Re: [Paddlewise] Sliding seats, issues, failure or whatever

I have a very firm rule that I do not engage in polemics.  In this case,
however, the injury to one of the parties by the other is so extreme and so
out of line, I must comment:

So far, those of us in the peanut gallery here on Paddlewise have only seen
ONE unsubstantiated description of the sliding seat system in a Mariner,
which apparently is unconfirmed.

Based on that  meager bit of evidence that the system has a problem, what
basis is there for the polemic I see launched on Matt Broze?  Matt has a very
solid reputation amongst sea kayakers in this part of the world, with many
contributions to the craft, especially in the realm of safe practices.  That
reputation should count for something ... and certainly should motivate an
attacker to holster his weapon and search for a good and true description of
the facts before attacking a person's livelihood and reputation.

As far as Mr. Treby's claim that he is "trying [to do is] stick to the point:
I think limiting the forward range of movement of a sliding seat is a good
idea," the lie in that statement is obvious in the initial comments made
about Matt's alleged liability exposure.  (Wish I had saved that post.)

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Treby" <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
To: "Matt Broze" <mkayaks_at_oz.net>; "Paddlewise" <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Sliding seats, issues, failure or whatever


> Matt:
> > When I wrote this originally I only suspected
> > by his badgering, setting up a straw man to attack, asking essentially
the
> > same question over and over again, and skillfully twisting what I had
> > previously written,...
> What I have been trying to do is stick to the point: I think limiting the
> forward range of movement of a sliding seat is a good idea.
> I will take only take this discussion further if you answer my last post,
> and put it clearly on Paddlewise before I respond so that the thread is (as
> far as possible!) understandable.
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