[Jeff]

Kevin - RELAX...Brian's a big boy as am I, and I'm pretty sure neither of us really cares about this as much as you. But since you decided to stir the pot...

I already stated my position. My initial dissappointment was not with Tiara, or with Brian. I was simply venting about a pet peeve and clearly stated it was not about the $12 - which by the way, I'm thoroughly impressed, as I'm sure everyone else on this board is, that money is not an object to you and that your boat burns so much fuel.

The marine industry is somewhat a captive one, and when you are asked to spend $12 for a KEY, and two or three times as much for a cleaning product that simply says "Marine" on it but has the exact same ingredients as the non-marine version, it's nothing but ridiculous.

I also don't know when or how you started tracking my time, so I don't know where the 3 weeks comes from, but again, since you're feeling compelled to puff your chest over the internet, I'll bite. I actually found key blanks and had them cut at a local Ace Hardware for a couple bucks - two keys for a fraction of the cost of one. BTW, if you think I'm alone, go check out a handfull of other boating forums and you will see the exact same discussion about cabin key replacements.

Lastly, as for my comment about Brian's initial response, I stand by it. I simply felt as a representative of a well respected company (which by the way we must all feel strongly about or we wouldn't spend what we spend to own one of their products) it was somewhat unprofessional. He has responded, which he didn't even have to do as far as I'm concerned, and I'm going to take it for face value and assume it's sincere.

Brian - if you're taking the time to read this crazy thread, I realized I never responded to your last post. Thanks for the reply.

I'm very sorry for the rant, but I had very high hopes for a boating forum that would stand above the others and not get bogged down with the usual &^%.