Photobucket - HELP MY DUMB ARSE....LOL

[dontcatchmany]

Ok, I haved some pics of my new DLV 258 with a windlass and and rod holders that folks have asked about. I have 35 pics on Photobucket with a size of 1024 x 768. That was not a problem.

How in the heck do I point/copy/whatever the url so that youse all can view em from a thread on this site.

Thanks!

[Willie]

when you look at your album in photobucket, under the picture is a list of things, the last one is the IMG code, just right click on it and it should say copied, then go to your posting and just paste it in there. then post it and it should work
check this out for more info http://carolinaskiffowner.com/index.php?topic=1199.0 hope this helps the better size is 640 x 480 you set this when you download to photobucket.... Willie

[dontcatchmany]

Willie,

Thanks, but?

I can make the sizes smaller (see my testing thread)......is there a place to test stuff here and not annoy others??? thanks

HOWSOMEEVER, What if I want to post 35 pics from photo bucket????

[Shakespeare]

dontcatch many... I would suggest creating a folder in photobucket, put all your pictures there, then invite folks to come up and take a peek by including a link to the folder. If you post that many pictures in a thread things will come to a screeching halt for anyone trying to open up your post... waiting on the photos to download. Post just one or two as an appetizer then link to the rest.

Also there's a way to set the default size up in photobucket to 640x480 see the instructions that Willie pointed you to.

Ask away if any more questions.

No place other than the photo forum to post test pics that I can think of. You can delete your own thread when you're through or ask a mod to delete it for you. On second thought you might not be able to delete your own thread. Hmmmm, I'll have to check on that.

Mike C.

[bobreeves]

I've sometimes wished for a 'test' area too. A place to try out stuff without starting a new thread or just wasting space. Harry - would this be difficult to do? How about a TEST or TEMP forum, which would be completely wiped every 24 hours or whatever you deem appropriate, with an obvious warning to posters that it is very temporary.

[Shakespeare]

Bob and dcm... while waiting on Harry to ponder that request, one of the things you can do is compose your post and hit the preview button to see how it looks. You can edit and preview as many times as you like before actually posting. If you're worried about a crash then ocassionally cut and paste your text into a notepad document and save there. That's one of the techniques I use quite often.

Mike C.

[Harry]

Been meaning to make a test area.
Mike can you post it in staff, I gotta run out to a meeting now and dont wanna forget.

[Shakespeare]

You got it! thumbsup

[dontcatchmany]

Shakespeare,

Super idea on inviting folks to photobucket, BUT THAT is my question.....I have 35 ish photos .....HOW DO I INVITE....what are the exact detailed key clicks to do so.

I apologize,"click left or click right" needs to be made more exact and very specifric detail steps. I am getting frustrated and may just say the heck with it.....LOL....thought I could easily share ideas and experience.

Tanks for every ones help.

[Shakespeare]

After you have created your folder in Photobucket and have posted all your photos, then just copy the URL from the address bar in your browser and paste in your post. Alternatively you can use the PB menu bar to "share" the album and at the bottom of the next screen you can click in the "copy link" box and it'll copy the link for you. Just paste it in your CSO post. A "paste" is done by either right clicking the mouse and selecting the 'Paste' option from the popup menu or.. hitting Ctrl-V after you've positioned the cursor in the text window of your new post.

Here's what mine looks like.

http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee78/CSO_Shakespeare/218DLV/

Mike C.

[dontcatchmany]

Thanks Shakespeare, but that ain't working for me for some reason.....eventually will find out why, but I have spent about 4 hours on this today....

I have 35 (+-) photos that I want to put on Photobucket and for some reason I can not load the stuff to grab them all at once. I load 20 (individually) and then have to get out of photobucket and get back in for the remainder....and once I lost the first 20....I am having a good time at it though.......another reason to drink more than my share of beer....

Thanks

[Shakespeare]

Sorry you're having so many issues getting this to work. This ain't a show stopper.. maybe somebody will drop by the house and help you along the way. Just ask a kid.. they know EVERYTHING! ;D

I'm having a couple of frostys with you BTW 012

Mike C.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Shake all i need to know is how you make a folder so other people to see it.Now i have all my pics to "my album", if i want to show you guys a few of them, how do i make the folder?

[Dave]

dontcatchmany, I'm thinking you've missed something simple. Shake explained two or three way to place a link to a website. Maybe this will help you visualize what to do.

Open up two browser windows, one on this thread (which you obviously have open now, as you read this) and then open a separate widow for the photobucket website where your pictures are located.

On the photobucket window, look up near the top of the page and place you cursor over the URL (web site address), hold it steady and left click it so that the complete URL is highlighted. Leave the cursor on any part of the highlighted URL and right click the mouse to open up a selection box and choose "Copy".

Return to the browser window where your thread is located. If you have not already done so, click on the "Reply" button to create a post on this thread. When you are ready to paste the "copied" URL into the post, choose a spot by left clicking the mouse to select a location within the post to paste the URL link. Then right click the mouse and choose "paste".

To test it, click on the "Preview" button below and then scroll up this page to see a preview of your post, as it will appear on the CSO website. From there, you can also click on your URL (link) to see if and how it works, before committing it to the forum for all of us to see.

Dave

ALSO - Please check your PM.

[Shakespeare]

I was suggesting making a separate folder in Photobucket to organize your photos in. Photobucket provides the utility to do this in addition to the ability to move photos from one folder to another. This should be pretty self explanatory if you just look at the instructions on the Photobucket screen while you're in your album.

Sorry for the confusion.

Mike C.

[dontcatchmany]

You folks are probably right...I need a 5 year old to show me how...LOL.

I will figure this out later. Got to go run the boat some more and get it boke in. 5 hours on it now.

[bobreeves]

I'm not a Photobucket user, but there should be somewhere on your Photobucket page a LINK which will stand out because it is underlined. If you place your mouse cursor on that link and press the right mouse button, a dialog should pop up with one of the options being 'Copy' or 'Copy link location'. Click this and the link will be placed into the Windows clipboard - a built-in temporary storage area. You would then go to our site, post a topic, and when you get to the place where you want to put the link, either use the Edit Paste from the top menu, or simply press the key combination 'Control V' which will paste the contents of the clipboard into your post.

Hope this helps, and if not ask away. We'll get you there. We want to see your pix!

Good luck today 014

[Dave]

I was suggesting making a separate folder in Photobucket to organize your photos in. Photobucket provides the utility to do this in addition to the ability to move photos from one folder to another. This should be pretty self explanatory if you just look at the instructions on the Photobucket screen while you're in your album.

Sorry for the confusion.

Mike C.


I gotcha Shake. thumbsup I was primarily re-addressing dontcatchmany's earlier appeal "how do I invite" and "right click or left click specific details":

Super idea on inviting folks to photobucket, BUT THAT is my question.....I have 35 ish photos .....HOW DO I INVITE....what are the exact detailed key clicks to do so.

I apologize,"click left or click right" needs to be made more exact and very specifric detail steps. I am getting frustrated and may just say the heck with it.....LOL....thought I could easily share ideas and experience.


I wasn't confused, well maybe just a little ;D I keyed in on your term "folder" and went to photobucket searching for that word/button/reference for several minutes, without success. Actually, PB uses "album" in the same context that we are all familiar with when referring to "folder". Albums (ie. "folders") can be easily created by looking to the upper left area of your main PB page, inserting a name for the album, and clicking on the "Save" button. (See Warning below)

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-SaveAlbum.jpg

Warning: Best to create an album before uploading images. Here's why: When you first create an album, it will be an empty album with no images in it. To put images into that album, you will either have to upload images from your hard drive (all over again) or you can click on the "move" link (just above each image) in your main album page. If you elect to take the first approach (upload again from your hard drive), no problem, but it's gonna take some time - and make sure you are in your new album page before uploading! If you elect to "move" images from your main album, into your newly created album, any images that you have already linked (posted) to CSO, will be dropped (unviewable) to you and other members when they read your post where those images were originally pasted. That's because, by moving them, you have actually placed them in a different URL (linked) address, which is no longer the URL address where you had them linked in the CSO forum.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-BulkUploader.jpg

To address dontcatchmany's question about uploading more than 20 images at a time, click on the "Use our bulk uploader" button and you will be offered a utility that will allow you to browse your hard drive and upload an entire folder's worth of images if you choose. dontcatchmany, be sure and create a new album (see instructions and warning above) before you upload all those images into the album that you want to link in the CSO forum, for all of us to go see.

Here another tip you might find useful when creating/managing albums: To rename of delete albums, click on the "edit" link (first image below) and you will be provided the opportunity to do so, which will look similar to the second image below.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-EditAlbums.jpg

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http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-renameordeletealbums.jpg

Dave

[Shakespeare]

Aiiiiieeeee chihuahua!! I need to go stand in the corner. Folder? Album? Sheesh! My advice was about as messed up as a soup sandwich.

Sorry guys!

Mike C.

[bobreeves]

Nice job, Dave. That should clear it up.

[lakebiker]

I've had better luck just loading 3 at a time then doing up to 3 more later and so on. 006

[Dave]

Don't sweat it Shake - it's only because you have a more creative and complex mind than what the Corps issued me. ;D

I guess it's the detail that I was forced to consider as a DI when giving instructions to recruits and requiring them to do no more or no less than "exactly" what was instructed. We, (DI's) had a whole class on "how to give basic and detailed instructions to recruits". It was the very first class, as I recall, when our GySgt instructor stood in front of us wanabie DI's and asked his first question: So, who wants to come up here and instruct me how to open this pack of cigarettes? Sounded like a trick question to most of us, I guess, as one Marine volunteered to take on the simple task.

The instructor laid the unopened pack of Marlboro's on the table in front of him and the Marine student started off by instructing him to pick up the pack of smokes. With that, the instructor bent over at the waist, opened his mouth and chomped down on the pack, stood up strait with the pack between his teeth and stood there with an "OK, now what" look on his face. That was our introduction of "having to be very specific" and "not taking anything for granted" lesson that will live with me forever. He made his point, placed the pack back on the table and began to "properly" instruct the student (and us) in the fine art of training recruits, without providing them opportunity for mistake. If you care to read on, it went something like this:

With your left hand, reach over toward the pack of cigarettes. With that hand, adjust the pack of smokes so that the top of the pack is facing away from you with one of the large surfaces of the pack laying flat on the table. With that same hand, palm facing down, place your thumb to the right side of the pack, your left index finger against the top of the pack, and your remaining three fingers along the left side of the pack. Grasp and bring the pack of smokes toward your face, while at the same time, rotating the pack so that your palm and all four fingers of your left hand is behind the pack, thumb in front, and stop when the pack is approximately 15 inches in front of your chest.

At this point, the pack of smokes should be between your thumb and the palm of your hand, one flat side of the pack facing toward your face, with the top of the pack up. Now, rotate your left hand to locate the cellophane tab near the top and one corner of the pack. Reach over with your right hand and grasp that tab between the thumb and index finger of your right hand. Holding the tab tightly, and while keeping the pack absolutely still, unwrap the tab by moving your right hand in a clockwise direction around and along the top of the pack....... and so it went until finally the package of smokes were opened.

Now, clearly that degree of minutia would be ridiculous for general instruction to most of us, but I do try and assume little when it comes to giving instructions. I figure if "you already know this" then skip it and move on - you don't need help anyway. But someone out there may be just getting started and I'm happy to help if I can. kickrock

Dave

[lakebiker]

Don't sweat it Shake - it's only because you have a more creative and complex mind than what the Corps issued me. ;D

I guess it's the detail that I was forced to consider as a DI when giving instructions to recruits and requiring them to do no more or no less than "exactly" what was instructed. We, (DI's) had a whole class on "how to give basic and detailed instructions to recruits". It was the very first class, as I recall, when our GySgt instructor stood in front of us wanabie DI's and asked his first question: So, who wants to come up here and instruct me how to open this pack of cigarettes? Sounded like a trick question to most of us, I guess, as one Marine volunteered to take on the simple task.

The instructor laid the unopened pack of Marlboro's on the table in front of him and the Marine student started off by instructing him to pick up the pack of smokes. With that, the instructor bent over at the waist, opened his mouth and chomped down on the pack, stood up strait with the pack between his teeth and stood there with an "OK, now what" look on his face. That was our introduction of "having to be very specific" and "not taking anything for granted" lesson that will live with me forever. He made his point, placed the pack back on the table and began to "properly" instruct the student (and us) in the fine art of training recruits, without providing them opportunity for mistake. If you care to read on, it went something like this:

With your left hand, reach over toward the pack of cigarettes. With that hand, adjust the pack of smokes so that the top of the pack is facing away from you with one of the large surfaces of the pack laying flat on the table. With that same hand, palm facing down, place your thumb to the right side of the pack, your left index finger against the top of the pack, and your remaining three fingers along the left side of the pack. Grasp and bring the pack of smokes toward your face, while at the same time, rotating the pack so that your palm and all four fingers of your left hand is behind the pack, thumb in front, and stop when the pack is approximately 15 inches in front of your chest.

At this point, the pack of smokes should be between your thumb and the palm of your hand, one flat side of the pack facing toward your face, with the top of the pack up. Now, rotate your left hand to locate the cellophane tab near the top and one corner of the pack. Reach over with your right hand and grasp that tab between the thumb and index finger of your right hand. Holding the tab tightly, and while keeping the pack absolutely still, unwrap the tab by moving your right hand in a clockwise direction around and along the top of the pack....... and so it went until finally the package of smokes were opened.

Now, clearly that degree of minutia would be ridiculous for general instruction to most of us, but I do try and assume little when it comes to giving instructions. I figure if "you already know this" then skip it and move on - you don't need help anyway. But someone out there may be just getting started and I'm happy to help if I can. kickrock

Dave



GOD, you DI's were a PIA ;D ;D But what you did was save some of us dumb arses our lives. thumbsup thumbsup

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Sorry ,Sgt, but with all that said, i made my different albums, but now i'm trying to delete an empty album and i can't. 004 004

[Dave]

NEM, from you main PB page, do you see a place near the upper left side of the page that look similar to this with the "edit" word in it?

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-EditAlbums.jpg

If you do, click on the word "edit" and you should take you to a page that looks something similar to this, that shows all your albums.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/djerhart/PB-renameordeletealbums1.jpg

If you've gotten this far, choose the line with the album you want to delete and look to the far right and click on "delete". A warning will come up and ask you if you are sure you want to delete this album... Choose "yes".

Dave

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

That's what i'm doing, and does not work. 004 004 004 004
Maybe because the album is empty?.
This is why, i made an album and now either want to delete it or change name.I had my pictures all in one album, then i made a "boat/fishing" album, and i transfer those pics there, but i had made another album "boat stuff", which i want to delete now.(it's empty, no pics in it).
P.S, your example with the pack of marlboros, remind me some good laughs from my time in the force.

[Shakespeare]

Works for me 006

[Dave]

I don't know NEM. All the albums I've deleted (one today) were empty albums. After you click on the "delete" key, you will have to wait a few seconds, maybe a minute, depending on your computer's health or the server's traffic, for the action to take affect. I've actually never deleted an album that had any images in it...

Dave

[dontcatchmany]

http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh266/dontcatchmany/newcarolinaskiff/newcarolinaskiff3/

(Edited by 1stSgtUSMCRet to place to correct PB link in this post)

[Shakespeare]

YOU DID IT!!! Wooo Hoooo! 011


Suuuweeeeet

Hey that looks like the public launch at Morehead visitors center. ??

[Gunnar]

That's one tricked out skiff! Nice job, now get it in the water! 012 Gregg

[bobreeves]

I'd keep a close eye on that bow stop roller and the anchor hanging off the bow. Lots have switched from the roller to a 'goal post' type bow stop due to hanging at launch. Take it real easy the 1st couple times and have someone or yourself keep a close look on how she comes off the trailer. Beautiful rig, and best of luck with her.

[dontcatchmany]

YEP,BEHIND THE TOURIST CENTER.

Thanks for all you folks help

[dukescorner]

She is a Beauty!!

[Shakespeare]

YEP,BEHIND THE TOURIST CENTER.

Thanks for all you folks help


Then you need to show up down there during Easter weekend and show us that purty thang!

See this thread if interested.; http://carolinaskiffowner.com/index.php?topic=1843.0

Mike C.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh266/dontcatchmany/newcarolinaskiff3/


I can't see a thing. 004 004
I'm getting error.

[brokebeach5011]

I'm getting page not found.

[Dave]

NEM, Brokebeach - please go back and try the link again. dontcatchmany had an error in his link. I've edited it to point to the PB album he wanted to list.

Dave

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

I found them Dave, thanks.But i messed up my pictures at the "boat is in" thread, because i moved them from one album to another at the photobucket.They should be up now again.I hope you guys can see them again.

[lakebiker]

I'd keep a close eye on that bow stop roller and the anchor hanging off the bow. Lots have switched from the roller to a 'goal post' type bow stop due to hanging at launch. Take it real easy the 1st couple times and have someone or yourself keep a close look on how she comes off the trailer. Beautiful rig, and best of luck with her.


For sure, watch that anchor BUT what a damn nice rig. thumbsup thumbsup

[brokebeach5011]

Real nice boat.Is that whispering pines campground.

[Loki]

Great boat!! I really like that leaning post/bait station!

[dontcatchmany]

The way the anchor sitson the bow works just fine....not a single problem with it either launching or loading.

However, when launching the bow hangs up on the yellow /orange roller. For the onlyrampI have used so far, I just tie a rope to the trailer and back much further into the water. The boat floats off.

For loading I just drive it up. I am sure that I need to keep and eye that the roller does not expose metal or I will screw up the bow. But the original anchor winch post and stop would definitely not work.

I am looking and thinking or other set ups.....I may have to design my own and get someone to build it.

The anchor has lots of clearance and there is not even a remote chance that it will hit the winch post.

I wish that the fiber glass guy had made the piece that the windlass sits on about 8 to 12 inches longer. That way the winch could have been set further back and that would have allowed a better fall space for the rope under the deck. The current set up drops the rope somewhere along the middle of the bow slope

At 50 feet the rope is fine though....however I think this thing might not be as good when pulling in 200 feet of rope though. That will not be that often though. And it is so much better than my arthritic body pulling the anchor. And I will also use the anchor float thinggy.


WhisperingPines is correct brokebeach

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

I wish that the fiber glass guy had made the piece that the windlass sits on about 8 to 12 inches longer. That way the winch could have been set further back and that would have allowed a better fall space for the rope under the deck. The current set up drops the rope somewhere along the middle of the bow slope


I was thinking the same thing, cause i had the same problem on another boat that i let the dealer do the install. 004 004

Never again.
Can you please tell me, the anchor you have on the pictures(delta) works fine ? or you had to change it?

[dontcatchmany]

The Delta anchor appears to work fine. Talked to the manager at West Marine and he says he even uses his on the local reefs.

If I am going to anchor at a wreck or whatever,I think I will swap out to my reef anchor.

My first experience with a delta anchor.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Dontcatchmany, sorry but i wasn't clear enough, i meant if you have any problem loading/unloading the boat from trailer with that anchor maybe hitting the winch arm from the trailer.
I have the same style anchor on my other boat and i love it.

[Dave]

dontcatchmany, pleasure to meetcha yesterday and allowing me to climb on your skiff 012

I'm gonna try and get out this weekend - probably Sunday. I'll pay attention to how my livewell picks up with the standard intake and let you know. The last time I used a PVC pickup like your's, it created a roster tail about 4 feet high and 10 foot long when running under speed - but it sure did put water in the well ;D

Can't remember which 'ducer you are using for the sounder, but the book says on a counterclockwise rotating prop (while standing at the rear of the boat facing the motor) more (prop) turbulence is created to the port side - might help ya sort things out.

Hope you getter out this weekend. Once she's broken in real good, let's see how she handles the slough, eigh? I've gotta get out near the tanker again some day and try and find that ledge. Your Raymarines don't happen to have duel GPS/Loran do they???

Dave

[dontcatchmany]

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS,
The Delta anchor causes not a single problem off loading or loading the boat on the trailer. There appears to be plenty of room between the bottom of the anchor and the trailer winch post.

That being said, I will still watch the anchor when using different ramps and at different tides. Need a full range of experiences to be totally sure.

NEM, do you anchor on wrecks with the Delta? What structure do you not anchor on and do you ever use a second rope in the forward hole on the anchor? Thanks.

Dave, good meeting you. My gps is a Northstar and it does not have Loran conversion that I know of.

Northstar is totally new to me so I got a lot to learn about it. I previously had Garmin and at this point, I think I liked the user friendlyness of Garmin over Northstar. However, I may change my mind when I learn the Northstar. "The new to me factor".

Others have that pvc pick up and it works well they say. I just need to adjust the length of it and the angle of it some to keep from affecting the sounder transducer and pushing water over the stern.

I hope the weather is good for you Sunday. I thought we had small craft advisories for Sat and Sun. Anyway, I am a UNC basketball nut and other than working on getting the boat to get it set up some and putting the registration numbers on, my beautocks plans to be in front of a tv drinking a cold one and rooting for the Heels.

We will eventually get out there for some fishing.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Dontcatchmany, I do not anchor on the wrecks , i drop the anchror way before, the the current will take right over it.On a previus boat i had the windless with an additional capstain on it, so the regular windless picks up the anchor and with the rope capstain i pick up the release/front rope.On my grady now i have the same anchor but a regular windless.