YES, this means YOU!
 

Recently I have had a few guys call to inform me of the correct methods of rigging a boat. I had a text at 10:14 P.M. last night. Let me disseminate a bit of information. I keep my phone on at all times. I have 2 daughters, 8 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. My phone is on in case of emergencies. I accept calls from 8:00 A.M. till 8:00 P.M. to help anyone with a problem or just seeking advice. I am a Christian. I do not drink, smoke, use foul language, and try to treat folks the way I want to be treated. If you call me and use foul language, I will tell you up front, I don't talk like that and appreciate you returning the favor when speaking to me. If you can't honor that request, find someone else to call. I'll warn you the first time, then block your number if you refuse to honor my request. Same goes for calling me after hours. If you don't have enough common sense or decency to call at a decent hour, call someone else.

I have rigged boats since 1979, that is 37 years. I am not implying that I know everything, if I have a question I search the internet for answers.
I was a Professional RACER from 1991-1999 inclusive. Now, there is a huge difference between a Racer and a DRIVER. A RACER builds his own motors, rigs his own boat, sets his boat up to race and makes his own adjustments. A DRIVER shows up on test day, climbs into a boat, drives it and goes home. A DRIVER does no setup, no rigging, no engine building, he DRIVES. APBA averages about 1500 Professional racers a year. I have won the Parker Marathon, a race of 40 laps of a 4.1 mile course, I won the Sprint National Championship for 3 years consecutively. I raced UNDEFEATED in 1995 and 1996. I set EVERY world speed record in my class.
I offer this information to show that this ain't my first rodeo when it comes to boats. And I can assure you, there are no new revelations when it comes to boats.
All I ask is that you call or text at a decent time. If you can't do that, lose my number.
Thank You
Danny Thibodeaux

Sometimes common sense ain't so common.

Thats why i regret posting things forsale usually. Ppl call or text at like 11pm thinking its no big deal.

SO there I was, 42,000 ft over the Indian Ocean at about 0330Zulu, with the sun just peaking over the earth, Sat phone only available for a short time frame due to the geo sync of the sat, its direction and my direction are not conducive, as well the solar flair/ rad when first sun light are strongest making sat calls tougher as the sun rises............... DO I MAKE THAT CALL to CC??

just checking :)

My bad. Was cleaning garfish from the rock til late. Gotta get the motor running again to snag gar before all them st landry couyons get enough all

Well stated Danny. People tend to think their time is more important than anyone else's.

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I am a building inspector, and my phone stays on 24/7... I've told people before, email and I'll answer, call and you will get voice mail and a return call on Monday. my email notification is silent... so I answer when i choose.

My cell phone stays in the kitchen on silent when I'm in bed. If there's an emergency, my family and close friends have my home number.

CC one would think that just by reading your username it would be a given to tread very lightly in the profanity area. It's just rude to use profanity in any first introduction scenario. That kind of talk should be reserved for fishing and drinking beer with buddies.

Or at work! :)

I totally agree. Using profanity shows a lack of vocabulary, filler words used often.
As I said, most guys are very polite when calling, but there's always THAT guy.

Very true :)

I've only met you once in person, and talked over the phone a couple times.. I've recommended you a lot of times, for any kind of boat question!
I've told multiple buddies , multiple times, that I know this one fella (Danny) that I wish would write a book or that I could have the knowledge he has of boats" .....which I'm sure a lot come from experience but dang you got a lot of knowledge in that head of yours!
Glad to have met you, enjoy reading any of your posts. And now that I know more about your history of racing I'll prolly brag on you more and you may get more random phone calls about how to make my boat run the best haha


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