"One small thing the admin user I've created doesn't show up when you search for all admins! Is this done on purpose so you don't delete it or is it just because I been manually altering user numbers with sql commands?"
You're correct on that, user #2 is never shown, to prevent it from being accidently deleted.
I'll ask Rick or Josh to address the hidden/missing board. I remember there being a fix for it, but the fix itself I don't recall.