Hi all, have enjoyed reading some of your posts over the last couple of days, so thought I'd join in.
I'm based in Southampton and have spent the last two summers exploring the solent, (the pubs of the solent)
Looking forward to getting some top tips from all you experienced guys.
Cheers
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by T 15 » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:46 pm
Hi & welcome.....
we love photos on here....boats that is...
we love photos on here....boats that is...
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by Capn Jack » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:10 pm
Hi v215
Welcome to our friendly forum. Lots of boating from us in Southampton, so you are amongst great company here. Nice boat the Sea Ray 215.
Always my best
Cap'n Jack
Welcome to our friendly forum. Lots of boating from us in Southampton, so you are amongst great company here. Nice boat the Sea Ray 215.
Always my best
Cap'n Jack
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Cheap fresh oil is better than expensive dirty oil...
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by jokaboat » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:15 am
As above, let's see some photo and some more info about where you launch / are based etc. As you will have seen there are quite a few of us who are Solent based so chances of cruising in company abound 
If we get any boat favourable weather that is
If we get any boat favourable weather that is
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by cem » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:57 pm
welcome to the madhouse (did i say that)
great boat the 215, in fact i have one myself!!although ours is a little further west in Poole
great boat the 215, in fact i have one myself!!although ours is a little further west in Poole
when you can keep your head when all those around are losing theirs, you obviously haven't grasped the seriousness of the situation
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by v215 » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:20 pm
Hi guys, thanks for the warm welcome.
I have had this boat since March 2010, when I purchased her from Parkstone Bay Marina in Poole, and began the voyage back to Southampton.
After nearly turning round and selling her straight back (poor tide planning at Poole Harbour Entrance) I have enjoyed a couple of great years.
Enjoy regular visits to the Folly, Bucklers Hard, Yarmouth etc and made it down to the Bournemouth air festival last year for a few days.
Photo below (hopefully) was taken at Poole boat haven during the air festival weekend.
Would like to upload something better, but need to get to grips with Flickr and links.
Cheers
I have had this boat since March 2010, when I purchased her from Parkstone Bay Marina in Poole, and began the voyage back to Southampton.
After nearly turning round and selling her straight back (poor tide planning at Poole Harbour Entrance) I have enjoyed a couple of great years.
Enjoy regular visits to the Folly, Bucklers Hard, Yarmouth etc and made it down to the Bournemouth air festival last year for a few days.
Photo below (hopefully) was taken at Poole boat haven during the air festival weekend.
Would like to upload something better, but need to get to grips with Flickr and links.
Cheers
SeaRay 215 "Vounaki"
Southampton Dry Stack
Southampton Dry Stack
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by Torque of the Devil » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:38 pm
Hi V215! I have my boat where your's is kept too. We haven't had her out yet since I moved from MDL Hamble Point to SDS back in March this year. I look forward to meeting you down on the pontoon or on the water if the sun ever decides to appear!
Like you I haven't yet learnt how to download photos onto here. The Saxon Wharf syndicate, of whom a fair few of the chaps on here keep their boats- are all pretty clued up with that sort of thing! I don't think I am very popular with them as I am all chat with no boat pic to prove!!!
You'll find everyone here extremely friendly and very useful indeed.
Like you I haven't yet learnt how to download photos onto here. The Saxon Wharf syndicate, of whom a fair few of the chaps on here keep their boats- are all pretty clued up with that sort of thing! I don't think I am very popular with them as I am all chat with no boat pic to prove!!!
You'll find everyone here extremely friendly and very useful indeed.
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by Capn Jack » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:13 pm
If you resize your photos to 640 x 480 or take them as VGA size they will upload easily.
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by jokaboat » Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:04 pm
Torque of the Devil wrote: I don't think I am very popular with them as I am all chat with no boat pic to prove!!!
Anyone based on the Itchen is ok with me
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by salamis » Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:34 pm
Torque of the Devil wrote:
I don't think I am very popular with them as I am all chat with no boat pic to prove!!!
Well you know what they say " A picture paints a thousand words".
Better get typing then !!
I don't think I am very popular with them as I am all chat with no boat pic to prove!!!
Well you know what they say " A picture paints a thousand words".
Better get typing then !!
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by markanddawn » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:38 am
Welcome V215
Regarding posting pictures, firstly check to see if your camera is set to a low mega pixel setting. If I have taken a picture at 12 mp, I have no chance of loading on any web site. I now leave it on 1 mp which for viewing online is ample and uploads quickly.
I then simply click on upload attachment and browse for the image on the PC. I wouldn't know how to use any of those photo hosting sites.
Regarding posting pictures, firstly check to see if your camera is set to a low mega pixel setting. If I have taken a picture at 12 mp, I have no chance of loading on any web site. I now leave it on 1 mp which for viewing online is ample and uploads quickly.
I then simply click on upload attachment and browse for the image on the PC. I wouldn't know how to use any of those photo hosting sites.
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by Torque of the Devil » Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:51 pm
[quote="Capn Jack"]If you resize your photos to 640 x 480 or take them as VGA size they will upload easily.
Ok, what I have done is saved some photos as a jpeg to my document file on the N Drive at work. The only thing is I don't know how to attach them to my own thread on here so that they appear as a photo rather than just a link to a photo? Can anyone help me with this.
Sorry guys, at least I am trying my best!
Ok, what I have done is saved some photos as a jpeg to my document file on the N Drive at work. The only thing is I don't know how to attach them to my own thread on here so that they appear as a photo rather than just a link to a photo? Can anyone help me with this.
Sorry guys, at least I am trying my best!
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by T 15 » Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:06 pm
Torque of the Devil wrote:Capn Jack wrote:If you resize your photos to 640 x 480 or take them as VGA size they will upload easily.
Ok, what I have done is saved some photos as a jpeg to my document file on the N Drive at work. The only thing is I don't know how to attach them to my own thread on here so that they appear as a photo rather than just a link to a photo? Can anyone help me with this.
Sorry guys, at least I am trying my best!
I use photobucket
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Re: New to forum - Hello
by Torque of the Devil » Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:32 pm
Thanks T15!
Ok I have added them to Photobucket now how do I add them to here?!
Ok I have added them to Photobucket now how do I add them to here?!
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