November 02, 2006
1st Annual ClassicAquasport.com Rendezvous!
Saturday, November 4 brings the long awaited 1st annual ClassicAquasport.com owners' rendezvous. The inaugural event, organized by several loyal CA members, will begin at Noon along the south shore of Shell Island, located just north of the mouth of Tampa Bay. The rendezvous will be a casual affair (BYOB and food). Family and friends are welcome and their attendance is encouraged. I'm sure this will be the first of many successful Classic Aquasport rendezvous events! See ya'll this weekend!
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September 28, 2005
Thanks ClassicAquasport Members!
Thanks to all of our members who graciously donated money to the ClassicAquasport Katrina relief fund. We raised $700 that was used by ClassicMako.com to purchase relief supplies for the people of Mississippi and Louisiana. ClassicMako is located in Louisiana. Let's hope we don't see any additional major storms this year!
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August 31, 2005
Katrina Relief - Please Donate!
The good folks over at ClassicMako.com have spearheaded a relief effort for their members and others who live in the areas devastated by Katrina. Unfortunately, since ClassicMako.com is hosted in Louisiana, their site is down.
I have created a PayPal account where ClassicAquasport.com members and guests can make donations to the relief effort. Simply follow that link, create your free PayPal account, and enter my email address, tom@classicaquasport.com, where requested. Your donation, however small, will be greatly appreciated. I'm getting the donations going with a personal contribution of $500.
My goal is to present a check to Ringleader over at ClassicMako.com on behalf of all of our members.
Caveat: Your donations to this account will likely not be tax deductible as I am not set up as a non-profit organization. In fact, I personally may run into some tax issues with this, but I guess I'll just figure that out down the road.
Posted by captain at 05:19 PM
March 25, 2005
Help Promote ClassicAquasport.com!
The official ClassicAquasport.com flyer is now online in PDF format. Feel free to print as many as you like and distribute them to your favorite local marinas, bait shops and boat ramps. Thanks!
Download ClassicAquasport.com Flyer
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March 17, 2005
Aquasport History Project Gets Underway!
Steve Dembner, better known to ClassicAquasport.com members as steved, is initiating an effort to document Aquasport boats and their unique history in small boat manufacturing and fishing. Aquasport was founded in 1967 and then was taken over by Genmar in 1988. Unfortunately, the takeover was preceded by tumultuous times and Genmar has very little material related to Aquasport prior to 1988.
Research will include any original Aquasport documentation that can be obtained, either from Aquasport directly or, more likely, from Aquasport owners and enthusiasts; back issues of boating magazines that published at that time, as well as back issues of newspapers that may have published stories on Aquasport (originally located in Hialeah, Florida). Personal contacts with former Aquasport employees, dealers, etc. will also be key. The objective is a clear history of the company and complete technical information on all of the boat models built by Aquasport during the period 1967-1988. The results will be published on ClassicAquasport.com as a work in progress and user input will be welcome, in fact essential.
ClassicAquasport.com members or guests who have knowledge or leads about Aquasport and/or classic Aquasport boats are requested to contact Steve Dembner. You can also reach Steve through his ClassicAquasport.com username steved. ClassicAquasport.com management thanks Steve for all of the hard work he has put into this project!
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February 26, 2005
Thanks Florida Sportsman!
Well, it looks like the folks over at Florida Sportsman did not intentionally delete a post about ClassicAquasport.com as first reported a few weeks ago. We appreciate their help in getting the word out to Aquasport owners and others interested in this great brand. Thanks FS!
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February 19, 2005
Photo Gallery Launched!
Thanks to the tireless dedication of several of our employees from my "real" company, we've been able to get the photo gallery section of ClassicAquasport.com up and running sooner than expected Check out just one of the many beauties that have been posted so far.
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February 13, 2005
The Hull Truth - Thanks!
Well, it looks like the folks over at The Hull Truth have not deleted the post about ClassicAquasport.com as first reported a few days ago. We appreciate their help in getting the word out to Aquasport owners and others interested in this great brand. Thanks THT!
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February 10, 2005
The Hull Truth & Florida Sportsman
It has come to our attention that The Hull Truth and Florida Sportsman have decided to prohibit any mention of ClassicAquasport.com in their forums. Many members of The Hull Truth and Florida Sportsman are owners of classic Aquasports. It is unfortunate that these two fine web sites have taken this stance. I can only hope that they will reconsider, as there is no reason why all of these boating and fishing sites cannot work together for the mutual benefit of our respective members. As I mentioned in our forums, we will continue to provide links to both THT and FS, as we believe our users find those sites useful and informative.
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February 08, 2005
What the hell is a blog?
It's a new lure. Just kidding. I'm sure some of you have heard of blogs, some of you even know what they are, but many of you have no clue and would probably rather not find out. Too bad, cause' I'm going to blog like crazy ("blog" can be used as a noun or verb) here on classicaquasport.com.
Essentially, a blog is just a personal journal displayed on a web site. Typically, the "blogger," ie, me, Captain, posts a new entry every now and then (daily, weekly, hourly, whatever). The blog posting can consist of anything, Aquasport ramblings, fishing reports, what my dog ate for dinner, etc, etc. That being said, I'll try to keep the focus on fishing and Aquasport related topics.
You'll notice that there is a "comments" feature below. By clicking on that link, you can post a comment to my blog. For instance, you can call me an idiot or a genius or anything in between. You can agree or disagree with my opinion. You too can say anything (w/i reason and common courtesy of course). If the banter back and forth between the blog posting and the comments gets going on a particular topic, then I'll probably encourage the conversation to continue over on the forum.
While forums and blogs are similar, because of their dynamic nature, forums encourage more rapid fire communication, and blogs are more of a platform to voice an opinion. Just bear with us as we learn together how to blog. Wilson will also have posting abilities on this blog.
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February 07, 2005
What's that orange "XML" icon?
OK, this is really cool, but you'll have to bear with me on the explaining. The XML feature allows you to "subscribe" to the classicaquasport.com blog. This isn't the typical subscription that you'd find in a magazine. To start with, it's free. But the really neat feature is that anytime a new post is added to the classicaquasport.com blog, as a subscriber, you are automatically notified. In other words, you don't have to keep visiting the site to see if we've posted anything new.
OK, so how do you "subscribe?" First, you'll need what is called a "news aggregator" or "RSS reader." I prefer one called NewsGator. I think it costs about $30 to download, and if you use Outlook, it integrates very nicely. There are many other aggregators out there, many of them free, but I use my Outlook so much that NewsGator's integration with that application is unbeatable in my opinion.
So, once you download and install NewsGator, you can right-click on the orange XML icon. Then choose "Subscribe in NewsGator." That's it. Now, whenever I add a new post to the classicaquasport.com blog, you'll receive an email notification. There are literally thousands of sites out there that have this XML (also known as RSS) feature. Once you get the hang of this, you'll never have to proactively visit a site again to see if it has changed. Instead, all of the new information will be "pushed" to your desktop.
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February 06, 2005
What's all of this on the left?
Just a way of organizing my blog posts. The actual blog posts are in the middle of the screen and are listed in chronological order. On the left, the calendar highlights days that I created a blog post. Each post is assigned to one or more topical categories. It's a little confusing looking right now b/c I only have a few posts. But, once I get several dozen up, you'll see how the archiving tools on the left help you find old posts.
Posted by captain at 01:54 PM