Thanks.
yes i found those and I chose the "UBB.Threads 7.1 CMS" when I installed.
Flashchat does indeed allow me to login with my UBB registered account.
what I want to do at this point is get a link on the navigation bar.
the flashchat site has an old method for 6.5.X which calls for modifying the ubbt_registerednav templatein 6.5.X
But honestly I'm a UNIX Admin and not really a coder - so I'm being a tad braindead about where and how to tweek the navigation bar in 7.1 and add a hotlink to the FlashChat app.