// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		// menu: Bass Boats
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		//menu1.addItem("· Bass Cat", "boats.asp?t=s&id=1A"); 
		//menu1.addItem("· Bullet Performance", "boats.asp?t=s&id=1B");
		menu1.addItem("· Ranger", "boats.asp?t=s&id=1C");
		menu1.addItem("· Skeeter", "boats.asp?t=s&id=1D");
		menu1.addItem("· Stratos", "boats.asp?t=s&id=1E");

		// menu: Pleasure Boats
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("· Baja", "boats.asp?t=s&id=3A");  
		menu2.addItem("· Bayliner", "boats.asp?t=s&id=3B");  
		menu2.addItem("· Glastron", "boats.asp?t=s&id=3C");
		//menu2.addItem("· Maxum", "boats.asp?t=s&id=3D");
		
		
		// menu: Deck Boats
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("· Glastron", "boats.asp?t=s&id=5A"); 
		menu3.addItem("· Lowe", "boats.asp?t=s&id=5B"); 
		menu3.addItem("· Bayliner", "boats.asp?t=s&id=5C"); 
		//menu3.addItem("· Maxum", "boats.asp?t=s&id=5D");
 

		// menu: Used Boats
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("· Airport Marine", "boats.asp?t=s&id=7A"); 
		menu4.addItem("· Consignment", "boats.asp?t=s&id=7B");

		// menu: Tournament
		/*var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("· Airport Marine", "tournament.asp"); 
		menu5.addItem("· Other", "othertournament.asp"); 
		menu5.addItem("· Results", "tournamentres.asp"); */
		// menu: Aluminium Boats
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("· Lowe Aluminium", "boats.asp?t=s&id=2A"); 
		menu6.addItem("· Triton Aluminium", "boats.asp?t=s&id=2B");
		menu6.addItem("· G3", "boats.asp?t=s&id=2C");
		// menu: Pontoons
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("· Suncruiser", "boats.asp?t=s&id=4A"); 
		menu7.addItem("· Cypress Cay", "boats.asp?t=s&id=4B");
		menu7.addItem("· G3", "boats.asp?t=s&id=4C");
		menu7.addItem("· Apex Pontoons", "boats.asp?t=s&id=4D");
		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}