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TransAm posted 12-24-2013 08:30 AM ET (US)
I don't participate in discussions much anymore, for several reasons. But do read from time to time, articles posted on topics of interest. I have noticed a clear absence of contributions by Tom Clark. I didn't always agree with Tom...sometimes I think his head was a bit big for his cap, but he was clearly the most knowledgeable guy when it came to classic Whalers. Did he sell his Whalers and move to Grady White or something?
Binkster posted 12-24-2013 09:25 AM ET (US)
You always have to take a shot at someone!!
Mambo Minnow posted 12-24-2013 11:06 AM ET (US)
No fighting at Christmas eve please!
egres posted 12-25-2013 08:16 PM ET (US)
TransAm,
Good to see that you did your time and got out early for good behavior.
Tom,living just across the border from here is usually busy banging nails or stapling them,doing repairs or erecting structures.
And no, he is not a Grady White owner but understand why you would ask.
Good to see your wry sense of humor again.
Never a dull moment, Right?
contender posted 12-25-2013 08:37 PM ET (US)
I think Tom has factory whaler reference books that he sits and reads by the fire during the winter...
boatdryver posted 12-26-2013 10:07 AM ET (US)
.....and (lucky for us) propeller catalogs and spec sheets from every manufacturer!!
JimL
Binkster posted 12-26-2013 04:46 PM ET (US)
Tom always has the maturity to not entangle himself with the wackos that occasionally used to post on this site. I don't expect to see him post on this thread. I wish I could say that for myself.
rich
PeteB88 posted 12-26-2013 06:17 PM ET (US)
Just to assist squelching rumors - I am not sure about Tom's fleet but Jeff, who is core to this group and discussion boards, recently purchased a Grady White for family use, open bow runabout. Not sure of model. Jeff has owned plenty of Whalers and his fam has a very nice Revenge used a lot offshore Lake Michigan and for salmon fishing. Respects to both Tom and Jeff, as well as so many others, who have been generous with their time, experience and reliable advice for me and all of you. Peace.
egres posted 12-26-2013 10:35 PM ET (US)
There is no doubts that some of "those" guys are forever campaigning for votes.
Wish that they would consider cleaning their brown noses before starting to kiss the babies.
Have we ever consider that to be un assuming and humble may be an actual trait of nobility?
johnhenry posted 12-27-2013 10:20 AM ET (US)
Jeesh, thought TA was gone the way of GBII. Haven't heard a peep from him since then. Wonder if he has been doing self portraits while bathing in the tub also?
frontier posted 12-27-2013 11:23 AM ET (US)
The 'Selfie' is an Obama thing.
Looks like Obama is going the get the "Narcissist of the Year" award for the 6th year in a row.
Nobody even close.
gnr posted 12-27-2013 12:32 PM ET (US)
Getting the band back together!
Awesome!!
LOL
;-)
Happy Holidays.
Binkster posted 12-27-2013 01:29 PM ET (US)
gnr sez, (Getting the band back together!)
Fortunately the bandstand, (META) forum is no more.

LOL
rich
TransAm posted 12-27-2013 02:06 PM ET (US)

I think this may have been Tom's swan song...a clash of ego's.
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/022386.html
Not surprising. There is good information embedded in past articles here, but most of the current content reflects more of a blog than anything else...
johnhenry posted 12-27-2013 02:12 PM ET (US)
Hahaha! Happy Holidays to all teabaggers, elephants and donkeys.
jimh posted 12-27-2013 02:23 PM ET (US)
There are readers and there are writers. They are not always in equal number.
I don't get the concept of a posting that begins, "I don't participate in discussions much anymore..." It sounds to me like you want to have a discussion about the discussions. I learned a long time ago that once you start having discussions about the discussions the topic becomes rather unrelated to boating, and turns into people, personalities, and axe grinding.
The purpose of this website is to collect and organize information about Boston Whaler boats and boating with them, to freely provide it, and to share it. If you are someone who only wants to read and does not want to contribute, that is fine. But if you want to contribute, please try to add something about boating, rather than trying to psychoanalyze what other people do, why they do it, and what it means.
TransAm posted 12-27-2013 03:32 PM ET (US)
Ok, here it is without the psycho-analysis. Why did Tom C stop posting here? If this were my site, I'd want to know why the most knowledgeable member and 2nd most active participant all of the sudden stopped opining on topics. I'm sure a majority of members might also be interested, since he seems active at Whaler Central. If you don't want to answer, or want to pretend it is of no significance...that's fine. Just say so...no need to psycho-analyze...
Binkster posted 12-27-2013 03:41 PM ET (US)
What the....?? Why do you need to know. No one cared when you stopped posting. What is the point of this thread anyway jimh?
jimh posted 12-27-2013 03:50 PM ET (US)
You'll have to ask Tom why he does what he does. I cannot speak for Tom. I think if you send him an email he would probably reply. Whenever I have sent Tom an email he has replied promptly.
I can say this: the last time I noticed an old friend was not posting, I called his cellular telephone and left a message. Then, not too long afterward, I was extraordinarily shocked to learn he had passed away. I am speaking of Tony Wilde. This taught me that people sometimes have other things going on in their life besides posting here.
TransAm posted 12-27-2013 04:01 PM ET (US)
Wow, that's too bad about Tony...he had a big heart.
egres posted 12-30-2013 07:11 PM ET (US)
[Wow, that's too bad about Tony...he had a big heart.]
And also a keen way of debating HIS personal take on a number of topics.
To post ,for some will fill a need to air their boating opinions on varied subjects.
For others,questions will be put forward about the hardware aspects of mechanized Whaler boating...And hopefully answered.
I did learn a lot from this site about the pitfall and advantage of varied outboard power brands..I will qualify this as ..interesting.
Older members such as Tony and others have brought a style and decisiveness that is sorely missed today.
There is always great challenges and adversities encountered by the baby boomer populations forming the membership of lists like this one.
It may be seen as simple and primitive Whaler site,but for some It will be understood as a bit more than that.
Tom W Clark posted 01-01-2014 12:19 PM ET (US)
Hey, all is well with me, I've just been really busy lately.
I've been making a point of checking in here regularly to see what's up but, perhaps because it's the slow time of year for boating, I have not spied any particularly interesting subject lines or simple queries that could not easily be answered by other folks here.
I looked at the meaningless subject line Just Wondering... many, many times before curiosity go the better of me this morning.
Just saying...
Tom W Clark posted 01-01-2014 12:20 PM ET (US)
Rick -- That's not far from the truth ;-)

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Author	Topic: Just Wondering....
TransAm	posted 12-24-2013 08:30 AM ET (US) I don't participate in discussions much anymore, for several reasons. But do read from time to time, articles posted on topics of interest. I have noticed a clear absence of contributions by Tom Clark. I didn't always agree with Tom...sometimes I think his head was a bit big for his cap, but he was clearly the most knowledgeable guy when it came to classic Whalers. Did he sell his Whalers and move to Grady White or something?
Binkster	posted 12-24-2013 09:25 AM ET (US) You always have to take a shot at someone!!
Mambo Minnow	posted 12-24-2013 11:06 AM ET (US) No fighting at Christmas eve please!
egres	posted 12-25-2013 08:16 PM ET (US) TransAm, Good to see that you did your time and got out early for good behavior. Tom,living just across the border from here is usually busy banging nails or stapling them,doing repairs or erecting structures. And no, he is not a Grady White owner but understand why you would ask. Good to see your wry sense of humor again. Never a dull moment, Right?
contender	posted 12-25-2013 08:37 PM ET (US) I think Tom has factory whaler reference books that he sits and reads by the fire during the winter...
boatdryver	posted 12-26-2013 10:07 AM ET (US) .....and (lucky for us) propeller catalogs and spec sheets from every manufacturer!! JimL
Binkster	posted 12-26-2013 04:46 PM ET (US) Tom always has the maturity to not entangle himself with the wackos that occasionally used to post on this site. I don't expect to see him post on this thread. I wish I could say that for myself. rich
PeteB88	posted 12-26-2013 06:17 PM ET (US) Just to assist squelching rumors - I am not sure about Tom's fleet but Jeff, who is core to this group and discussion boards, recently purchased a Grady White for family use, open bow runabout. Not sure of model. Jeff has owned plenty of Whalers and his fam has a very nice Revenge used a lot offshore Lake Michigan and for salmon fishing. Respects to both Tom and Jeff, as well as so many others, who have been generous with their time, experience and reliable advice for me and all of you. Peace.
egres	posted 12-26-2013 10:35 PM ET (US) There is no doubts that some of "those" guys are forever campaigning for votes. Wish that they would consider cleaning their brown noses before starting to kiss the babies. Have we ever consider that to be un assuming and humble may be an actual trait of nobility?
johnhenry	posted 12-27-2013 10:20 AM ET (US) Jeesh, thought TA was gone the way of GBII. Haven't heard a peep from him since then. Wonder if he has been doing self portraits while bathing in the tub also?
frontier	posted 12-27-2013 11:23 AM ET (US) The 'Selfie' is an Obama thing. Looks like Obama is going the get the "Narcissist of the Year" award for the 6th year in a row. Nobody even close.
gnr	posted 12-27-2013 12:32 PM ET (US) Getting the band back together! Awesome!! LOL ;-) Happy Holidays.
Binkster	posted 12-27-2013 01:29 PM ET (US) gnr sez, (Getting the band back together!) Fortunately the bandstand, (META) forum is no more. LOL rich
TransAm	posted 12-27-2013 02:06 PM ET (US) I think this may have been Tom's swan song...a clash of ego's. http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/022386.html Not surprising. There is good information embedded in past articles here, but most of the current content reflects more of a blog than anything else...
johnhenry	posted 12-27-2013 02:12 PM ET (US) Hahaha! Happy Holidays to all teabaggers, elephants and donkeys.
jimh	posted 12-27-2013 02:23 PM ET (US) There are readers and there are writers. They are not always in equal number. I don't get the concept of a posting that begins, "I don't participate in discussions much anymore..." It sounds to me like you want to have a discussion about the discussions. I learned a long time ago that once you start having discussions about the discussions the topic becomes rather unrelated to boating, and turns into people, personalities, and axe grinding. The purpose of this website is to collect and organize information about Boston Whaler boats and boating with them, to freely provide it, and to share it. If you are someone who only wants to read and does not want to contribute, that is fine. But if you want to contribute, please try to add something about boating, rather than trying to psychoanalyze what other people do, why they do it, and what it means.
TransAm	posted 12-27-2013 03:32 PM ET (US) Ok, here it is without the psycho-analysis. Why did Tom C stop posting here? If this were my site, I'd want to know why the most knowledgeable member and 2nd most active participant all of the sudden stopped opining on topics. I'm sure a majority of members might also be interested, since he seems active at Whaler Central. If you don't want to answer, or want to pretend it is of no significance...that's fine. Just say so...no need to psycho-analyze...
Binkster	posted 12-27-2013 03:41 PM ET (US) What the....?? Why do you need to know. No one cared when you stopped posting. What is the point of this thread anyway jimh?
jimh	posted 12-27-2013 03:50 PM ET (US) You'll have to ask Tom why he does what he does. I cannot speak for Tom. I think if you send him an email he would probably reply. Whenever I have sent Tom an email he has replied promptly. I can say this: the last time I noticed an old friend was not posting, I called his cellular telephone and left a message. Then, not too long afterward, I was extraordinarily shocked to learn he had passed away. I am speaking of Tony Wilde. This taught me that people sometimes have other things going on in their life besides posting here.
TransAm	posted 12-27-2013 04:01 PM ET (US) Wow, that's too bad about Tony...he had a big heart.
egres	posted 12-30-2013 07:11 PM ET (US) [Wow, that's too bad about Tony...he had a big heart.] And also a keen way of debating HIS personal take on a number of topics. To post ,for some will fill a need to air their boating opinions on varied subjects. For others,questions will be put forward about the hardware aspects of mechanized Whaler boating...And hopefully answered. I did learn a lot from this site about the pitfall and advantage of varied outboard power brands..I will qualify this as ..interesting. Older members such as Tony and others have brought a style and decisiveness that is sorely missed today. There is always great challenges and adversities encountered by the baby boomer populations forming the membership of lists like this one. It may be seen as simple and primitive Whaler site,but for some It will be understood as a bit more than that.
Tom W Clark	posted 01-01-2014 12:19 PM ET (US) Hey, all is well with me, I've just been really busy lately. I've been making a point of checking in here regularly to see what's up but, perhaps because it's the slow time of year for boating, I have not spied any particularly interesting subject lines or simple queries that could not easily be answered by other folks here. I looked at the meaningless subject line Just Wondering... many, many times before curiosity go the better of me this morning. Just saying...
Tom W Clark	posted 01-01-2014 12:20 PM ET (US) Rick -- That's not far from the truth ;-)