Why don't you post your personal profile.

[P 0 P E Y E]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

lol Bond-o
Them young kids nowadays with their fancy schmancy metric wrenches...

Wait a second, You mean that 20 minute augment I had at work with Julio about a 9/16 and 12 mm being not the same was over heard?

 

[ryendube]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

Wait a second, You mean that 20 minute augment I had at work with Julio about a 9/16 and 12 mm being not the same was over heard?

no its actually a 14mm.

 

[wellsc1]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

dontask,

I'm not a certified boat motor mechanic, but I listen to my master boat motor mechanic certified by Yamaha. He's never lead me wrong fixing what's broke or giving me advise. The same can be said for this forum, some are evidently fine boat/motor craftmen/mechnics and some are humble listeners/learners like and pass along good information and experiences.

You can see from the passionate posts to your question, this group shared their points pro/con, which supports the notion any ill-advice will be pounced on in short order.

I appreciate your post. It engrains the commitment to this forum in providing reliable information. Thank you for inciting the discussion.

 

[dontask]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I can't wait to see how your going to get out of this one.

Maybe change your ID to ISHOULNTHAVEASKED...........LOL

I am not even trying, There's nothing to get out of & I stand by my point.

Just curious 70eliminator have you ever heard the term "HOOK LINE & SINKER"?

 

[dontask]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

dontask,

I'm not a certified boat motor mechanic, but I listen to my master boat motor mechanic certified by Yamaha. He's never lead me wrong fixing what's broke or giving me advise. The same can be said for this forum, some are evidently fine boat/motor craftmen/mechnics and some are humble listeners/learners like and pass along good information and experiences.

You can see from the passionate posts to your question, this group shared their points pro/con, which supports the notion any ill-advice will be pounced on in short order.

I appreciate your post. It engrains the commitment to this forum in providing reliable information. Thank you for inciting the discussion.

Thank you for seeing the purpose of the post.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

Ayuh,.... Ok,.... I'll come Clean,....
I barely graduated high school, but when I was a child, my 1st Toy was a 9/16" End-Wrench.....

I hear ya Bond-O...My dad had me doing tune ups and brake jobs at 12 years old.By the time i was 16 i was running the 5 bay shop after school every day.
On boats i still learn new stuff all the time and will never be the mechanic guys like you and Don are..

The old lady wonders why the bathroom reading material is a stack of service manuals...lol!

So to clarify for the new guys i'm a self taught boat wrench...Take my advice or not...i really don't care...
Can't we all just enjoy this forum?

 

[Maclin]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I'm not a boat mechanic, but I play one on the internet.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I'm not a boat mechanic, but I play one on the internet.

Too Funny!!!

 

[Bondo]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I hear ya Bond-O...My dad had me doing tune ups and brake jobs at 12 years old.By the time i was 16 i was running the 5 bay shop after school every day.
On boats i still learn new stuff all the time and will never be the mechanic guys like you and Don are..

Ayuh,... Point Is,..... I'm Not....

I'm with Maclin,..."I'm not a boat mechanic, but I play one on the internet."

 

[JB]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

Old timers here know from experience who gives the most helpful and reliable advice.

It is not that simple for new members, but there is evidence.

If you look at a poster's post count and how long (s)he has been a member you can get a bit of an idea. Guys who give bad or unhelpful advice usually don't hang around very long.

I personally find that method more reliable than looking for a resume in the profile. I also find that the most helpful members are often too modest to toot their own horns.

 

[JaSla74]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

This site provides a great wealth of information, but it IS FREE. With that in mind you get what you pay for. There are some great people here such as Bond-O, Oops, Tashasdaddy, & JD (just to name a few) that will shoot you straight. They give great advice and will always do so. In fact, I would dare to say that most of the advice given here is fairly sound, but it's the end user's choice on what decision to make. If Joe Blow logs on, takes a piece of ill advice, and makes a poor decision without doing the proper research or knowing his capabilities, then he has only himself to blame.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

This site provides a great wealth of information, but it IS FREE. With that in mind you get what you pay for. There are some great people here such as Bond-O, Oops, Tashasdaddy, & JD (just to name a few) that will shoot you straight. They give great advice and will always do so. In fact, I would dare to say that most of the advice given here is fairly sound, but it's the end user's choice on what decision to make. If Joe Blow logs on, takes a piece of ill advice, and makes a poor decision without doing the proper research or knowing his capabilities, then he has only himself to blame.

Good Post.

I have seen a lot of advice given my people that have obviously never worked on the particular drive that the original poster has posted about. For example, someone who tells you to change the impeller in the drive of a Volvo when the impeller is mounted on the engine...stuff like that. They sound very convincing...at first!

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

Just because someone has had training does not mean they learned what they were taught. I'm a service tech for commercial kitchen equip and HVAC. Last week when I was on vacation, my boss called in the experts to fix a fryer. Factory trained pro's. The man spent 9 hours and did not fix it. Next day the professional company send another tech. They said it was the gas valve. Boss told them to leave the valve and have his tech (me) install it. The next Monday I'm back at work and install the gas valve,,,,,,,,still not working as it was not the gas valve. Turns out that from my past experience of 20 years of working on them that one of the burners had cracks in the ceramic burner plate. One side burned good while the other side would come on and then go out causing ignition failure.

So what I'm saying is research is your best bet. Credentials does not always mean they know what they are doing either. Some are born with the ability to have a mechanical knowhow while others understand, but cannot get their hands to work with what their brain is telling them.

 

[nlain]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I started at a young age as a couple others here, growed up on a farm, been wrenchin since I was big enough to, started on tractors, hay bailers and other farm equipment, then made my living as an auto mech then heavy truck mech for at least 30 years, still in a truck dealership doing warranty and IT work, fix all my own, another thing about the way I grew up is I also learned how to build stuff, barns, rooms on buildings so I do my own wood work also. I speak when I think I have a correct answer and if I have any dought I say so in my post because I do not want to steer anyone worng. This is a place to enjoy, help others, give and receive information. You learn who knows by reading the posts.

One other thing, Bond-o, I like straight talking people, you know exactly what they said and what they meant when they spoke so keep it up.

 

[Numlaar]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I didn't really think people read other people's profiles all that much to be honest...

I have 22 years automotive repair experience, and 2 years marine repair maintenance, (Although I'm not "certified"). I have rebuilt 3 boats from the ground up, and have owned/maintained over 20 boats personally, (outside of the ones I have fixed for other people). So hopefully thats good enough...

I typically only chime in, when I am very sure of my response, otherwise, I just read, and keep my mouth shut. The last thing I would want to do is give someone bad advice! Boats are expensive enough as it is.

I think most people here pretty much operate the same way... (at least I hope they do )

As for the people who are seeking answers, you can ask a question, look at the thread, review the replies, and see where the oddball answers stick out, it's just a matter of using your head to actually "read" the thread, and compare the replies before jumping in feet first.

Hopefully the most important thing is, that, everyone here benefits from the site, and the replies with "bad" information are few and far in between...

 

[jaxnjil]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

Old timers here know from experience who gives the most helpful and reliable advice.

It is not that simple for new members, but there is evidence.

If you look at a poster's post count and how long (s)he has been a member you can get a bit of an idea. Guys who give bad or unhelpful advice usually don't hang around very long.

I personally find that method more reliable than looking for a resume in the profile. I also find that the most helpful members are often too modest to toot their own horns.

but another good point !!!!!!!

 

[pduquette]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

As pointed out by someones signature.... the questions are to be posted in the forums , this is to keep it honest / correct . If someone were to force their questions through pm's because of something in a personal profile then it could develope legal , inter personal , and ehtical issues .
About the best i can offer is to be a pointer here , I'm just a little dog at the back of the sledteam , maybe I could be a beverage retriever if i can get to a meet.....peter

 

[Bigprairie1]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

I'm not being mean spirited or vindictive but the personal profile would not indicate much more than a very basic resume'. If you are going to base the legitamacy of the members response on the basis of that profile.....what about references to accompany it and reinforce it?
I never measure a man (or woman) by some paperwork and print....I need to see or hear more than that.
I think the vast background of the members coupled with very individual and specific methods, problems and repairs is what makes this forum what it is.
You would never, ever find this amount of knowledge in a workplace. Certainly not one that based its posted results on the workers profiles.
Again, no hard feelings or anything just my rather blunt take using minimum info profiles as skill yardsticks by which to measure someone.
All Good Dudes!
BP

 

[dontask]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

What I have noticed was numerous times responders give a suggestion, then it is quickly attacked by another member (just like this post thread). When one member suggests his or her idea, the suggestion is many times called out as being "absolutely wrong", "lost", "you don't know what you are talking about"---- sound familiar? Now debating and counter points are great and it is a way of getting to the best or right direction. If you don't post your profile please give references for your position such as Service Bulletin XXX, or I owned 10 of them, I build boats etc etc etc, otherwise a newbie like me does not know which one of the suggestions to follow---iboat members don't always agree on a solution. Now in my profile it says "no IO training, Mercruiser, Volvo, Cobra etc ". Its been there long, long before this thread. It shows my "lack of" right up front. Its there for a purpose, I'm not an expert or veteran with them. If I ever gave a suggestion (specific to IO's) anyone could see up front that I had no training experience in that area and value that information accordingly. That seems to be the correct thing to do and what profiles are for. That's why I asked.

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: Why don't you post your personal profile.

My question is why don't many of you responders post your experience and training under your personal profile? The experience profile answers allot of questions right away on your qualitative input ability relative to the posting subject.
Open "User CP" then go to "Edit Profile" & scroll down.

I have a better question . Why is it tht there are at least 4 people in this thread including the OP that seem to be homeless ? I think its alot easier to answer a persons question if I have clue as to what their location is East coast , West coast , Canada , Europe most of these locations will get differant asnwers to a question although most boats repairs are the same most Canooks dont have a Homie Desperate or a Lowes right around the corner or perhaps even a marina.


Rick