/*this first part is to set the font style, color and size of your text, as well as the background color of the page */ 

body{
background-image:url(http://www.building-model-boats.com/images/backimage.jpg);
background-attachment:fixed;
background-repeat:repeat-y;
background-position:top center;}

/*background-color:#fff; */
font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; 
font-size: 93%; 
color: #000; 
margin:auto; 
padding:0; 
text-align:center; 
} 

/*this changes the headings, you can alter the size font type, and the color of these */ 

h1 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 125%; color: #000} 
h2 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 115%; color: #000} 
h3 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 110%; color: #000} 

/*This affects how your links look. At the moment, they show as blue, and underlined. They change to white text with a blue background color when the pointer passes over them */ 

a { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; 
font-size: 100%; color: #000099; text-decoration: underline; 
} 

a:hover { font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; 
font-size: 100%; 
background-color: #000066; 
color: #fff; 
}