In the thread Brands there was talk about different Brands of Sailboats for a new sailor. I posted that it would be nice to have a database for new sailors to reference. Then I realized that such a thing exists over at Sailboatdata.com. I did a search there for boats from 18' to 25' and got 70 pages of results - many of which are boats most of us don't know. So I culled through that search and came up with approximately 100 "Brands" that I feel either someone on SBO owns or has been posted about. I filled in data for boats I have direct knowledge of (Either owned or sailed on). Eventually I would like to post the spreadsheet on SBO for members to add data to for the boats they either have owned, sailed or have other reason to know about. Or even add other Brands that I missed.
So, I've created an Excel Spreadsheet that is a bare bones version of that. My first question is would it be better to post as an Excel spreadsheet, PDF, or some other format. My second question is how can I make sure it is editable by anyone logged in on whatever forum or other area in which it is posted. I'm thinking maybe instead of a forum, a place on menu bar about boat data. But I would need moderator help with that.
So, I've created an Excel Spreadsheet that is a bare bones version of that. My first question is would it be better to post as an Excel spreadsheet, PDF, or some other format. My second question is how can I make sure it is editable by anyone logged in on whatever forum or other area in which it is posted. I'm thinking maybe instead of a forum, a place on menu bar about boat data. But I would need moderator help with that.