By way of introduction, I'm actually a Potter owner, but also a webmaster with a small hosting company. Had a used Monty 17 become available before my Potter 19, I would have been a Monty owner! So I have long been interested in the Montgomerys.
I have been encouraged by some Montgomery owners to see if I could create a self-sustaining site similar to some of my other sites, such as http://messing-about.com, that would provide some of the benefits you are getting, but all in one spot. Bill had a notice on the MSOG photo site that encouraged websurfers to download the content prior to his closing the site. I downloaded the site, so I do have a copy of it on disk. That notice doesn't give me the right to republish his (or your) work, but it would give me access to the pictures and text if you give me permission to re-post them. Last night, I started creating a site at http://MontgomeryOwners.com It is still in the rough, initial stages, and only has a forum, event calendar, and bookstore. I'm planning to add a photo gallery that you can add your pictures to and caption yourself, articles such as those found on some of the other sites (copyrights permitting), a links page for linking your sites, and possibly personal "boat pages" -- where you can create a page on the site dedicated to your boat. There are a lot of features I can add if there's interest. If you'd like to have input on building the community, let me know. Either here, or by registering in the forums at http://montgomeryowners.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
