wakesiderides

[jl470]

dogbert I completly agree! There is a definite difference in the two sites!
This site is great! Tige owners. WSR is a community of all boat makes where we can exchange info, show our boats to other boat owners.
I am just trying to make the Tige section as accurate as possible.

[artking]

it would be cool if we could set this site up to show off our rides.. would that be possible?

[Matt Garcia]

artking,

Yes you can show off your rides here, go to the galleries section http://www.tigeowners.com/photos/index.php and click on Members Galleries.

[dogbert]

Matt,

I think what he's saying is that you can associate images of your boat, along with a fair amount of detail about the different options on your boat. Then, there's even a way to rate everyone's setup. It's kinda cool, check it out.

Also, it would be neat if you could click on the person's name and link to their profile description directly from one of these threads.

Finally, there's no way to search by location. So, if I wanted to see who was in my area, I couldn't right now. I've often seen posts where members try to get together, but it would be difficult to see who's actually in an area to organize any sort of event.

[dogbert]

Matt,

I think what he's saying is that you can associate images of your boat, along with a fair amount of detail about the different options on your boat. Then, there's even a way to rate everyone's setup. It's kinda cool, check it out.

Also, it would be neat if you could click on the person's name and link to their profile description directly from one of these threads.

Finally, there's no way to search by location. So, if I wanted to see who was in my area, I couldn't right now. I've often seen posts where members try to get together, but it would be difficult to see who's actually in an area to organize any sort of event.

[dogbert]

C'mon, we need some more representation on wakesiderides ...gotta show 'em how sweet our rides are! I'm seeing more Tiges on Lake Buchanan than all other inboard ski boats combined.

BTW, Tige is a sponsor of the wakesiderides site also.

[jl470]

tweirich, Sponsorship is not an issue here. Sure there is a link to Tige.com but, keep in mind the two sites are completely different. This site dedicated to Tige and Tige owners is just that, a site dedicated to Tige and Tige owners. And also keep in mind the reason why we are all here, Tige! In my humble opinion the best boat around! It took me 5 years to find my boat(I'd like to think my Tige found me)I will probably never switch makes.The end of this year may find me buying a 24V( I hope).
Now on to Wakeside, Yes it used to be MalibuBoatOwners(MBO) It was in fact the idea of the crew at Wakeside(hence the name Wakesiderides) The creative force behind MBO is now the "Drive" of WSR. The object of WSR is totally diferent than Tige Owners or TheMalibuCrew or any other "make" site. It is and will always be a community of boat entusiasts who want to share their boats with other boat owners of all makes to compare notes or just b.s. with each other.
The reason I come to TigeOwners is to find out more about "my" boat and other Tige's and get to know other Tige owners. This site is the #1 source for anything Tige hands down.
The reason I do what I can for the Tige section of WSR is to try and give other "make" owners a fair and accurate view of Tige boats in general. A few of you here have really helped me with that and it is greatly appreciated.
I read the post about adding this or changing that to make one or the other sites compare. Sure it could happen but why? This site is great like it is and so is WSR. Both have good and bad points thats what makes us come back! The human or personal factors.
I think admin here has done a fantastic job and I can only hope to make my little section of WSR half as good.
In closing, sorry this is so long(I felt I needed to get it out) and guys post your rides if you want. We have 31 right now so we only need about 730 more to compete with the Malibu guys (hahah)

Dustin, if you read this I would still really like to talk with you. Pick your brain if you will. My e-mail is john@wakesiderides.com

Thanks for the space to post this!
John

[dogbert]

John & Matt,

You're both doing a great job!

[jl470]

tweirich, thank you very much! I appreciate the chance to be involved in such a new web site.
Matt is doing an excellent job here. Matt if you read this, here is the open invitation: http://www.wakesiderides.com/
Come check it out! BTW Matt, I went to high school with a M.G. in California. When I joined this site it was a blast from the past.