Gord...I see you are online so thought I would share about Trawler ED on the current bottom paint thread.
I believe he is actually a commercial poster posing as a "regular".
Over on sailnet he used the name ED and a screen name of boatgui. He had an AOL account with an IP address of 64.12.117.8 which resolves to Margate Florida...close to where Trawler Ed seems to hang out.
I may be off on this...but it is suspicious and thought you would appreciate the additional info. so you could cross check.
Best...Cam