Peter's Post
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We were recently notified that an interview we were part of several months ago became public with an article about our small company. We were surprised when the article came out with less than flattering statements about Parker boats as well as inaccurate statements about me and the invention process of Seaspension. I was not happy about the tone of the article, either. I want to offer our apologies to anyone who might be offended as a Parker boat owner, and as a Classic Parker member in particular. The article in question is at
http://floridatrend.com/article.asp?aid=50925
My personal view about the article was that it was written as if we have a lot to brag about. We strive in fact to be humble people who are committed to doing good work for a higher being. The article gives the impression that all I did was take a Sea Doo shock-absorber and lengthened it to fit a pedestal. On the contrary, I spent a lot of time and effort with a damper manufacturer testing, revalving and tweaking a base damper they were making for Bombardier until it became our own. We have our own part #, and no one else uses our proprietary development.
It also suggests the notion that I had patented the Seaspension pedestal after consultation with Greg Roberts, who at that time was working for a manufacturing company that did Defense-related work. More factually, I had designed and patented the pedestal before this time. I was looking to put the pedestal into production with the help of the company that Greg was working for at that time. Greg however has always been a great supporter of Seaspension from the time we initially started production to his current position as VP of Operations at our company.
Lastly, we explained to the author/interviewer that in these difficult times, we focus on specific markets. We explained that certain boats with forward cabins ride rough. We mentioned certain Parker boat layouts as well as another boat companies as examples. Participating on a boat forum is an educational process for us to learn more about a particular boat. Participation in a forum also provides a way for us to educate others about shock mitigation in general and Seaspension in particular. The author/interviewer dramatized this and wrote it out of context. I might also add that I never uttered the last “quotation” in the article. Needless to say, we didn’t have any editorial capabilities with this piece. Again, my apologies, and thank you for your support.
http://floridatrend.com/article.asp?aid=50925
My personal view about the article was that it was written as if we have a lot to brag about. We strive in fact to be humble people who are committed to doing good work for a higher being. The article gives the impression that all I did was take a Sea Doo shock-absorber and lengthened it to fit a pedestal. On the contrary, I spent a lot of time and effort with a damper manufacturer testing, revalving and tweaking a base damper they were making for Bombardier until it became our own. We have our own part #, and no one else uses our proprietary development.
It also suggests the notion that I had patented the Seaspension pedestal after consultation with Greg Roberts, who at that time was working for a manufacturing company that did Defense-related work. More factually, I had designed and patented the pedestal before this time. I was looking to put the pedestal into production with the help of the company that Greg was working for at that time. Greg however has always been a great supporter of Seaspension from the time we initially started production to his current position as VP of Operations at our company.
Lastly, we explained to the author/interviewer that in these difficult times, we focus on specific markets. We explained that certain boats with forward cabins ride rough. We mentioned certain Parker boat layouts as well as another boat companies as examples. Participating on a boat forum is an educational process for us to learn more about a particular boat. Participation in a forum also provides a way for us to educate others about shock mitigation in general and Seaspension in particular. The author/interviewer dramatized this and wrote it out of context. I might also add that I never uttered the last “quotation” in the article. Needless to say, we didn’t have any editorial capabilities with this piece. Again, my apologies, and thank you for your support.