Yep, when someone terrorizes you due to their own incompetence and they have the legal authority to kill you and your entire family with consequences (if any) to happen later, best put a smile on your face and say, “THANK YOU SIR! Can I have another?!” Read more

You forgot the most expensive part though. The obsession that may develop from your $500 boat. Much like cars, motorcycles, planes, and any other hobby, soon after boring yourself with the Sunfish you’ll find yourself lusting after a Laser II, which is a semi-reasonable $2,500. But then you’ll want Challenge Sailcloth… Read more

I’ve been looking at a lot of 16 foot Hobie cats recently.  Read more

Just modernize this bad boy on the inside and you’re good.

Also, as long as you keep it in good condition you can usually sell them for what you paid for them. When COVID restrictions cancelled my kids’ summer sailing camp plans, I took less than half the money I’d have spent on those camps and bought a catamaran. Now that we’re past that and they can use a variety of boats… Read more

I don’t know a lot about sailing, or boats in general. But I was shocked to find out how reasonably priced a decent sailboat was. In my head, you were talking a few hundred grand to get something that had a decent cabin and sleeping quarters that you could stay on for a couple days. But 26-28ft boats in older but good… Read more

Another cheap way to get into sailing is to join a club. They're pretty easy to find, will offer lessons and the boats are ready to go. Spend a few hundred for a summer and if you don't like it you're off the hook. No worries about towing, rigging or maintenance before you get to the fun part! Read more

He is such an amazing photographer and human being. I was lucky enough to have worked with him in the past. Thanks for posting!
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Maybe?

This car can’t technically win anything at Le Mans. The Garage 56 is an invitational entry that does not conform to any rule book from the ACO, and is therefore in a class by itself.  It cannot win, or lose. Read more

From what I have seen of the current generation Nascar cars, it would take a Bus getting on the track to do any significant damage to one.   I don’t think I’ve seen as tough a car in my life.  Read more

If it gets taken out by some dumbass in a 911 or something I’m going to be extremely bummed out.  Read more

Every time I read a story about bears figuring things out or otherwise gaining access to places that are supposed to be secure - I keep thinking back to that comment by a California park ranger to the effect that the overlap between the smartest bears and the stupidest tourists is significant. Read more

Will it haul a sheet of plywood? I’ve started coming around to the idea that a owning van would make more sense than a truck 99% of the time, for me.
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I don’t blame you for sending out your tank to be cleaned. The only tank you can clean out at home are motorcycle tanks that you can just load up with bolts and nuts and shake all over. Anything larger than a motorcycle tank is impossible to do that with. Read more

Does this count??? (at least it’s a $0 option)

As much as I hate that AM radio seems to be filled with a bunch of right-wing propaganda or religious zealots yelling at me, I believe that AM radio still is a great opportunity for community radio stations in non-metropolitan areas. I’d always hoped that AM radio would become cheap enough to support this kind of… Read more

You’ve got this. As someone who built a car from the ground up, it seems like a lot of work right up till thing start coming together. And think of it this way, you’re kind of building a hot rod. Hot rodders have been mixing and matching parts forever. For example, the car I built has late 40s Lincoln drum brakes on… Read more

The shift knobs are cool and all but hold the phone, Rory is back!?!? Read more

“If you’re looking for a comprehensive review that’s free of naval gazing, go read this. It’s good.”
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