ah! cheers gestroud - that appears to have 'almost' fixed it - if you visit
http://www.cgenie.net you'll see they all line up now, however there's just the problem of a 1px line at the left and about a 20px gap at the top... I've looked through the .css file, but I can't spot anything I might have missed - I'll paste it below:
html { overflow-x: auto; }
body {color: #333333; background: #FFFFFF; margin: 0; padding: 2px;}
div.container { width: 768px;}
table {width: 100%; margin: 5; padding: 5; font-size: x-small}
table td {padding: 0; border-width: 0; vertical-align: top; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
a {color: #5F7693; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent;}
a:hover {color: #990000;}
h1 {}
h2 {}
h3 {}
h4 {}
h5 {}
ul { margin: 2px; padding: 2px; list-style: decimal inside; text-align: left;}
li { margin-left: 2px; list-style: square inside; color: #5f7693;}
/* Nav bar start...*/
#navbar {background: #5F7693;border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding-top: 2px;padding-bottom: 2px;padding-left: 5px;cursor: default;}
.NavMenu {font-family: Verdana,Tahoma,Georgia,sans-serif;font-size: 10px;/*-moz-user-select: none;*/}
.NavMenu .button,
.NavMenu .button:hover,
.NavMenu .button-active,
.NavMenu .button-active:hover {line-height: normal;padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;border: 1px solid #5F7693; color: #ffffff;text-decoration: none;font-family: Tahoma,Georgia,sans-serif;font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold;cursor: default;white-space: nowrap;display: block;position: relative;}
.NavMenu .button:hover {border-color: #C2DDFF #C2DDFF #C2DDFF #C2DDFF;color: #C2DDFF;}
.NavMenu .button-active,
.NavMenu .button-active:hover {border-color: #C2DDFF #C2DDFF #C2DDFF #C2DDFF;color: #C2DDFF;}
.NavMenu .item,
.NavMenu .item:hover,
.NavMenu .item-active,
.NavMenu .item-active:hover {background-color: #ffffff;font-family: Tahoma,Georgia,sans-serif;font-size: 10px;line-height: normal;padding: 3px 16px 4px 10px;color: #676767;border: 0px solid transparent;text-decoration: none;font-weight: bold;cursor: default;white-space: nowrap;display: block;position: relative;}
.NavMenu .item:hover,
.NavMenu .item-active,
.NavMenu .item-active:hover {background-color: #5F7693;color: #C2DDFF;border: 0px solid #5F7693;}
.NavMenu .section {background-color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #b8b4ae;position: absolute;visibility: hidden;z-index: -1;}
.NavMenu .arrow {position: absolute;top: 7px;right: 8px;border: 0;}
.NavMenu hr{height: 1px;width: 90%;border: 0px none;color: #24237f;background-color: #5F7693;}
* html .NavMenu td { position: relative;} /* ie 5.0 fix */
/* ...Nav bar end */
td#date {color: #ffffff;width: 20%;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 5px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 90%;}
td#search {width: 95%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 10px;}
input.formButton {}
.item {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}
.itemHead {padding: 3px; background-color: #5f7693; color: #FFFFFF;}
.itemInfo {text-align: right; padding: 3px; background-color: #c2ddff; border-bottom:1px dashed #cccccc;}
.itemTitle a {font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; font-variant: small-caps; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;}
.itemTitle a:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
.itemPoster {font-size: 90%; font-style:italic;}
.itemPostDate {font-size: 90%; font-style:italic;}
.itemStats {font-size: 90%; font-style:italic;}
.itemBody {padding-left: 5px;}
.itemText {margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 1.5em;}
.itemText:first-letter {font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;}
.itemFoot {text-align: right; padding: 3px; background-color: #c2ddff; border-top:1px dashed #cccccc;}
.itemAdminLink {font-size: 90%;}
.itemPermaLink {font-size: 90%;}
th {background-color: #5f7693; color: #FFFFFF; padding : 2px; vertical-align : middle; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
th a {color:#FFFFFF;}
th a:hover {color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:underline;}
.pagehead {padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:0px;}
td#headerlogo { padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom:0px; vertical-align : top; text-align:center;}
td#headerlogo .main {color: #5F7693; font-size:22px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:12px;}
td#headerlogo .sub {color: #5F7693; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-top:2px;}
td#headerbanner {width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; text-align:right; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;}
td#headerbar {/*border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;*/ text-align:left; /*color:#cccccc; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; font-size:10px;*/height: 20px;}
td#leftcolumn {width: 170px; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size:10px;}
td#leftcolumn th {background-color: #5f7693; color: #FFFFFF; vertical-align: middle;}
td#leftcolumn div.blockTitle {padding: 3px; background-color: #5f7693; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;}
td#leftcolumn div.blockContent {padding: 3px; line-height: 120%; line-height: 120%;}
td#centercolumn {font-size: 10px;}
td#centercolumn th {background-color: #5f7693; color: #FFFFFF; vertical-align: middle;}
td#centerCcolumn {padding: 0px 3px 1px 3px;}
td#centerCcolumn legend.blockTitle {padding: 3px; color: #5f7693; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px;}
td#centerCcolumn div.blockContent {border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; line-height: 120%;}
td#centerLcolumn {width: 50%; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px;}
td#centerLcolumn legend.blockTitle {padding: 3px; color: #5f7693; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px;}
td#centerLcolumn div.blockContent {border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 3px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; line-height: 120%;}
td#centerRcolumn {width: 50%; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px;}
td#centerRcolumn legend.blockTitle {padding: 3px; color: #5f7693; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px;}
td#centerRcolumn div.blockContent {border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 3px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 3px; margin-bottom: 2px; line-height: 120%;}
div#content {text-align: left; padding: 8px;}
td#rightcolumn {width: 170px; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size:10px;}
td#rightcolumn th {background-color: #5f7693; color: #FFFFFF; vertical-align: middle;}
td#rightcolumn div.blockTitle {padding: 3px; background-color: #5f7693; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;}
td#rightcolumn div.blockContent {padding: 3px; line-height: 120%;}
tr#footerbar {}
td#footerbar {border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;color:#777777; font-size:10px; text-align:center;}
td#mainmenu a {display: block; margin: 0; padding: 4px;}
td#mainmenu a:hover {background-color: #c2ddff;}
td#mainmenu a.menuTop {padding-left: 3px;}
td#mainmenu a.menuMain {padding-left: 3px;}
td#mainmenu a.menuSub {padding-left: 9px;}
td#usermenu a {display: block; margin: 0; padding: 4px;}
td#usermenu a:hover {background-color: #c2ddff;}
td#usermenu a.menuTop {}
td#usermenu a.highlight {background-color: #fcc;}
.outer {border: 1px solid silver;}
.head {background-color: #8badd8; padding: 5px; font-weight: bold;}
.head a {color:#ffffff; }
.even {background-color: #C2DDFF; padding: 5px;}
.odd {background-color: #E0EEFF; padding: 5px;}
.foot {background-color: #8badd8; padding: 5px; font-weight: bold;}
tr.even td {background-color: #C2DDFF; padding: 5px;}
tr.odd td {background-color: #E0EEFF; padding: 5px;}
div.errorMsg { background-color: #FFCCCC; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #DDDDFF; border-left: 1px solid #DDDDFF; border-right: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px;}
div.confirmMsg { background-color: #DDFFDF; color: #136C99; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #DDDDFF; border-left: 1px solid #DDDDFF; border-right: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px;}
div.resultMsg { background-color : #CCCCCC; color: #333333; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid silver; border-left: 1px solid silver; font-weight: bold; border-right: 1px solid #666666; border-bottom: 1px solid #666666; padding: 10px;}
div.xoopsCode {
font-size: 10px;
font-family: FixedSys, "Courier New",Courier,monospace;
background: #FAFAFA;
border: 1px solid #6C87B0;
color: #385a72;
width: 400px;
max-height: 250px;
margin: 0.5em;
overflow: auto;
padding: 5px;
}
div.xoopsQuote {
font-size: 10px;
font-family: FixedSys, "Courier New",Courier,monospace;
background: #FAFAFA;
border: 1px solid #6C87B0;
color: #385a72;
width: 400px;
max-height: 250px;
margin: 0.5em;
overflow: auto;
padding: 5px;
}
.comTitle a { text-decoration: none; }
.comTitle {/font-size: 110%;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;margin: 0px 0px .2em 0px;padding: 0px 0px 2px 0px;border-bottom: 1px solid #d0d0e0;}
.comText {/*position: relative;margin: 5px 5px 5px 15px;left: 120px;float: left;*/line-height: 1.5em;padding: 0px;}
.comUserStat {font-size: 10px; color: #436792; font-weight:bold; border: 1px solid silver; background-color: #ffffff; margin: 2px; padding: 2px;}
.comUserStatCaption {font-weight: bold;}
.comUserStatus {color: #436792; font-weight:bold;}
.comUserRank {margin: 2px;}
.comUserRankText {font-size: 10px;font-weight:bold;}
.comUserRankImg {border: 0;}
.comUserName {}
.comUserImg {margin: 2px;}
.comDate {font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-size: smaller}
.comDateCaption {font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;}
.comUserdetails {float: left;/*position: relative;top: 50px;left: 10px;*/font-size: 0.85em;border: 1px solid #d0d0e0;background-color: #fff9ef;padding: 3px;/*margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;*/text-align: left;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px;z-index: 0; }
.comUserName {font-weight: bold;font-size: 110%;}
.comIcons {float: right;position: relative;font-size: 0.85em;top: -25px;right: 5px;}
.com_tl {background-image: url(../images/news_tl.gif);background-position: 0% 0%;background-repeat: no-repeat;position: relative;top: -1px;left: -1px;}
.com_tr {background-image: url(../images/news_tr.gif);background-position: 100% 0%;background-repeat: no-repeat;position: relative;left: 2px;}
.com_br {background-image: url(../images/news_br.gif);background-position: 100% 100%;background-repeat: no-repeat;position: relative;top: 2px;}
.com_bl {background-image: url(../images/news_bl.gif);background-position: 0% 100%;background-repeat: no-repeat;position: relative;left: -2px;padding: .8em;overflow: hidden;}
.comContainer {background-color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #D0D0E0;position: relative;margin-bottom: 10px;z-index: 0;}