Our public launch was March 1st 2014. Since that time we have grown from 34 members to 1,511 who have posted 79,508 posts in 4,565 threads. That is an average of 53 posts per member. Our traffic has exceeded the busiest periods of the older forums and we have become the most popular forum for our jet boat models.
I would like to start off by thanking these 34 who took the initial leap
@Bruce,
@Julian,
@txav8r,
@jawsf16,
@PEARCE,
@DCB-270,
@farrelltravis,
@fairpilot,
@Rusty,
@Glassman,
@Backwash,
@Rana,
@Murf'n'surf,
@leeatmg,
@maboat,
@SuperJetDan,
@Suchawittygal,
@brockhals,
@Boat Crazy,
@DawgDaze,
@Detonate,
@itsdgm,
@Stacey in SC,
@OperationROL,
@kvoman,
@BoatSki,
@N1AGH,
@-klb-,
@Brmorganjr,
@upperdeck,
@justason,
@Christy,
@DoubleTrouble and
@Impelled.
During the first week 241 additional members joined us. Thank you
@leatherneck33,
@rick johnston,
@Miamied,
@jcyamaharider,
@Mike Rock,
@patokapirate,
@007,
@RampRage,
@jaybro72,
@mattschepker,
@Chadrock,
@Jebinok,
@primedoc,
@Jeff0319,
@Chris Tronzano,
@InTooDeep,
@Pewaukee Dave,
@CDENsomnia,
@Volffas,
@Cory,
@Sheboat,
@Sotally Tober,
@surfer212,
@Tetonguy,
@jet-r-done,
@JetSet,
@colt45,
@OCMD,
@Sonic,
@RiverRacerX,
@octavio3311,
@Earmark Marine,
@David Analog,
@MakingMemories,
@Jim Robeson,
@Bill,
@Cowboy Casey,
@mrsmilesfl,
@wakeformer,
@Lspeedss,
@davel501,
@flyin_dutchman,
@4x15mph,
@Raphael,
@Rigger,
@D dock jet,
@bibbubouy,
@AR230Fan,
@Mike Barrett,
@Lawson2479,
@jetboater4life,
@CAM212SS,
@BravoMike,
@Speedling,
@RiffRaftTorchLake,
@Kyoshidon,
@Charlie,
@GTBRMC,
@Lester,
@DocSoc,
@LZnoT,
@Special Ed,
@rkennis,
@DeadlyFrog,
@bucks448,
@Artie,
@jayvass,
@cybuch,
@Cookie Cutter,
@Tim Polyak,
@majsa,
@KXCam22,
@sstegh,
@JEvanoff,
@rsrlegends,
@Gym,
@RIchard Eastman,
@ppd153,
@cootercooter,
@trace,
@HawkTX,
@DavidG,
@RobA,
@Roger Steele,
@Kevin M,
@Cloclo,
@Randy and @Dirty.
One of our first actions as a forum was to hold a
Logo Design Competition. Thank you to
@Volffas,
@Williamsone46,
@TechRider and
@fairpilot for your submissions.
@Williamsone46's logo was chosen by member vote and is seen in several variations throughout the forum.
Our members have created and offered various types of SWAG incorporating the logo.
@justason - brought us
two colors of koozies
@tim2808 - brought us
four colors of flags
@Murf'n'surf - brought us a
variety of sticker options
@Julian - brought us a
variety of shirt and hat options
@txav8r - brought us
two colors of footballs
And with
@Williamsone46's help I organized a buy of
spare tire covers, which I promise to do again very soon.
@JetBoatPilot and
@Cobra Jet Steering LLC both jumped into our forum early on and have offered us steep discounts on several items. I especially want to thank
@JetBoatPilot for advertising us to his mailing list.
We have been able to use our strong member count to negotiate member discounts with
Lake Murray Floating Cabins,
Bimini Sands and
Perfect Pass.
Recently we embarked on a new relationship with Yamaha that began with
@Murf'n'surf being invited to attend the launch of the new 190 FSH and spending the day with Yamaha executives. We hope to establish similar relationships with the other jet boat manufacturers in the coming year.
So much has happened in the last year that it would be impossible to sum it all up in one post. Much of what I am forgetting can be found amongst the
Popular Content link.
Oh, I should not forget that ww have a
User Map that many of us have been wanting for years!
Our forum is a success, not because of the administrators, but because of the members who contribute by sharing their experiences and helping others. Our administrators are committed to continuing the operation of our forum and following
Our Code of Conduct which contains our Pledge to Our Members and Our Community.
To recognize the vast contribution of our that we have decided to give away SWAG to the 30 members, excluding admins and vendors, with the most likes. This breaks down as
A Flag:
@jcyamaharider
@Glassman
@justason
@Ronnie
@JC6275
@Williamsone46
@jawsf16
@octavio3311
@Zarrella
@itsdgm
A Four Pack of Koozies:
@MikeyL
@0627Devildog
@Big Shasta
@andy07sx230ho
@GiddYupJoe
@ScarabMike
@Boat Crazy
@Gym
@maboat
@Jim Robeson
A Sticker:
@Geoff Cooper
@Wayloncle
@Lspeedss
@sx210owner
@buckbuck
@GTBRMC
@Volffas
@Speedling
@Magic
@BigN8
We will be contacting these members to arrange delivery.
Thanks again everyone, I am looking forward to an even more successful 2015!
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. Sometimes posts are lost in translation but that makes it all the more interesting to me, a big thank you, keep the good work going.
Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to @Bruce, @Julian, @txav8r , @Murf'n'surf and everyone else who had a hand in making this place so awesome! In just a short year the amount of information that has made it way to the pages here is Unbelievable! It is nice to know there is a place to find answers and share ideas.
and thank you to the jetboaters.net staff for taking the chance on starting a forum that has become so much more than the other forum (forget the name 
