Its that time of year - Hotboat web hosting renewal time

[HB Vic]

I'm really struggling to renew this year. Honestly, with the traffic this site has I could host it on my mobile phone.

Its a lot of money (to me) right now. Money I could really use to make more money.

If the lights go out at midnight on 12/23, you'll know what my decision was.

[314joey]

Totally understandable, I pay a similar fee for hosting my small company web-site on Godaddy it burns my ass what they charge, but I don't have many other options, good luck with whatever you decide and hope to log on Sunday December 24th and here's a pre Merry Christmas to everybody.

[tchb]

We understand!

[2manymustangs]

Can we made it another day besides 12/23, thats my real bday... and not my fake web use Bday... ;)

[HB Vic]

Gonna do my best. I may have to sell my body for a weekend. That'll get me at least $5-6 bucks LMAO

[76Bonneville]

Gonna do my best. I may have to sell my body for a weekend. That'll get me at least $5-6 bucks LMAO

Get the money up front.
Don't know what it cost, but you could see if members want to pledge some money to keep the lights on.

[bigbluhallett270]

Get Steve aka 2ff to host it

[HB Vic]

Get Steve aka 2ff to host it

With the loose change he has in his pockets? Hahaha


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[ChumpChange]

For some reason I haven’t been able to log on from my CPU lately which only leaves me my phone when I get home. Unfortunately I’m gone throughout the day which is when I generally would have the most fun. No cell reception in my office and even if so, not on an unlimited plan.

[2FORCEFULL]

With the loose change he has in his pockets? Hahaha


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I think you should keep this going and promote it more...

[idk]

Business is Business Vic understandable, on a side note 2FF should take it over so he can hear himself type.

[2FORCEFULL]

Business is Business Vic understandable, on a side note 2FF should take it over so he can hear himself type.
all three of us agree....I'm up to 20 letters a minute....of crose that doen't include speling

[2FORCEFULL]

what does it cost to keep this site going? is it monthly?

[JohnnyRotten]

I'm really struggling to renew this year. Honestly, with the traffic this site has I could host it on my mobile phone.

Its a lot of money (to me) right now. Money I could really use to make more money.

If the lights go out at midnight on 12/23, you'll know what my decision was.




what does it cost to keep this site going? is it monthly?


If the nut was covered would you still be our chief cook and bottle washer?

Too many good sites going away cuz of the likes of Facefook and Cryspace.

Don't get me started on Photofuckit.

[2manymustangs]

Question, are there any other sites that really have thorough photo coverage of events like HB provides (offshore, drag boat, circle boat, desert storm, Billy-B type events)?

There are many folks shooting still shots at the events but where are the photos showcased? Serious question, because I really don't go to the other sites and lurk around.

[HB Vic]

what does it cost to keep this site going? is it monthly?

Hosting alone is around $2500/yr 1 payment


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[idk]

Hosting alone is around $2500/yr 1 payment


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There you go 2FF you can make it the holy grail of boating sites and then flip it in 6 months. :wink_002:

[El Toro]

So I have no ideal how these websites are governed but, if you made it a Boating/Porn site with no rules on pictures posting you would get more traffic than that guy in lake havasu. but, bet there is a bunch of reasons this won't fly (its not 1985 anymore)

[2manymustangs]

So I have no ideal how these websites are governed but, if you made it a Boating/Porn site with no rules on pictures posting you would get more traffic than that guy in lake havasu. but, bet there is a bunch of reasons this won't fly (its not 1985 anymore)

Were you around for Havasu Barney dot com? :D

[El Toro]

Were you around for Havasu Barney dot com? :D

not sure if I viewed that site (maybe). think back then performanceboats.com was the top site, now very slow.....

[2manymustangs]

not sure if I viewed that site (maybe). think back then performanceboats.com was the top site, now very slow.....

In the ORIGINAL Havasu Barney days it was a porn boating site... So I'm told... Not that I would know first hand...

[HB Vic]

In the ORIGINAL Havasu Barney days it was a porn boating site... So I'm told... Not that I would know first hand...

I’m about to turn this place porn hahaha


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[rioracr]

if tapatalk costs could you drop it so pics could be posted ez'r....

[2FORCEFULL]

kind of a shame here... maybe you should do like the other site does and call every one and tell them not to post there or you will start cry'n.... I still remember the \Coyote story....looks like two of the coyotes are back in the den....kida cute with them all cuddled up together....LMAO

[2manymustangs]

I’m about to turn this place porn hahaha


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That would draw a crowd... And plenty of drama too, I'm sure... You don't have any plans to run for a public office later in life do you? OR your sons?

[HB Vic]

kind of a shame here... maybe you should do like the other site does and call every one and tell them not to post there or you will start cry'n.... I still remember the \Coyote story....looks like two of the coyotes are back in the den....kida cute with them all cuddled up together....LMAO

Oh ya the Coyotes in the field lol


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[2FORCEFULL]

Oh ya the Coyotes in the field lol


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one for each kid....lol...you headed back to the den?

[cdnoutlaw]

Looks like you and us (members) are indeed at this time of year with renewing your membership to web host this site. To be honest when I first started here , I was also a member of 3 other boat groups which have now either disappeared or have little to no activity. Hotboat has outlasted most all other groups.$2500 sounds like a lot to me to keep things going for 1 yr. for some reason no one here likes Facebook . Vic Facebook is free save yourself $2500 private group, invite who you choose. There's no cost . It's up to date with software ,uploading pics from your phone will be easier.that $2500 could be used for some swag for us members. I never wanted to be part of Facebook , but my wife has convinced me to join , she has a family group she started which was no cost and up and running in minutes and she invited people to join by invitation . All our info is already online. Hopefully at least you have given another choice on keeping hotboat alive. Btw this is only a suggestion . Please don't get upset if this suggestion is not your thing.
John


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[HB Vic]

Facebook has been the demise of many sites. But there’s really no way to capture revenue ad dollars from facebook. People don’t realize that. Sponsorship dollars come from advertisers. No advertisers no sponsorship dollars


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[rioracr]

have you approached Nick Rose, seems like a good deal for ins. and boaters.....

[HB Vic]

have you approached Nick Rose, seems like a good deal for ins. and boaters.....

Who? Lol


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[2manymustangs]

Who? Lol


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:biggrin:

[2FORCEFULL]

I only wanna say this, Vic, time to apply yourself here...this can be a great site with a little effort....I'm try'n my best to help..and others will follow your lead
there are lots of fund raising things that can be done here...and there are plenty of members that would be willing to help...Just the name alone makes it worthy of a cause...lets do this... and do it right..."HOT BOAT"...

[riverrunner1984]

I’m down to pitch in! Let’s keep it going

[2FORCEFULL]

here's a new mascot...

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[2FORCEFULL]

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[HB Vic]

I just got off 18 straight days of work. I barely have time to shit let alone pull off a fundraiser lol.

But that 18 straight will allow me to pay the bill for one more year.

Thank you to those who post here. It’s greatly appreciated.


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[riverrunner1984]

I just got off 18 straight days of work. I barely have time to shit let alone pull off a fundraiser lol.

But that 18 straight will allow me to pay the bill for one more year.

Thank you to those who post here. It’s greatly appreciated.


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Awesome!!!!
Thanks for keeping it going!

I’ll def post more in the coming year. This was just a tough one personally.

[ChumpChange]

Is this the Fat Lady?

[HB Vic]

Is this the Fat Lady?

The fat lady sang last night. And she sang loud and clear, crystal clear hahaha

Next .......


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[2FORCEFULL]

I just got off 18 straight days of work. I barely have time to shit let alone pull off a fundraiser lol.

But that 18 straight will allow me to pay the bill for one more year.

Thank you to those who post here. It’s greatly appreciated.


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we need a swag sticky, another idea is "premium member",.. say 100 bucks and you get a shirt, hat and a sticker... 67347

[2FORCEFULL]

that and some mingling, some sort of get together... parker., havasu, so-cal,.. maybe a havasu "HOT BOAT" show...those kinda things are fun, hey-lam... look what I got...all kinds of fund raisers out there... I can't amagine there are no one that wants to advertise here..make grads a mod, and event chair man...the guy sure puts up some good content,.. I personally would like to boat up where he is before I check out..he's a weird fuc,... but he does it to get attention,... he's not alone....

[2FORCEFULL]

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[2FORCEFULL]

the real problem is the people are afraid to post here,... they get the call from the other site telling them they are taking food out of his kids mouth ,... he's not gonna be happy till this site is gone,.. he spends more time here than on his site.... I'm not skert....lol

[riverrunner1984]

the real problem is the people are afraid to post here,... they get the call from the other site telling them they are taking food out of his kids mouth ,... he's not gonna be happy till this site is gone,.. he spends more time here than on his site.... I'm not skert....lol

I don’t know about internet and site politics but why would anyone be afraid to post anywhere?
It’s the damn internet.....I mean I have a FB and IG....I use both, why can’t people post on 2 different sites???

[2FORCEFULL]

i don’t know about internet and site politics but why would anyone be afraid to post anywhere?
It’s the damn internet.....i mean i have a fb and ig....i use both, why can’t people post on 2 different sites???
so you never got told the coyotes eating my kids story???

[riverrunner1984]

so you never got told the coyotes eating my kids story???

Nope....
Enlighten me...

[2FORCEFULL]

I GOT TOLD THAT IF I POST' HERE, I WOULD GET RUN OUT OF HAVASU....LOL I'M STILL HERE, AND I'm STILL IN HAVASU...FOUND OUT REALLY QUICK WHO MY FRIENDS WERE, AND WHO ISN'T...:gathering::gathering::gathering::gatherin g::gathering:

[2FORCEFULL]

Nope....
Enlighten me...

I WAS AT THIS GUYS HOUSE, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE... DRINKING ALL THE FREE BEER I COULD, AND THIS GUY , (STARTS WITH RIVER) tells me he keeps having this night mare that coyotes are jumping his fence and taking his kids, and then goes on to say that he can see their face's.. one is V**, the others are W******, and the other is WE***,....so now,... the wil e coyote story will make more sence...67352

[riverrunner1984]

I GOT TOLD THAT IF I POST' HERE, I WOULD GET RUN OUT OF HAVASU....LOL I'M STILL HERE, AND I'm STILL IN HAVASU...FOUND OUT REALLY QUICK WHO MY FRIENDS WERE, AND WHO ISN'T...:gathering::gathering::gathering::gatherin g::gathering:

Damn that's crazy....
Really crazy how dumb shit on the internet can tear people apart.
I saw it all the time with politics on FB...SMH....Def shows the maturity level of people.

[K-034]

I GOT TOLD THAT IF I POST' HERE, I WOULD GET RUN OUT OF HAVASU....LOL I'M STILL HERE, AND I'm STILL IN HAVASU...FOUND OUT REALLY QUICK WHO MY FRIENDS WERE, AND WHO ISN'T...:gathering::gathering::gathering::gatherin g::gathering:



That's ridiculous, we live in Havasu and have always posted on here, those people can kiss my ass [emoji1306]


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[2FORCEFULL]

That's ridiculous, we live in Havasu and have always posted on here, those people can kiss my ass [emoji1306]


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LOL...same thought here....

[rioracr]

Damn that's crazy....
Really crazy how dumb shit on the internet can tear people apart.
I saw it all the time with politics on FB...SMH....Def shows the maturity level of people.

thats why the ONE political post works so well here....

[rioracr]

thanks Vic for keeping this site going, haven't been here in awhile but check in on whats up and btw i was the one who moved your porch chair over thanksgiving, you were out playing somewhere but good to see ya out there and how bout the outlaw nationals...

[HB Vic]

thanks Vic for keeping this site going, haven't been here in awhile but check in on whats up and btw i was the one who moved your porch chair over thanksgiving, you were out playing somewhere but good to see ya out there and how bout the outlaw nationals...

Hahaha I was wondering lol

[GRADS]

I'm guessing RD would be happy to see that I was posting over here....like a dream come true. :lmao

[H2oSki2Fast]

I GOT TOLD THAT IF I POST' HERE, I WOULD GET RUN OUT OF HAVASU....LOL I'M STILL HERE, AND I'm STILL IN HAVASU...FOUND OUT REALLY QUICK WHO MY FRIENDS WERE, AND WHO ISN'T...:gathering::gathering::gathering::gatherin g::gathering:

That was probably one of the many voices in your head, that told you that.

[jordy]

That was probably one of the many voices in your head, that told you that.

You're gonna have that from time to time. :lalala:

[2FORCEFULL]

That was probably one of the many voices in your head, that told you that.

don't be start'm rumors, there's only two voices in my head, most of the time they argue with each other and leave me alone...when they get quiet is when it gets spooky

[HB Vic]

Seriously FUCK GoDaddy.com, they can eat shit and die.

They sent me a renewal email a couple weeks ago for an inflated $2400/per year. But rather than move and migrate the website, I thought I'd stay with them. Well today I get a notice my credit card got hit for like $4400 for GoDaddy. I call the bastards up and ask wtf. They said the $23-2400 was for hosting only and then another $160/mo for fully managed services. Grand fucking total more than $4400/year.

Now I'm pissed. And they won't move off their pride or price.

So I just reopened my account with HostGator. $1600/yr for the same exact fucking package and services. So GoDaddy can eat a dick.

I'm hoping the migration is done by mid week next week and the site is migrated before the New Year so I can call GoDaddy and tell them to kiss my ass when I cancel and get a full refund.

Stay away from those assholes.

Merry Fucking Christmas GoDaddy.

[GRADS]

Seriously FUCK GoDaddy.com, they can eat shit and die.

They sent me a renewal email a couple weeks ago for an inflated $2400/per year. But rather than move and migrate the website, I thought I'd stay with them. Well today I get a notice my credit card got hit for like $4400 for GoDaddy. I call the bastards up and ask wtf. They said the $23-2400 was for hosting only and then another $160/mo for fully managed services. Grand fucking total more than $4400/year.

Now I'm pissed. And they won't move off their pride or price.

So I just reopened my account with HostGator. $1600/yr for the same exact fucking package and services. So GoDaddy can eat a dick.

I'm hoping the migration is done by mid week next week and the site is migrated before the New Year so I can call GoDaddy and tell them to kiss my ass when I cancel and get a full refund.

Stay away from those assholes.

Merry Fucking Christmas GoDaddy.
Wow that sucks.

[HB Vic]

There may be a little down time. We're going to try and do the move in the middle of the night so it wont affect the 6 people that post here LOL

Seriously though. I'm going to do my best to make this seamless

[2manymustangs]

There may be a little down time. We're going to try and do the move in the middle of the night so it wont affect the 6 people that post here LOL

Seriously though. I'm going to do my best to make this seamless

So your stuck with me? ;)

Merry Christmas and have a SAFE and happy New Year celebration my friend...

Thanks for keeping the site alive...

[Mrs.K034]

There may be a little down time. We're going to try and do the move in the middle of the night so it wont affect the 6 people that post here LOL

Seriously though. I'm going to do my best to make this seamless

[emoji23][emoji23] gotta love how humble you are.


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[GRADS]

There may be a little down time. We're going to try and do the move in the middle of the night so it wont affect the 6 people that post here LOL

Seriously though. I'm going to do my best to make this seamless

There's 6? :lmao

[2FORCEFULL]

There's 6? :lmao
2ff makes 3 when his meds are off...

[cdnoutlaw]

So your stuck with me? ;)

Merry Christmas and have a SAFE and happy New Year celebration my friend...

Thanks for keeping the site alive...

We will stick with [emoji1303]


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[GRADS]

If Eli was still posting there'd be 15. :lmao

[Milkmoney]

If Eli was still posting there'd be 15. :lmao
That shit is funny no matter who u are or where u come from [emoji6] [emoji202]

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[2FORCEFULL]

If Eli was still posting there'd be 15. :lmao


That shit is funny no matter who u are or where u come from [emoji6] [emoji202]

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what ever happened to her????I been try'n to get my sister to post here...she say they won't let her???

[Milkmoney]

what ever happened to her????I been try'n to get my sister to post here...she say they won't let her???
Last I heard she found a good dude and moved on with life. Not sure how true , but what I heard.
They come in quick and hard , then walk away quietly ,

Poof, vanish. Lol.

The first time I met her sitting at foxes , she shows me her tit. Right as she is headed to go to the bathroom

I responded with , what does the other one look like. Lol.

As a person off the boards , she,was ok ,jus another squatter [emoji6] [emoji202]

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[2FORCEFULL]

Last I heard she found a good dude and moved on with life. Not sure how true , but what I heard.
They come in quick and hard , then walk away quietly ,

Poof, vanish. Lol.

The first time I met her sitting at foxes , she shows me her tit. Right as she is headed to go to the bathroom

I responded with , what does the other one look like. Lol.

As a person off the boards , she,was ok ,jus another squatter [emoji6] [emoji202]

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any pics???

[2manymustangs]

any pics???

"wanna buy some?" :wink: as the joke goes...