that out a million times.
Landlocked	posted 11-26-2013 04:12 PM ET (US) Just checked and I registered on this site on 8-16-2000 so I've been around about 13 of those years. I Don't post as much as I used to because most of my boating time and money is going to kids these days but I still log-on almost every day. Don't do facebook and only registerd on Linked-in because my employer made me... This site is the only social media I participate in. Thanks for creating this community for us Jim. Now if I could only add one of those smiley face things here and post a picture. (Just Kidding) Ll.
ALAN G	posted 11-26-2013 09:31 PM ET (US) Jim, I add my thanks to your 15 year anniversary and super website, and your daily efforts keeping it going strong. The technical articles and reference sections have been most valuable to me. The site is entertaining too when the subject matter wanders a bit! My hat is off to you. You are a great American and a Boston Whaler Patriot. Thank you!
Marsh	posted 11-27-2013 01:41 PM ET (US) Thank you, Jim, from all of us who visit your forum.
Rickg	posted 11-27-2013 07:54 PM ET (US) Jim, I am sure that I am but one in a large group of members that rarely post but have received a wealth of information from this site over the years. Many thanks... Rick
Morocco	posted 11-27-2013 09:10 PM ET (US) Jim -- I don't know of a better moderated, edited or interesting website for a particular bunch of 'fanatics' anywhere. The discussions are always fun and the level of critical and technical thought here is outstanding. There are very few places on the web where if I found the site gone I would be very disappointed. I hope you can keep it going as long as there are 'Classic Whalers' running on waters fresh and salty. Pretty good that your anniversary is around Thanksgiving -- so thanks for you and for the CW-ers that you've attracted to this place! Best M
rsantia	posted 11-28-2013 08:31 PM ET (US) I don't post often but I visit this site daily. It's a great site indeed! Thanks Ralph
Ferdinando	posted 11-30-2013 04:38 AM ET (US) Jim: Thks for a great site, I read it daily without fail and have rcvd many great ideas from this great crowd of Whaler fanatics. Aside from my wife and kids (maybe) my Whaler is my greatest passion and pastime. So from sunny Puerto Rico my sincere thanks for keeping this crew on course for all these years. Fred