Hi Troll. Thank you very much for the note. My desire is to keep the forum going and to be able to invest more time and resources into it. As a self-employed father with one kid in college and two more behind him, it was either drop the site/spend less time on it or find a way to generate some income to compensate for the time/expenses incurred in developing it. Thanks to Triumph Boats support we are able to keep it going and offer the free 1-year membership. Hopefully with the new features we'll add in the coming year Triumph Boat owners will see the benefit of participating is worth $15/year.
It is nice to hear from someone that knows what is involved in making a site like this happen.
Blessings,
Randy