gmane bikelist board

The gmane board seems a poor service.  The history gets lost and the  
board goes down regularly.

I suggest the HPBers take a look at:
http://boatdesign.net/forums/
This seems to offer a very good alternative.  There is some nonsense  
on the site but it provides an excellent platform.  It will accept  
all manner of files so very easy to post photos and video clips.   
Very rarely goes down.  Has an extensive following and a wide range  
of knowledge.

Also as fuel prices soar there are a lot of boaties looking for less  
expensive ways to get on the water.  Human power is gaining  
increasing use.  Still not many convinced on the virtues of pedal  
power but that is something we can  lead.

I will start a new thread for pedal power.

Rick Willoughby