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#11
TSBB General Talk / Re: Help me sell my boat!! . ...
Last post by Noemi - Ensenada 20 - Jun 01, 2025, 08:11 PM #12
TSBB General Talk / Re: More Boat Sale opinions so...
Last post by Travis Chapman - Jun 01, 2025, 07:48 PMMy emotions were evoked looking at the sunset picture. It definitely says "You too can be sitting in an Adirondack chair on the beach after a great day sailing, your bikini-clad honey bee inside plating dinner to share ashore, a cold beverage in hand, and the satisfaction of seeing your floating project successfully complete an arduous journey! Surrounded by all that beauty, who could say no to that purchase?
I really did know the story Panda Paws was telling from her profile photo: "You like doing a lot of restoration, right? You'll be incredibly satisfied by the amount needed!"
I really did know the story Panda Paws was telling from her profile photo: "You like doing a lot of restoration, right? You'll be incredibly satisfied by the amount needed!"
#13
TSBB General Talk / Re: More Boat Sale opinions so...
Last post by Spot - Jun 01, 2025, 06:30 PMInclude them both, daytime shot as opener and sunset as closer.
#14
Precision / Precision Sailors' Happy Hour,...
Last post by Riggerdood - Jun 01, 2025, 05:33 PMHi All,
Back by popular demand, I'm setting up another Zoom meeting for this coming Friday, June 6th, at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.
Any and all who wish to join in, simply reply here to that effect, and I will PM you the Zoom info. Note: I use the PM function of this forum to send the Zoom info - no need to post your email address in a reply here, just keep an eye on your PMs.
Those who have participated in previous happy hours will automatically get the invite, so no need to reply here.
Thanks, and hope to see a few new faces this Friday, as well as "the regulars" in this joint!
- Tim
Back by popular demand, I'm setting up another Zoom meeting for this coming Friday, June 6th, at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.
Any and all who wish to join in, simply reply here to that effect, and I will PM you the Zoom info. Note: I use the PM function of this forum to send the Zoom info - no need to post your email address in a reply here, just keep an eye on your PMs.
Those who have participated in previous happy hours will automatically get the invite, so no need to reply here.
Thanks, and hope to see a few new faces this Friday, as well as "the regulars" in this joint!
- Tim
#15
TSBB General Talk / More Boat Sale opinions sought...
Last post by Charles Brennan - Jun 01, 2025, 04:59 PMI certainly appreciate the outpouring of advice on my recent post inquiring about selling Urchin.
(I gotta quit all that personalization and simply call it: "selling the boat".)
I can see Jim's and Monroe's point about simply donating the boat due to it's age, but I NEED to sell it in order to fund finishing the SCAMP as well as equipping it in the sybaritic style, to which Urchin has accustomed me.
(Durn!
Did it again!) 
All of you had very good pragmatic considerations, which I TOTALLY never thought of, because I've been so happy with this boat for so long, I just never got in the habit of reading boat ads, I guess.
My son, Chris, had a good point about having a pic that is a"grabber" and several of you (Norm, Riley, etc.) agreed with him.
So WHICH of these two pics should an ad start with?
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This was taken in 2023, at the FL120.
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Taken at the same FL120.
They are two of my favorite pics, one the background on my computer, the other, the home page on my phone.
Which do you think would appeal more, to a potential buyer?
Again, say anything, I'm open to everything.
Thanks,
Charles Brennan
(I gotta quit all that personalization and simply call it: "selling the boat".)
I can see Jim's and Monroe's point about simply donating the boat due to it's age, but I NEED to sell it in order to fund finishing the SCAMP as well as equipping it in the sybaritic style, to which Urchin has accustomed me.
(Durn!
Did it again!) All of you had very good pragmatic considerations, which I TOTALLY never thought of, because I've been so happy with this boat for so long, I just never got in the habit of reading boat ads, I guess.
My son, Chris, had a good point about having a pic that is a"grabber" and several of you (Norm, Riley, etc.) agreed with him.
So WHICH of these two pics should an ad start with?
You cannot view this attachment.
This was taken in 2023, at the FL120.
You cannot view this attachment.
Taken at the same FL120.
They are two of my favorite pics, one the background on my computer, the other, the home page on my phone.
Which do you think would appeal more, to a potential buyer?
Again, say anything, I'm open to everything.
Thanks,
Charles Brennan
#16
TSBB General Talk / Re: Cheap Thrills pic posting ...
Last post by Charles Brennan - Jun 01, 2025, 04:35 PMJan, Here is an app for you to down size pics, that I use a lot.
https://www.fotosizer.com/Download
Called Fotosizer.
You can specify how much to downsize the pics and you can do several pics in a batch.
1024 X 768 pixels is a pretty good value for most TSBB viewers.
My 4 and 5 Mega Byte phone camera pics typically reduce down to 100 Kilo Bytes, or so.
I like that much downsizing, because they load faster when viewing and don't bog down, when viewing my posts on smart phones.
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I also arrange the pics into folders (e.g. BEER Cruise, FL120, CDCR, Boat Shows etc.)
Then in each of those folders, I make a sub-folder titled: Tiny Pics.
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Then I run Fotosizer so I can take all the pics in the main folder and have the program route the results into the tiny folder.
Then I upload to TSBB from the Tiny Pics folder, leaving my original pics intact.
Once you have tiny pics to post, click on the "Click or drag files" icon, under the editing page.
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Once the dialog box opens, navigate to the folder with your desired pic:
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Select one, then click on "Open"
Once downloaded, click on the blue up arrow.
If you click on the red X, it will simply delete the file you just downloaded.
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After you click the blue up arrow, this little dialog box pops up:
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Now to be fair, you CAN define pixel width and height and key in values, but I let Fotosizer do it for me, so that I don't end up with fun-house mirror type pics.
Leave the width and height dialog boxes blank and click on the INSERT button.
This will insert the HTML code for the pic, right wherever you left the cursor, on the editing page.
If you fail to click on the INSERT button, your pics will still upload, but they won't display in either the post or the preview, but instead, will be shown as downloads at the bottom of your post.
People will have to click on them and open the files to be able to see the pics.
Very annoying.
Here's an example from one of Timm's posts:
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Hope this helps,
Charles Brennan
https://www.fotosizer.com/Download
Called Fotosizer.
You can specify how much to downsize the pics and you can do several pics in a batch.
1024 X 768 pixels is a pretty good value for most TSBB viewers.
My 4 and 5 Mega Byte phone camera pics typically reduce down to 100 Kilo Bytes, or so.
I like that much downsizing, because they load faster when viewing and don't bog down, when viewing my posts on smart phones.
You cannot view this attachment.
I also arrange the pics into folders (e.g. BEER Cruise, FL120, CDCR, Boat Shows etc.)
Then in each of those folders, I make a sub-folder titled: Tiny Pics.
You cannot view this attachment.
Then I run Fotosizer so I can take all the pics in the main folder and have the program route the results into the tiny folder.
Then I upload to TSBB from the Tiny Pics folder, leaving my original pics intact.
Once you have tiny pics to post, click on the "Click or drag files" icon, under the editing page.
You cannot view this attachment.
Once the dialog box opens, navigate to the folder with your desired pic:
You cannot view this attachment.
Select one, then click on "Open"
Once downloaded, click on the blue up arrow.
If you click on the red X, it will simply delete the file you just downloaded.
You cannot view this attachment.
After you click the blue up arrow, this little dialog box pops up:
You cannot view this attachment.
Now to be fair, you CAN define pixel width and height and key in values, but I let Fotosizer do it for me, so that I don't end up with fun-house mirror type pics.
Leave the width and height dialog boxes blank and click on the INSERT button.
This will insert the HTML code for the pic, right wherever you left the cursor, on the editing page.
If you fail to click on the INSERT button, your pics will still upload, but they won't display in either the post or the preview, but instead, will be shown as downloads at the bottom of your post.
People will have to click on them and open the files to be able to see the pics.
Very annoying.
Here's an example from one of Timm's posts:
You cannot view this attachment.
Hope this helps,
Charles Brennan
#17
TSBB General Talk / Re: Cheap Thrills
Last post by Jan Pittard - Jun 01, 2025, 01:25 PMAnd so it begins - ... after an argument about the best way to leverage the front of the boat upwards to drain it - we did finally manage it - took a dozen bricks, a bottle jack and a garden cart but we drained out all we could - covered the inspection port holes with plastic and tape - hopefully by next week we can dig the wheels out and move it to where I can work on it-
All the things have been ordered and I need to make a trip home to look for parts and the sails - my husband is pretty excited to try it out but is thinking a boat we can anchor in overnight might be nicer -
My photos are too big - and I tried resizing but no luck....
All the things have been ordered and I need to make a trip home to look for parts and the sails - my husband is pretty excited to try it out but is thinking a boat we can anchor in overnight might be nicer -
My photos are too big - and I tried resizing but no luck....
#18
TSBB General Talk / Re: THEY LIED!!!!
Last post by Riley Smith - Jun 01, 2025, 09:47 AM"Crossroads seem to come and go..." is a fitting response I guess. Great song. Here's to another life, one without and one with a new path. Thought I'd include the WHOLE lyrics as it as great a poetry as there is.
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, havin' fun
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the Gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams the Gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again the morning's come
Again he's on the run
Sunbeams shining through his hair
Appearing not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and Gypsy roll on, roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go? No, no, no
Will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But I know that he won't stay without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay without Melissa
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, havin' fun
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the Gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams the Gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again the morning's come
Again he's on the run
Sunbeams shining through his hair
Appearing not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and Gypsy roll on, roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go? No, no, no
Will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But I know that he won't stay without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay without Melissa
#19
TSBB General Talk / Re: Help me sell my boat!! . ...
Last post by Riley Smith - Jun 01, 2025, 09:29 AMTotally agree. You have about 1/10 of a second before that scanner decides to move to the next one in hopes of eye candy. Not too many pics though, because you ALSO want to engage. You know, as in person. Where the cash is. I don't know what I'd do with the catboat when it becomes untenable, but the way things are going I'd better spend some thought on that idea.
#20
TSBB General Talk / Re: Help me sell my boat!! . ...
Last post by Norm L. - Jun 01, 2025, 02:28 AMI liked that, Chris.
Leading with a very good photo of it is the lead into it. What someone has seen is the next step into the basic details of what they find of interest. The photos of areas that they would like and finally those lists of the bits and pieces of a boat's actual items.
I think that process could be the best and finally ending with the price. I have seen ads starting with the photo and the cost. It may work for one buying the first boat ever, but I think the lead into what this could be for someone can have the cost at the end of the view.
Leading with a very good photo of it is the lead into it. What someone has seen is the next step into the basic details of what they find of interest. The photos of areas that they would like and finally those lists of the bits and pieces of a boat's actual items.
I think that process could be the best and finally ending with the price. I have seen ads starting with the photo and the cost. It may work for one buying the first boat ever, but I think the lead into what this could be for someone can have the cost at the end of the view.