Postpartum boat sale depression. It's the RBO moderators fault.
TikiHut2
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Well...... It's been a good run but it's done. Our sweet FV270 is sold. I'm gonna need a boat
rehab and a case of rum to deal with our post postpartum depression.
The Rinker was a great experience. Truly the best. What a great design. We used it for everything I could have imagined and more and we sure met some great folks on this forum. I lost count of how many we actually crossed paths with in the 3yrs we owned this boat too. Along with all those that you get to know like family but haven't met face to face.
I give all the credit for finding our new found friends (and the enjoyment of maintaining our boat) to the efforts of the people who openly share their love and knowledge of these boats on this forum and especially to the moderators who struggled through a complete website meltdown and rebuild of the site along with the ever constant guard against spammers/hackers.
You've done an admirable thing and impacted many boaters in a very positive way! KUDOS to you all. Keep up the good work.
I suppose I'll keep barging in on a thread now/then so take it easy on me as I live vicariously through your boating experiences.
The new owners are a local young family and will undoubtedly need your insight as things inevitably arise. I suppose I'll be on standby to do a seatrial and repair just to stay in practice if they truly get the boating bug as strongly as we had. Time for the next generation of Rinker mariners to rise to the call just as the last one's have. There's a great core group here too.
Really enjoyed the whole experience. It's the RBO moderators fault!
Great job!
Fair Winds and smooth seas to our Rinker family. Aloha, Mike and Kelli
A parting youtube link and a pic....
>>>> https://youtu.be/OANWnmAZEZg <<<<<<
The Rinker was a great experience. Truly the best. What a great design. We used it for everything I could have imagined and more and we sure met some great folks on this forum. I lost count of how many we actually crossed paths with in the 3yrs we owned this boat too. Along with all those that you get to know like family but haven't met face to face.
I give all the credit for finding our new found friends (and the enjoyment of maintaining our boat) to the efforts of the people who openly share their love and knowledge of these boats on this forum and especially to the moderators who struggled through a complete website meltdown and rebuild of the site along with the ever constant guard against spammers/hackers.
You've done an admirable thing and impacted many boaters in a very positive way! KUDOS to you all. Keep up the good work.
I suppose I'll keep barging in on a thread now/then so take it easy on me as I live vicariously through your boating experiences.
The new owners are a local young family and will undoubtedly need your insight as things inevitably arise. I suppose I'll be on standby to do a seatrial and repair just to stay in practice if they truly get the boating bug as strongly as we had. Time for the next generation of Rinker mariners to rise to the call just as the last one's have. There's a great core group here too.
Really enjoyed the whole experience. It's the RBO moderators fault!
Great job!Fair Winds and smooth seas to our Rinker family. Aloha, Mike and Kelli
A parting youtube link and a pic....
>>>> https://youtu.be/OANWnmAZEZg <<<<<<
2004 FV270, 300hp 5.7 350mag MPI Merc 305hrs, 2:20 Bravo3 OD w.22p props, 12v Lenco tabs, Kohler 5kw genset, A/C, etc.etc...
Regular weekender, Trailer stored indoors, M/V TikiHut, Sarasota, Fl
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