Kachina Will Never Grace the Pages of HB

[***boateditor]

Kachina will never grace the pages of HB. And I'm fine with that.
The quote above was from another thread slamming Hot Boat. (Seems as if our reviews are biased toward advertisers...Hmmm, I wonder if Advantage would agree with that.)
I actually enjoy reading readers' impressions of my publication, both positive and negative. As the editor, I have a unique perspective about them; I may not always agree, but it's always fascinating to gauge public opinion...even when it's occasionally a load of dingo's kidneys.
See, I happen to really like Kachina and its boats, and I can't think of a time a Reader Ride has been submitted to me that I haven't used it. Louie Majors has always impressed me as a giant in this industry, and I'm always excited when I get a chance to test one of his models. The company's 25' Icon was one of the first boats I wrote about when I started here 10 years ago. ("Surrogate Swimmer" was owned by Richard Maiocco, a retired law-enforcement officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.) A gorgeous boat.
So I can't resist adding a few "islands of truth" of my own. Let's just say that Kachina will NEVER grace the pages of HB...except for:
March 1996
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina3-96.jpg
May 2000
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina5-00.jpg
January 2001
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina1-01.jpg
July 2001
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina7-01.jpg
September 2001
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina9-01.jpg
March 2002
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina3-02.jpg
March 2003
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...achina3-03.jpg
November 2004
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...china11-04.jpg
And, of course, all of the future articles we publish about them.
And any others we've run in the past. These were just the ones I happened to dig up.

[Tom Brown]

hmmmmm... maybe I should send in pictures of my 28 year old Carlson. :idea:
I think it's really neat that an actual magazine guy is hanging out on the forum. It's one of the reasons I just subscribed.

[***boateditor]

hmmmmm... maybe I should send in pictures of my 28 year old Carlson. :idea:
No, no, don't do that. You'll never see a Carlson gracing the pages of HB. Just ask Kachina26!

[Rexone]

...even when it's occasionally a load of dingo's kidneys.
Brett you've been hanging out with Tom Brown haven't you?

[***boateditor]

Brett you've been hanging out with Tom Brown haven't you?
No, but I'm an admirer of the company:
Tom Brown Inc. (http://www.encana.com/TomBrown/images/tombrown_logo.gif)

[Rexone]

I knew Tom was heavily into gas but I had no idea.

[BarryMac]

I've never seen a Carrera JetBoat either... :cry:
Tom Brown sucks!!!

[Rexone]

Brett, question for you. The forum has been around for several years. You have been editor for several years. How did it come that you only recently started posting? Just curious.

[Tom Brown]

BTW... November 2004 is my favorite Kachina model.

[Tom Brown]

Brett, question for you. The forum has been around for several years. You have been editor for several years. How did it come that you only recently started posting? Just curious.
I'll bet it was a case of:
***boat has forums?