Classic era steam yachts and motoryachts

[Maunsel]

Is anyone interested in classic motoryacht history? I'm collecting pictures and information on pre 1940 grand yachts, mostly wood, steam or motor. I have downloaded and saved the "yachts" sections of "Merchant Vessels of The United States" for the years 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1918, 1920, and 1922 for quick reference. I also have Lloyd's Register of American Yachts, 1935. I've also collected online photos of several hundred famous yachts as well. I'm happy to share and discuss yacht history with interested parties.

[C. Ross]

Bring on the pictures!

[Bob Cleek]

Oh, yea! Especially the steamers. Post away!

[Maunsel]

The site won't accept any of my pictures - too big, it says. Somebody wanna advise me here?

[BarnacleGrim]

Use this button to post pictures: http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/images/editor/insertimage.gif

You need to host the pictures somewhere else, like http://www.imageshack.us/

[Lew Barrett]

Me! Me! Me! Let 'er rip!

[willmarsh3]

This brings to mind the Steam Yacht Cangarda.

http://www.tricoastal.com/Cangarda/Cangarda.html

http://www.tricoastal.com/Cangarda/In%20its%20heyday.jpg

A thread about her here: http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58924

[Jay Greer]

I had the pleasure of steaming on this one prior to the time it was donated to the San Diego Marine Museum.http://www.inetours.com/San_Diego/Photos/Steam-Yacht-Medea.html
Jay

[Steve Cobb]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greatatlantic/4666715890/

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[Steve Cobb]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greatatlantic/4666715890/

[Paul Scheuer]

The URL shuld look something like this, preceded by http, a colon and two slashes.

farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4666715890_221c78f88c.jpg (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4666715890_221c78f88c.jpg)


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4666715890_221c78f88c.jpg

[Thorne]

Here's how to post photos on this forum:

First - don't attach photos. Only a tiny version will display.

Second - Post the photos on the web. Use your own website, or a free image hosting service like www.flickr.com, picturetrail, photobucket, etc.

Once posted on the web, right-click the photo to copy the URL (web address). Always test first by pasting the photo URL into the location field (http:// ) of a web browser and see if the photo displays.

(Flickr only - You usually have to first click the ALL SIZES link near the top -- then you can get the URL by right-clicking or copying the "Grab the photo's URL" data field below the image. If you don't want the largest size (displayed) you can then click another option in the 'Available sizes" links above the image.)

Third - once posted on the web, try this procedure while logged in to this Forum:

1. Click the "User CP" link in the browser window in the top left of the menu bar.

2. Click the "Edit Options" link about halfway down the left column.

3. At the bottom of the next page in "Misc Options", select "Enhanced Interface" from the pulldown list. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.

4. Once this interface has been selected, in any "Reply" window you can click the "insert photo" icon --> a little yellow square icon with the stamp in the upper right corner, the mountains in the lower center.

5. Once the little dialog box titled "Please enter the URL of your image" comes up, paste the URL of the photo in the field.

TROUBLESHOOTING:
If unsure of the procedure, test first by pasting the photo URL into the location field (http:// ) of a web browser.

Remember, the PHOTO URL will end in .jpg, not .htm or html. URLs ending in .htm are the page that the image is on, not the photo location itself. If the photo URL ends in other code, try deleting everything after the "xxxxxx.jpg" part of the URL to get it to display on web forums.