This page contains help for you to use Boatlaunch. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, then please Contact us.
PreferencesYou can specify what locations you want to appear on the map e.g. slipways, marinas etc. to suit your own needs. Click on the checkboxes to select and de-select the categories you're interested in.
Your settings will also be saved from one visit to the next as long as you have your cookies enabled.
Embedded BoatlaunchTo embed your customised version of boatlaunch into your own website, copy and paste the supplied code into your own website. You will need an HTML or Web Page editor and the code must be pasted in exactly as seen and must be placed in the body of the page. If you need further assistance, please contact us.
Opening PageIn the embedded version of boatlaunch, you can specify the first page that a visitor to your website will see. You can choose from any of the thousands of articles, slipways, marinas etc. including your own.
You must provide the ID number of the page that you wish to display. To find out the ID number, please go to the boatlaunch home page and fetch the page that you're interested in. The id number will be shown beneath the left hand side of the map:

Once you have the required ID, enter it into the Opening Page box in your embedded control panel.
The default ID number is the one for the Boatlaunch Home Page
Default Map ViewIn the embedded version of boatlaumch, you can specify the map view that visitors to your website will see.
Click on 'Edit your embedded configuration' and then adjust the map by dragging it and clicking on + and -.
When you have finished, click on 'Save Configuration' to save the changes.
FiltersIn the embedded version of boatlaunch, you can specify what categories visitors to your website are able to view. You can also choose which of the enabled categories are automatically displayed to visitors on thier first visit to your website.
To edit the categories, click on 'Edit your embedded configuration'. Select and un-select the checkboxes that apply to you. Click on 'Save configuration'
You can also add a new category. Please Contact us for more details.