Blackberry Launch

[Westport Jeff]

Launched Sunday from Gooseberry Island, Westport, Massachusetts.

My first build and I want to thank John Bell for making this plan available for free. I also want to thank Ron Paro for his blog. I was extremely helpful.

I used marine grade plywood, MAS Epoxy and Pettit paints. Outside was covered in fiberglass cloth and epoxy. Stitch and glue construction. All joints are scarfed together.

I will be starting the Pilgrims Pride this winter. In the meatime I hope to be catching some striped bass off Westport over the next four weeks.

[Westport Jeff]

Hopefully the picture is attached.

[Thorne]

Looks nice!

Here's how to post photos here -

First - don't attach photos. Most web forums don't allow it, and space limitations are the main reason why.
Second - Instead of attaching them to a thread, post the pics on the web somewhere. You have a free website area with any paid ISP's email account, or use www.picturetrail.com or other free hosting service.
Once posted on the web, right-click the image to copy the URL (web address). Always test first by pasting the image URL into the window of a web browser and see if the image displays.
Remember, the IMAGE URL will end in .jpg, not .htm or html. URLs ending in .htm are the page that the image is at, not the image location itself. If the image URL ends in other code, try deleting everything after the "xxxxxx.jpg" part of the URL to get it to display on web forums.
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 1/4 of the way down the left column.
3. In the "Misc Options" at the bottom of the next page, select "Enhanced Interface" from the pulldown list.
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.
If unsure of the procedure, test first by pasting the image URL into the window of a web browser.