Who was here in 2013 and before?

LaRea

An interesting thing about this forum is that a lot of us have been friends online for a very long time.  Who has been on the forum since before the current platform was set up in 2013?

Obviously, @raybo3 @Dream_Inn @Handymans342 @Michael T @Cableguy Greg @Black_Diamond @aero3113 @MarkB @Rinker232captiva @mvn ... I'm sure there are other lifers here that I didn't list.  

mvn

What a cast of characters! 

Dream_Inn

Hey now, you one of the cast too!😀 I actually got on before I even owned my first Rinker! I'm thinking 2005, maybe earlier. 

aero3113

mvn said:

What a cast of characters! 

LoL, I think we’re movie worthy. Comedy, drama, suspense? Probably all of the above!😂

Liberty44140

I first joined the previous forum when I bought my 310 in 2012.

Handymans342

Have I been on that long?? LOL

earl1z19

I have been here for too long as well. Probably 2010 or so. Back when "never a loan a again" owned the platform

Black_Diamond

Was certainly the best boating site I found after buying the boat in 2003!  Glad/lucky the group survived after the old site went down. 

LaRea

Anybody know when the original site was established?  I'm not sure when I joined.  It was after 2003 when I bought the 342, and I'm pretty sure I was on by 2007-ish.  

aero3113

I bought my 242 April of 2012. 

Cableguy Greg

Crazy that it has been that long. I remember the old site and it’s issues with Walter. We do have a great group on here. 

mattie

LaRea said:

Anybody know when the original site was established?  I'm not sure when I joined.  It was after 2003 when I bought the 342, and I'm pretty sure I was on by 2007-ish.  

Think I'm kinda similar, joined the old forum around 2008?? 
Happily found the revised forum & logged in May 2013.

Gotta say (even tho I have another boat brand now) I really enjoyed my 2 past Rinkers.
Because of the way boats are built with many parts suppliers - it has been awesome for troubleshooting issues. 

Pretty much learn something or remember something I've forgotten - every time I log in.
 

LaRea

@212rowboat is also one of the long-timers.  

There was also a wiseguy called RinkerYan.  Total PITA, but we put up with him because he knew boats and diesels.  

MarkB

Handymans342 said:

Have I been on that long?? LOL

By some miracle, yes. LOL.

Liberty44140

LaRea said:

@212rowboat is also one of the long-timers.  

There was also a wiseguy called RinkerYan.  Total PITA, but we put up with him because he knew boats and diesels.  

LOL I remember that guy! 

randy56

New kid on the bock, 
Joined 

February 2016

LaRea

Wow, how could I have overlooked @Alswagg.  Should have been the most obvious of all!

Ian

Joined September 2013, just as I acquired the Rinker.

oscar1

I am member since sep 2012

halifax212

I don't say a lot,  but I was a member of the old site around 2010 reading posts from Rinker Yan and Drewactual.  Definitely a good group people here

Handymans342

So with all these great members, who has the most posts???? 🤓

halifax212

You were chasing MT for a few years but you have the crown now I believe. All hail Handy!

JoeStang

June of 2013 here, mostly a lurker now but definitely still enjoy the forum

Handymans342

JoeStang said:

June of 2013 here, mostly a lurker now but definitely still enjoy the forum

Yes we have watched you go from a player to a Dad in no time. Happy Father’s day

SeaHare

April 2013

69fastback

October 2012

rmrstlmo

I bought my 340 in the spring of 2013.  I believe I was on the old site just as it was going down.  I was so disappointed because I knew I had a lot to learn.  But then I found the new site and it has been incredibly helpful.  Whenever I seem to be struggling with an issue the first thing the admiral says "Did you check your forum?".

LaRea

Well, that's 21 and counting that have 8+ years.  I'm sure there are more, not to mention the hundreds of contributing members who have come and gone over the years. 

For whatever reason, we've developed a culture here that loves solving problems and sharing knowledge.  Along the way, we've built this humble little owner's group into a global boating resource that probably appears in 1000 web searches every day.  Kinda cool when you think about it.  

raybo3

Right now we have 8611 members. I just deleted about 200 banned members one at a time. What a PITA that was. I hope we didn't lose any when the site went through that password change about a year ago. I can fix passwords on an individual basis. 

Handymans342

@raybo3 I guess your password of "dumba$$ is easy to remember. LMAO

Michael T

....Steve you really do like to live dangerously, don't you?!