jrb1978
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I have just had our web site redesigned, and while it seems to be working fine at home on a couple of PCs at work I have had some issues with it locking up Internet Explorer when moving between pages.
It is not quite finished yet, and some of the content needs tweeking but since you guys are all pretty clued up on boats and the web I would appreicat it if a few could have a look (especially those using different browsers) and give me your thoughts.
It will mean looking at pics and details of our boats, but this is not a cheap shot to get the website profile raised - I genually would like some constructive feed back to make sure we havent developed a site that locks up peoples PCs.
Also, you guys buy boats so I am sure you will tell me if it doesnt work from an asthetic point of view or is just utter pants. All comments welcome, the good the bad and the ugly.
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AlistairR
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Works fine on my PC at work.
Looks good, although it won't let me build the boat of my dreams!! 
All the best with it.
Cheers
Al.
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Nautorius
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Jez,
Very slow to load up, but a lot better when you get on it.
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GarryT
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Certainly works OK in FireFox 3!
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Wiggo
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The F24 (on it's own page) still appears to be a Consul boat - Ford had a lot to answer for...
The navigation's a bit all over the place - sometimes it's top right, sometimes bottom right, sometimes it's underneath the images of the boats. The W23 has no gallery yet. I think they're RCD Category B or C, not CE Category. But it's fine for me in the IE tab of Firefox (uses the IE engine).
Looks nice and professional otherwise.
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jrb1978
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Thanks Graham.
Waiting for my content management stuff to filter down from the web developer bloke and I will get that changed.
I will take a look at the navigation as well. It should be to the right of most pages apart from the welcome page.
Thanks for the comments
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Wiggo
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Just edited, so a couple of new bits in the last post
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jrb1978
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The RCD/CE catagory thing is a tough one. I have always refered to it as the CE catagory as on the builders plate it is shown as 'CE - C' rather than 'RCD - C' and I think the majority of people understand it as a CE catagory even though it should probably be refferred to as an RCD catagory.
Jury is out on that one, but happy to be corrected.
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Fireball
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A an appropriate image when roll over the boat in the range would be nice ...
I've got lots of "block with adblock plus" over my screen - it is a FF add on which seems to think any flash content is an advert ...
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SeaDave
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When you click on the different models in the used boats part I get 'Error: The URL contains too many segments' - firefox...
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Haggerstoner
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Jez if you look at a gallery picture you don't see the "next" or "previous" picture options unless you happen to hover on the appropriate part of the picture. Should be down next to the X for exit the picture imho.
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jrb1978
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Seadave, thanks for that. no idea what it means but I will get my developer to look at this page. Doesnt sound very good anyway.
Haggerstoner - I quite agree. It is a bit hit and miss if you see it. A bit too much design over function.
All good comments so far, thanks for being so constructive it really is very useful.
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S28
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There's something odd going on when I hit refresh, or enter the site for the first time (Vista, IE7, fairly powerful quad-core box).
I see this:
Then, if I click in the left of the top area, or press "news", it all sorts itself out...
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jrb1978
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Thanks DV,
Part of the problem I am having is that page wast loading correctly. I guess its not just me...
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benjenbav
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The archive entries all state "Posted by Jez Banks" which makes it look as though it is just you on your own running the whole thing. Even if this is the case (and I don't know whether it is or not) you might want to avoid the appearance of being a one-man band, perhaps by not stating who posted these items.
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gjgm
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looks like a couple of hoodies are nicking one of your boats, Jez?
And not nearly enough zoom on that foredeck picture.
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jrb1978
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Its a new sites, and all the news items were transposed across from the old one in one go, hence all having the same dates.
Agree with you about future postings. I think I will make it a generic name - posted by Westline for example.
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jrb1978
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And not nearly enough zoom on that foredeck picture.
I dont get you, unless you mean the one with the birds, er I mean Ladies, in?
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AlistairR
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Jez, on the 'About' page, how about a small pic of you and Chris beside your name and phone numbers, that way people can see who they are talking too!!
Also the contacts page, if you TAB through the form, the text wants too start halfway through the message box.
Like it though.
Cheers
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jrb1978
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Jez, on the 'About' page, how about a small pic of you and Chris beside your name and phone numbers,
Now we dont want to go putting people off do we?
Seriously, its a good idea, and I think I might expand that section to give a bit of history about us as well.
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SilverTT
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You can't build some of the range. W34 yes only.
The price on the used W24 keeps coming up far too high. 
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jrb1978
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Sorry, should have mentioned that the build pages are off line at the moment as we are intergrating a bit of software that means I can update the site without bothering the web bloke, and this is causing some problems with the build a boat jobbie - dont know what, not very technical.
Not sure what you mean about the price on the used boat, do you mean too high on the page, or just too high full stop
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SilverTT
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Well it's not too high on the page.
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jrb1978
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Ah I see...
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Whitewater
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A lovely site and superb images. All the links worked ok for me.
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jrb1978
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A lovely site and superb images. All the links worked ok for me.
Would you mind telling me what browser and version you are using?
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johnny_h
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Had a look on Safari on MAC OSX and all looks good to me. Very nice site. I think the IE problems you are having are more to do with IE than your site. Having said that, it shouldn't be a problem to fix them so they work in IE. I suspect they may be to do with not putting in the height/width of some images. It's not actually necessary to do that but sometimes IE can play up if its not done. I would think your developer will be able to easily test and rectify the problem based on what they've done so far. A tip is to be very specific telling them the page and the system the error was seen on and the circumstances. IE has a number of versions which all do different things so they will need to know IE5.5,6 7 on XP or Vista. Similarly FF on win or Mac and which version.
All in all you should be pleased with the site.
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KevB
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All seems to work ok for me using IE6.
Very good looking site Jez.
I prefer if possible for each page to be just that, a page and not having to scroll. I realise this isn't always possible. Also, lots of wasted space in the blue header bar at the top.
Have a look HERE for an example of not having to scroll.
The site looks very professional
Well done
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gjgm
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not keen on the photos for the F24.. not sure if they are from a boatshow, or a storage centre, but i dont think it gives the right impression.
The photos for the w24 are good, on the other hand.
Similarly on the 34, I think I'd omit the boatshow type pictures... you could always use as a back up for further enquiries
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Neat way to get folks to peep at and report on your Web-site!
Good advertising !!
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jimg
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I agree about the scrolling, only get half a page actually on the screen.
I like web sites that check your browser settings and adjust accordingly.
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jfm
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Works fine for me on IE7.
I do think Westline have let you down with the photos though Jez.
Calling a spade a spade, those photos are probably the worst set of pics ever put out by a luxury product manufacturer. Eg on the W34 set, the girls on the foredeck look freezing cold, one of the faces is cut off in the picnic ashore shot, the (W24) loo looks like it has no headroom, there are two cheap non matching bottles of Lidl soap just sitting there in the shower, lots of industrial landscape in the background, etc. Surely Westline can hire a decent photographer to get some decent pictures? It all feels a bit downmarket and cheap. Not wishing to rain on parades here, just giving you candid feedback :-)
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