The J/109 Class Owners’ Forum is a discussion board for owners, crew, and other parties who are interested in sharing information about the J/109 one-design class. Please post using your full name and e-mail address. Anonymous or disrespectful posts will be removed.
POSTING GUIDELINES
DO a search of this board before posting any questions.
DO find the appropriate topic and sub-topic if one exists before starting a new conversation.
DO enter your real name with hull number, boat name or home port when posting messages here.
DO check back in a day or so to see if your question has been answered.
DO use the documentation to learn how to do searches, message formatting, and registration.
DO NOT use intemperate language or personal attacks.
DO NOT post your message or question to more than one discussion on this board.
DO NOT post your message in a subtopic where your message does not belong.
DO NOT post classifieds here. There’s a separate classified section at j109.org.
HOW TO USE THIS BOARD
1. SEARCH FOR SIMILAR ISSUES
Before posting a question, see if anyone else has already asked and had the question answered. To do this, click on “Keyword Search” in the left frame. Type in a few words from your query into the following box. To get a more useful search, precede important words with a + to require that the word is there.
2. IF YOUR QUESTION OR OBSERVATION DOES NOT APPEAR
If your question has not already been asked or observation made on the board, post a new message in an appropriate area.
3. IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP
If a page has already been started on the problem you’re having, but the advice there does not help, you are welcome to post a followup on that page. Do not start a new discussion on a separate page if there is already a discussion on the subject of interest. Follow the guidelines given under point 2 above.
MODERATORS
This board is moderated by Barry Gold. If you’d like to help by moderating one or more topics, please e-mail Barry (barrypgold@gmail.com.)
USER ACCOUNTS
If you are interested in being a regular user of the FORUM, we suggest that you establish a user account for yourself. Click “Register for Free” in the left menu. You sign up for e-mail notification in your new account and you can also search for all messages posted since your last visit using “Search by date”.
