Please help a student gather research

[conceptual]

Definitely - the thread disappeared temporarily and I was rather disappointed. It's not going to serve as any useful advertising, since everyone agrees it's a stupid idea.

Pete

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.
Ken Olsen


Know your history for it will repeat
Other than that I appreciate the feedback, as useless as your opinion is in the grand scheme, the feedback is appreciated.

God Bless

 

[NormanS]

Not impressed with the video presentation, but....

For 30 years, I used to own and operate a 60ft converted MFV. This was kept on a swinging mooring, and I used almost exactly the method shown here. When approaching a normal mooring with the pick-up buoy floating in the water, the pick-up buoy disappears from sight, from the wheelhouse, while still a long way from the mooring.

For my own mooring, I used a large dahn buoy with a hook on the top of the pole, so that the hook was just above the height of the bulwark at the bow. The riser chain being attached to the bottom of the dahn kept the buoy upright.

When leaving the mooring, and before letting anything go, I would steam up to the buoy, the crew would drop the pick-up buoy onto the hook, and then let go the mooring. On return it was easy to head right up to the mooring, and the crew would lift the pick-up off the hook, pull in the pennant, and make fast.

Now that I have a smaller boat, we just use a floating pick-up and a boathook, but for a large boat, with high freeboard, it is an excellent system

 

[PabloPicasso]

that's exactly what I was gonna say

 

[KenMcCulloch]

Like some others I tried to filll in the survey in good faith but experienced the same difficulty as others have described.

I'm also a bit surprised that an MBA student appears not to have given any thought to ethical issues in relation to this research. No offer of anonymity, no information about the purpose of the research, no information about the institution where the researcher is a student, or whom to contact if one has any questions, etc. etc.

Basically (a professional opinion) it's a piss-poor piece of survey design.

 

[Stork_III]

Like some others I tried to filll in the survey in good faith but experienced the same difficulty as others have described.

I'm also a bit surprised that an MBA student appears not to have given any thought to ethical issues in relation to this research. No offer of anonymity, no information about the purpose of the research, no information about the institution where the researcher is a student, or whom to contact if one has any questions, etc. etc.

Basically (a professional opinion) it's a piss-poor piece of survey design.

That is because it is not research but advertising, EZ-Moor as used in the video opening shots is a registered trademark according to the US parent website.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Basically (a professional opinion) it's a piss-poor piece of survey design.

...and may I say that your professional opinion is expressed in such a professional manner too!

I agree though. It wasn't very well thought through.

 

[conceptual]

i now have a suffieceint number of responses.

Again thank you for all your comments. HAve a wonderful weekend and I will be back soon to catch up and see how everything is going.

 

[boguing]

I suppose that "ez-moor solution to a problem that only a half-wit would allow to happen in the first place" hasn't got the same ring to it?

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

That is because it is not research but advertising, EZ-Moor as used in the video opening shots is a registered trademark according to the US parent website.

There is a US parent website?

 

[Stork_III]

There is a US parent website?

Yes, I will not post it though, Google.com will find it

 

[RichardS]

ah......but if it's not well thought through then prepare for a world of pain!

"Deleting as I feel that the masses are upset and I dont want to start any trouble"

Oh well, I did warn you!

Richard

 

[Stork_III]

"Deleting as I feel that the masses are upset and I dont want to start any trouble"

Oh well, I did warn you!

Richard

Glad to see he has deleted it, I have received abusive PMs from him so hope he will not return.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

I have received abusive PMs from him so hope he will not return.

That's not on, and I can't see why he should pick on you for that kind of treatment.

Why is it that nearly everytime somebody comes on here with a bit of "research", or a student asks for help, that it ends in tears?

 

[prv]

Why is it that nearly everytime somebody comes on here with a bit of "research", or a student asks for help, that it ends in tears?

Because they usually have no understanding of the subject and ask moronic questions

Pete

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Because they usually have no understanding of the subject and ask moronic questions

Well, I suppose my question was a bit moronic too.
But it does strike me as a little odd that people come here asking for something and are then so quick to take offence.

Just an observation really; I'm not going to lose any sleep over it!

 

[Laura Nineham]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to thank those users who pointed out evidence that showed the OP was using the forums for commercial gain.

The OP has been banned, not just for using the forums commerically but also for abusing forum members.

Thanks again for your help with this,

Laura