Hi siskind,
First things first, it'snot a good idea to use your email address as a username. Spammers point harvesters at Google to build email lists and you'll end up with a bucket load of spam. Send an email to me at phil at sailboatowners.com and let me know what you'd like as a username.
For photos, when starting a new thread look in the tool bar just above the subject field. Click on the camera. A small window will pop up. Use the buttons to select up to 5 photos, I think. Then upload them. Close the little window. Now write your post and submit it as usual.
The same is true for replies, except to see the tool bar you need to click the "Go Advanced" button first. Let me know if I completely confused you!
