Frank Hagan
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Rosie is an exception!
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Email filters are routinely stripping out the validation email we send out, so we are trying something new.
People registering will now finish the new "no captcha recaptcha" ... a single check mark they click ... to register. Google reads their cookies to see if they are humans, and what their activity has been, and then allows them to go on with the process or not.
These new members must first have posts approved by me; this is done to prevent spamming. Once they have the right number of approved posts, they have full privileges. Please help by reporting any post you see that is spam.
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TapaTalk has been re-enabled for all users. I apologize for any of you who have not been able to view messing-about on the older version.
It is now free for all iOS and Android versions. Search for "Tapatalk" in your app store.
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Back in 2001, I spent $2,561. Here's the log of my costs back then: http://www.frankhagan.com/weekender/boatcost.htm
The single most expensive items: sails from Stephenson's Projects ($475).
In California, when I registered the boat at the DMV, they requested the receipts to see if I had paid sales tax on the materials. That avoided paying sales tax on the boat value (which was $2,561, the cost of the materials).
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Hey, I was all set to do a tutorial! As soon as I figured it out, that is.
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Here's a short video showing some tips on navigating the forums:
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Sorry, Egbert! Use the "Attach Files" section below the editor. The "upload file" link was removed from the image icon for some reason a while ago, and I always forget.
Click the "Browse" button to select the file, then the "Attach This File" to upload it to our server:
It is attached as a thumbnail at the bottom of the image by default, but you can place it into the body of the message by positioning your cursor where you want it, and clicking "Add to Post":
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Hey Egbert, after you have one approved post (which you now have) you can upload images to the forums. Try it now with a pic on your computer. Just click the little image icon, next to the < > icon on the tool bar.
Keeping the spammers at bay is hard, but we do a pretty good job by requiring the first post to be approved before allowing full access and upload rights, etc. Otherwise we get pictures none of us want to see!
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This forum is hosted by messing-about.com with the permission of, and participation by Bluejacket Boats.
Discussion here is generally about the Bluejacket boats designed by Tom Lathrop. We don't strictly enforce topic rules on messing-about.com, so if a conversation leads off into a different direction, don't be too concerned. Conversations do that sometimes! If the topic doesn't apply at all, I may move it to the Main Forum.Bluejacket Boats contact information:
Tom Lathrop
Mildred's Cove Boatshop
POB 752
Oriental, NC 28571
(252) 249 2646
Website: http://bluejacketboats.com/
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We have one that goes into a local lake every now and then ... very slow boat, and not much faster as a car! But at least it is usable as a car.
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I was thinking the same thing ... if a car had a PTO like a tractor, you could create a pontoon boat that you connect to the prop using the PTO, and use the front wheels to direct the rudder. Mechanically it doesn't sound that tough to do ....
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Another test post.
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This is a post to test email notifications. Please ignore.
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The price is more shocking than the video but it looks like many of the components are off the shelf or available (at a price). Which of you guys is going to build the first home built version?
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You know I get wound up over this kind of stuff. i'm sure it matters a lot more to me than it would for "normal" people!
The Forums seem to be doing OK with the posts being unarchived.
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Hmmmm ... the forum software guys gave me some recommendations regarding the standard search routines, and they are still indexing some of the 80,000+ posts, but the search function seems to be working better. I have the Google search app disabled for now. We'll see how it goes.
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Not working for you?
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The built-in search doesn't work well with our archived posts (we have over 80,000 posts on the board now). So I have added Google site search to the forums. A search for "Princess 22" or "weekender keel" will now pull up the hundreds of posts pertaining to those topics, even the archived ones.
it does have Google ads on it; I haven't priced the ad-free business version yet, but may consider it later. Not sure how much they charge for it.
The old search is also still available, just select "Forums" under the "Search" section:
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Ha! I should have said if you experience any NEW oddities!
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I'm upgrading the server's software to accommodate a new billing panel. Please let me know in this thread if you experience any oddities on the site.
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I found another memory setting for PHP, which runs the image resizing function "GD", and I upped it. I have successfully uploaded images over 2.4M, so we should be good to go for any but the largest images.
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I think I found the issue; php memory allotment was set to 32M and the file resizing function was timing out. Testing with a 1.17M file:
And a larger 2.54M image:
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Trying again with a sub-4MB image at 1.03 MB (this one is my first selfie, but I only have a rear facing camera)
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Trying again after clearing cache and cookies
Changing Your Password
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To change your password, click your name at the upper right, then select "My Settings" and then the "Email & Password" link in the left menu: