: If I (and others)did not need Nick's approval to continue posting, I (and I
: hope others) would have said "his embarrasment over appearing with
: his boat was a general slur on the boat building abilities of most of
: those who use this bb."

: Nick's slur is about as offensive as anything posted on this board.

Perhaps YOU would have said it, but I doubt others.

So, as I understand this, it is more offensive to assert that one's own boat "looks like crap" than it is to assert that one's own work is "always perfect"? I'm having a wee bit of trouble understanding that one.

Of course, to assert that your work is always perfect because it always meets your standards strikes me as rather a self-centered and narrow-minded view. If that's the measure of perfection, then I'd say we live in a perfect world.

Regards, Art (Imitating Life)