[PUP] Nordhavn Owners web site

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Hi Scott -
 
Sorry, I meant no slur on Nordhavn owners. I meant to convey  that, IMHO, PAE 
portrays their boats quite loftily compared to their peers.  Over the years, 
the superlatives in the ads have become a bit over the  edge. I don't see 
other quality manufacturers using Mad Av  one-liners like "A boat that meets all 
conditions of the sea..." I think that's  a far-fetched statement about a 
55-foot boat! No doubt that is one reason for their success, and I certainly  don't 
begrudge them that - let me know when the stock goes  public! 
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"


> John continued:  Of course they are not the only ones to  do this, but as 
they portray themselves quite loftily, you'd think that would  extend to "full 
disclosure," so to say.

Scott asks:  I don't  understand what loftily is?  The owners that post on 
the Nordhavn forum  cross post to PUP list all the time. Nordhavn owners are 
just like any other  owners, some quite nice, open and easy going, some not.  I'd 
refrain from  making generalizations that lump an entire community of people 
into one  bucket.  I've been criticized for bashing Selene boats, I guess my 
comments  like "I'd be proud to own one, and "they are beautiful boats" somehow 
gets lost  when a single negative experience is mentioned.  People are 
emotional about  their boats, fellow owners and other peoples opinions.  Email lacks 
the  ability to provide inflection and is therefore subject to having the 
intent of  the message be skewed by the perspective the reader brings to the  
discussion.  Often a single word can incorrectly become the focus of an  
interpretation and send a discussion into a realm that wasn't intended.   There is 
nothing elitist or arrogant about the Nordhavn owners forum being  close
d othe
r than a desire to minimize the amount of administration  overhead need to 
operate it and maximize the benefit to the owners reading  it.  Have a great 
day!  





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