Hardy Owners Club Forum Help Page
Our Forum pages are intended to make it easy for HOC members and guests to
freely communicate and to share information on all aspects of Hardy boats as well
as boating in general.
If this is your first visit to our Forum then the following information will be
useful.
HOC Forum Index Page: Messages are divided into four main categories: Boat
Handling, Engines, Care and Maintenance, Miscellaneous. The Forum index page shows
all topics currently under discussion. Apart from the topic title link, the number
in brackets shows the number of comments on any topic, whilst the date shows the
most recent contribution to the topic. Topics are sorted into date order with
the most recent contributions always at the top of the various category lists.
Reading topics and adding comments: Click on any title link. This will
open a new browser window showing the original message at the top, with any subsequent
comments added in order below. At the bottom of the page you will see a form
where you can add your own comment to this topic. If you have posted to our Forum during
the last six months you will find your name, membership number, and e-mail address
are already filled in (see Privacy below). If any details have changed, simply
replace them. Normally though, all you will need to do is to enter your own message
and click the 'Submit' button. After a few moments you will see an on-screen confirmation
that we have received your message. You will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
If your message is longer than a sentence or two you may find it more convenient
to use a word processor to prepare your message off-line and then simply copy
and paste your text into the message box and submit when you are next on-line.
For reasons of security, messages are not instantly added to the Forum, but this
generally happens within about 24 hours or so.
Any extra browser windows opened by the HOC Forum can easily be closed either
by clicking the 'Return to Forum index page' link on the page, or else by
clicking on the 'X' icon at the top right hand corner of the extra browser window.
Adding new topics: New topics are always welcome, but please first check
to see if the topic you are about to post is already under discussion.
To add a topic, simply click on the 'Click here to add a new topic' link at the
top of the Forum index page. This will open a window containing the
'add topic' form. First, please select the most relevant category for your topic
then add a title. Please keep this brief as it will become the title link that
will appear on the Forum index page. The more accurate the title is, the more
likely you are to receive interesting feedback from other members and guests.
As with the comment form, if you have posted before your name, membership number,
and e-mail address are already filled in for you, so all you will need to do is
to add the text of your message and click the 'Submit' button. After a few moments
you will see an on-screen confirmation that we have received your message. You
will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
Guests: Contributions from non-members (guests) are always very welcome.
The only requirement for posting to the HOC Forum is an interest in Hardy boats
and / or boating in general. Whilst the HOC is located in the United Kingdom we
do have overseas members and always look forward to receiving overseas contributions.
Forum update advice: Approximately once a week we can e-mail you and
let you know about all the recent postings to the Forum. You can receive these
e-mails by filling in Subscribe today link on the Forum index page. Note
that this is only a short advice; to read the comments you will need to log on
to the HOC site as normal. Also note that your e-mail address is stored in a
private and protected database which not accessible and not made available to
anyone else in the interests of security. You may remove your details at
any time by using the Unsubscribe button.
E-mail addresses: We ask for your e-mail address only so that we can confirm
receipt of your message, and to enable us to contact you in the event of a query
regarding your message. In the interests of privacy, e-mail addresses are not
automatically published on the Forum, but you are free to also include your
Privacy: The HOC Forum uses conventional browser cookies to store your
name, membership number and e-mail address on your own computer. These cookies
are for the exclusive use of the HOC website form pages, and purely for the convenience
of our contributors. Any supplied personal information is for the exclusive use
of the Hardy Owners Club and will not be made available to any other organisation.
Webmaster's discretion: The Hardy Owners Club webmaster reserves the right
to accept, decline or edit any message.
Disclaimer: The Hardy Owners Club does not necessarily endorse or agree
with any opinion expressed on these pages. The Hardy Owners Club is completely
independent of Hardy Marine Ltd. (See the 'About the Hardy Owners Club' page for
further information.)