Originally Posted by BUIZILLA

Jay, who EXACTLY are you calling a thief???

can you show us grounds for your thief comment? I haven't seen that ANYWHERE, that's a pretty strong accusation that will paint YOU a liar if you can't...... perhaps YOU need to bone up on your internet law interpretations..

Originally Posted by fund razor

That's an interesting statement coming from a man who once carried a TV out of his neighbor's abandoned mobile home during a hurricane. But you took it back, so it's cool. Like covering a bad check, I suppose. You aren't a looter, just a guy who looted once and chickened out.

The truth is that you hate who you hate, and then find a reason.

You lied about me TWICE this week. Oh yeah, that was a "mistake."

Originally Posted by Interceptor

You sure have a lot of hate in you to post that.

Originally Posted by Marginmn

That's one way to look at it, but here's another version of events as seen through the eyes of the board members...

Suppose you are on the board of directors of SOS and have impeccable reputations and you become convinced that the person who has administrative control of your very public web site is a pathological liar who would stoop so low as to delay sending member-donated funds to a childrens charity for nearly 2 months, who only hands over a check after 2 months of pleading by board members when he can no longer avoid it during the meeting in KW (despite claims that "it's in the mail"), who then manages to bounce the check that he finally did provide, who when first confronted about it bouncing tried to play it off as bank fraud and then mail fraud citing a postal investigation because "they already cashed it," who then changed the tune about it already being made good, and who finally replaces it only after it's brought into public light while being confronted by the remaining board members to do so... Well those board members might think it reasonable to just buy this person out rather than further risk him tarnishing the reputation of the web site and themselves through any continued association.

Further consider from the board members perspective that this nasty charity check bouncing business exploded after they had already confronted this person about him dramatically inflating his offshore boating credentials on this very web site and on SOS, those claimed credentials being one of the main reason they went into business with him in the first place, and in response he offers nothing to alleviate their fears that he is in fact a pathological lier who totally fabricated his claims of owing and operating such boats as a 50' Sea Ray, 42' Apache, 41 Sea Ray, 3 41" Apache's, Top guns, ect... and they begin to wonder if their partner in SeriouslyOffShore has any Offshore Performance boat credentials at all! Well from the board's perspective the buyout offer may have been seen as the only viable option to quickly disassociate themselves from this person who they saw as a pathological liar, and their motive was simply to remove him from the scene before he perpertrated yet more lies upon the offshore community (i.e. US). When Chris didnt' accept the offer the board walked away from the web site because continuing to work with a person they saw a pathological liar was just not an option. They also felt obligated to warn others about Chris.

If these events did unfold as the board says, then the board's actions seem quite reasonable IMO, wouldn't you agree? I guess it comes down to whom do you believe. The word of the four board of directors or Chris Sunkin, a guy who bounced a check to a children's charity and offers little or no rebuttle to repeated claims that he outright lied to yourself and fellow members on this very web site about owning and operating numerous highly visable iconic Offshore Performance boats. Highly visable except when Chris Sunkin owns and operates them I guess (We are still waiting and welcome a explaination of how that can be Chris).

It is my understanding that Chris has the administrative keys to Seriouslyoffshore and the ability to bill advertisers to generate revenue to keep the site up and running. I am not telling anyone that they should not patronize
his web site, although in good conscience I cannot do so myself considering his, IMO, complete lack of integrity. But if other people feel ok about endorsing Chris Sunkin's by visiting his site then so be it. We all see things from a different perspective so enjoy your visits there. I am sure that Chris will have more tales of his vast experiences with Offshore boats to keep you well entertained.

Originally Posted by jayboat

Hate is a very strong word.

I suppose you could say I hate liars and thieves.
I have a particular distaste for groundless threats against me and my friends from a known liar and thief.

So don't call it hate. Call it fighting fire with fire.