Search Function

Vintin

Petty Officer 1st Class
Joined
Oct 12, 2011
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How does it work?


I never get anything.


For instance, QD-21
 

oops!

Supreme Mariner
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Oct 18, 2007
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12,932
Re: Search Function

actually the search engine works quite well....just takes some getting used to

but you have to give it the correct words......

or a user name to narrow down the fields....
 

Bob_VT

Moderator & Unofficial iBoats Historian
Staff member
Joined
May 19, 2001
Messages
26,043
Re: Search Function

Yes for get the dash and just search for qd21 and you will get results.

Now the search will not work with 3 letter search terms........ or it would return too many results so the 4 letter is the minimum allowed by the forum software.
 

GA_Boater

Honorary Moderator Emeritus
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May 24, 2011
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49,038
Re: Search Function

You can use Google outside of iboats to search for less than 4 characters within the site. "3hp site:forums.iboats.com" in a Google search box gives all 7000+ references to 3hp. Sometimes what you want is less than 4 characters but don't bother to search for common terms. Hope this helps.
 

Don S

Honorary Moderator Emeritus
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Aug 31, 2004
Messages
62,321
Re: Search Function

Search for oil or 470 on the IO forums or all of the forums for that matter, there are a few thousand on each, but neither shows anything using search.
 
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