Re: opinions wanted

[1aquaholic]

I would do it in a heartbeat. I would help them out and not expect anything in return. All I would ask is them to "Pay It Forward". Some day, somewhere, somebody, will need help and hopefully they (or one of the family) can pay it forward. Life has a way of rewarding people for things like this. It just happened to me a few years ago with a gentleman on this website. He needed a starter I had, it had been sitting in my shed for several years. I saw his ad on the AOMCI classifieds and I sent it to him with the understanding that the only compensation I wanted was for him to pay the freight and to "Pay It Forward". I sent it to him, he sent me the money for the freight, he’s happy, I’m happy that maybe I saved an old Scott from the scrap yard, but it made me feel good. It was several months later I put an ad on the AOMCI website looking for some 70 hp Evinrude carb parts. He called me up, said he had them and all I had to do was to pay the freight. After talking to him for a bit, we both realized I was the one who sent him the starter for his Scott. We had a great discussion about how this happened. It was fun! What goes around, comes around. I think some people call it Karma!! I’m a believer!
I see guys like Garry in Tampa, Frank R and many others who have so much knowledge, experience and information and data to back it up, and they continue to give the information and help people all the time. It’s guys like this that makes this hobby fun and yet challenging.
Do it if you can spare the time, or give them guidance so they can do it themselves. Good luck and keep us posted!

Regards,
1Aquaholic