[sleek68]

Full build thread here, in case anybody is interested. Total cost was $3,991.

[iMOTOR]

Orange sunglasses?

[andi*pandi]

looks wicked sweet. Is that the same dame who helped you fix it?

[mattyb]

He may be a twat, but he certainly fixed that boat up a treat.

[olePigeon]

Nice work, Rob. I don't have the attention span to stay on a project that long.

[Face Ache]

Sweeeeet.

[reader50]

I wonder if he actually smashed a glass bottle against the fiberglass finish. That ceremony works better on a steel boat.

The boat does look sweet.

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by sleek68 

Update: DONE!

Wicked.

[turtle777]

Awesome boat. Good job pulling it through

-t

[Spheric Harlot]

Anybody else think it's bizarre to insta-ban somebody, and then spend days fawning on his posts?

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

Anybody else think it's bizarre to insta-ban somebody, and then spend days fawning on his posts?

No but I find it bizarre that someone who whines about SUVs and their fuel consumption would put a V8 petrol engine in a boat when a diesel would have been as fast.

[Spheric Harlot]

Good point.

There's no real utility in this joyride either, is there.

[reader50]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

Anybody else think it's bizarre to insta-ban somebody, and then spend days fawning on his posts?

The boat hasn't broken any rules. Though $3,991 is deceptive. That would be out-of-pocket costs, primarily the boat itself and parts. If he counted his labor at a decent rate, it would be far higher.

Let's see ... 14 months since the thread started. If he worked on the boat 1 hour each day @ $10 per hour, that's an extra $4,200.

[Lateralus]

Yeah, well, over the past year I've spent a fair bit of time on the toilet but I'd never tally it up as time unpaid.

I think you can only consider personal-labor worth if what you're doing is something you never intended to do or aren't enjoying while doing.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Lateralus 

Yeah, well, over the past year I've spent a fair bit of time on the toilet but I'd never tally it up as time unpaid.

me, too.

And I have nothing to show for.

-t

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Lateralus 

Yeah, well, over the past year I've spent a fair bit of time on the toilet but I'd never tally it up as time unpaid.

Originally Posted by turtle777 

me, too.

And I have nothing to show for.

You people need laptops and wifi.

[Spheric Harlot]

My first time sitting on the loo, surfing the net, the first thought was:

"Wow, I'm living in the future."

Second thought:

"Maybe the terrorists are right, after all."

[turtle777]

-t

[iLikebeer]

Good work, Rob!
Thanks for being OCD enough to bring closure to this thread! I always had a feeling you'd finish it off right.

I'm considering building an RV-7 in my garage, but that's a lot of work for a really long time. 1500 to 2000 hours across 2-5 years. Anyone have any experience with big hobby projects like that?
http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-7int.htm
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...t=1744&page=26

[Captain Obvious]

what is the boat named?

[brassplayersrock²]

"Inside Carpeting"

"Mildew McQueen"

[Demonhood]

"SS Turnsignal"
"Banned 4 Life"
"Lady Cop"

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

My first time sitting on the loo, surfing the net, the first thought was:

"Wow, I'm living in the future."

Second thought:

"Maybe the terrorists are right, after all."

You need to live with a woman that puts better magazines next to the crapper.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by mattyb 

You need to live with a woman that puts better magazines next to the crapper.

My comic book collection is on the shelves above the john.

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

me, too.

And I have nothing to show for.

-t

I wouldn't say that...

Have you ever wondered how enormous the pile would be if it were possible for you to summon forth, in one spot, every poop you'd ever taken? I have.

[turtle777]

or, what if someone found a way to turn it into meat

-t

[facethefacts68]

Boat will be featured on Build Threads in a few weeks.

[facethefacts68]

‪1978 Sleekcraft Aristocrat First Startup, 350 V8‬‏ - YouTube

‪78 Sleekcraft Aristocrat‬‏ - YouTube

‪59mph in 78 Sleekcraft Aristocrat‬‏ - YouTube

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Definitely a cool-assed lake boat for cruising around.

[Laminar]

Probably gets bad mpg.

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by facethefacts68 

‪1978 Sleekcraft Aristocrat First Startup, 350 V8‬‏ - YouTube

‪78 Sleekcraft Aristocrat‬‏ - YouTube

‪59mph in 78 Sleekcraft Aristocrat‬‏ - YouTube

What's with the "‪" junk? Forum having another &amp moment?

[P]

That appears to be the title from the Youtube page (the title element in <head>). The entities in question appear to be formatting characters. I'd expect them to be interpret here as they are in the browser, but they are not. It could possibly be related to the ampersand bug - the hack put in to mask the ampersand bug might be triggering too late for the rendering to understand it as an entity.

[knifecarrier2]

1978 Sleekcraft speedboat | Build Threads

[Spheric Harlot]

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...t/#post4152900

Hm.

Mods?

[knifecarrier2]

[ShortcutToMoncton]

This place just got better

[Thorzdad]

Looks like that's a mighty fun ride...

[BLAZE_MkIV]

The boat?

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by knifecarrier2 

I love how this pic is aligned so that the beer can is exactly vertical.

[Thorzdad]

Well, you wouldn't want to spill it, would you?

[NoIdeaWhatIsGoingOn]

Sleekcraft Weekend 2013 - YouTube

[NoIdeaWhatIsGoingOn]

Embedding fail

[ShortcutToMoncton]

SHE CAN GO, WHAA?

That is one badass ride.