<blockquote id=“quote”><font size=“1” face=“Verdana, Arial, Helvetica” id=“quote”>quote:<hr height=“1” noshade id=“quote”>Originally posted by lorsail
(1) Who called my ability to produce in question? Dick Lemke? And you mean to tell me in all that time the Acting Class Secretary of the Formula 48 Class has never built a single F48 and that the ONLY rc multihull you have ever sailed is one I designed and built? Before going on about my ability to produce I should think you would look hard at you own shortcomings!!!
(2) As to using you as a reference -give me a break- I was only paraphrasing a post from this very forum <hr height=“1” noshade id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”></font id=“quote”>
Since you open the door, let me point out a fact or two …
YOUR QUOTE #1: Below is a list of the “registered” members of the F-48 Class (note that two are unable to be verified) as of 12/31/2003 …
Holtrop, John
…H/B©- 4/8/02
Lemke, Dick
…H/B© - 7/13/01
<font color=“red”>Lord, Doug
…Microsail©D4Z </font id=“red”>- 7/13/01
<font color=“red”>Bonomi, Egmount **
…Microsail©D4Z </font id=“red”>- 8/28/03
<font color=“red”>Bonomi, Bro **
…Microsail©D4Z </font id=“red”>- 8/28/03
Rowley, Lincoln
…H/B (T) - 7/13/01
Lemke, Dick
…WaterResist(T) - 7/13/01
Baldacchino, Mark
…H/B Sold - (T) - 7/13/01
Hojnacki, William
…H/B (T) - 7/11/03
Sammis, Ian
…H/B (T) - 11/6/03
Rust, Andy
…H/B (T) - 10/4/03
Sammis, Ian
…H/B (T) - 11/6/03
Ronda, Jack
…H/B (T) - 8/14/03
<font color=“red”>Lord, Doug
…Microsail TX3 </font id=“red”>- 7/13/01
<font color=“red”>McCloskey, Michael **
…Microsail TX3 </font id=“red”>- 8/28/03
Here is legend for above…
Name: Last, First
Make & Type of boat:
…H/B = Home built or manufacturer
… (T) or ©=Trimaran or Catamaran configuration
… <font color=“red”>D4Z or TX3 (cat or tri trademarked by Microsail)</font id=“red”>
Date: Date when originally registered
** = CANNOT VERIFY THIS MEMBER !
So - Doug is known for smoke and mirrors, he has tried to point to my inability to build an F-48 - yet please note how many <font color=“red”>Microsail Products</font id=“red”> were registered by Doug in an effort (perhaps?) to inflate how many boats really are out there? As for myself - I have posted not only a photo of the boats I have been working on, but I also have posted a series of photos of their construction process. I have also posted the same of my MultiONE (1 Meter) boat as well. Has “anyone” seen any photos of either the D4Z or the TX3?
Doug indicates tooling is completed on the TX3 - which would seemingly infer that a “plug” of some sort exists… which would mean, much like his other projects, these two multihulls have undergone a series of testing and analysis - much like his other boats that are waiting to be released. We saw photos of his 16 foot skiff, his MicroMoth, and his Aeroskiff before it was abandoned. Most were on land, or just sitting in the water. None were doing the fantasic canting keel or “flying” that he announced!
What is strange (to me) is that the D4Z cats were “sold” to two brothers in Europe, yet they can’t be contacted. “Addressee Unknown” - and Doug is the one who furnished their addresses. Secondly, Doug indicates the D4Z cats were “sold” but no photos seem to be available in their finished form. And no photos even show on the Microsail website as product promotion for future sales. Very Strange indeed! Yet these same multihulls were submitted to me - and to AMYA for formal registration last year.
But of course, these are only half-truths - as Doug would be the first to admit!
YOUR QUOTE #2: If I made the post, then surely you will agree it is MINE ? As I originally noted - I will be the sole person to provide a personal opinion for your products that I tried. You DO NOT have that authority or permission to do that. My email adress was provided for anyone to contact me with questions or for my personal references. No one needs you to paraphrase or interpret what I posted. Readers are well able to read on their own!
As I said before <font size=“2”>DO NOT ASSOCIATE MY NAME AS A REFERENCE FOR MICROSAIL PRODUCTS OR IDEAS! </font id=“size2”>You have my eamil address (both home and at work) and you also have my phone numbers at home and at work. If you do not undertand what I wrote - please call me an I will assist you in clarifying anything you cannot comprehend.