Author Topic: What else do you do for fun? (Read 11428 times)

lucian · « **Reply #30 on:** September 11, 2016, 01:15:49 PM »

Quote from: Moto Fugazzi on September 11, 2016, 10:44:35 AM

Very impressive! You designed and/or built everything on that website?
Ken

lucian · « **Reply #31 on:** September 11, 2016, 01:24:06 PM »

Very impressive! You designed and/or built everything on that website?
Ken

Thanks Ken, Yes, all my original designs and work. The dock gangway's designs I had checked by an engineer but were a standard design quite common around here. We fabbed each 40 ft. section in my yard and transported them to the site one at a time . The cribbing s we built the old fashion way at low tide and with manual labor. The whole job took three guy's five weeks.

boatdetective · « **Reply #32 on:** September 11, 2016, 02:49:46 PM »

Quote from: Kev m on September 10, 2016, 04:27:18 PM

That's cause they're damn fine boats!

I would have to respectfully reply that they aren't all fine. The Whaler method of construction uses very light outer skins. When you combine this with (inevitable) water entry into the foam core, it can make for a tricky repair

Adk.IBO · « **Reply #33 on:** September 11, 2016, 03:00:27 PM »

Quote from: boatdetective on September 11, 2016, 02:49:46 PM

I would have to respectfully reply that they aren't all fine. The Whaler method of construction uses very light outer skins. When you combine this with (inevitable) water entry into the foam core, it can make for a tricky repair

Agreed from that aspect, waterlogged Whalers are something I will always steer clear of. Haven't penetrated the hull of one yet. We don't leave them in the water and wash them down regularly so they get a good visual quite often. Not to mention we are probably more careful than most.

Trogladyte · « **Reply #34 on:** September 11, 2016, 03:30:54 PM »

We go racing. This is no 2 son on his Apriia RRV450GP

Penderic · « **Reply #35 on:** September 12, 2016, 11:41:14 PM »

You racing guys never get it out of your system!

azguzzirep · « **Reply #36 on:** September 13, 2016, 12:57:53 AM »

I like to do chemical re-engineering.

Basically I use beer, wine and whisky and and convert them into urine.

I'm also a fan of NFL.

Testarossa · « **Reply #37 on:** September 13, 2016, 02:17:41 AM »

nick949 · « **Reply #38 on:** September 13, 2016, 05:57:36 AM »

a little bit of this:

a little bit of that:

https://youtu.be/_Ri3Z5HhRrs (Laurentians, Quebec)

Nick

MGPilot · « **Reply #39 on:** September 13, 2016, 09:10:13 AM »

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #40 on:** September 13, 2016, 10:58:57 AM »

I make stuff.

2016-03-05_05-00-17 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

1-002 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

2016-04-29_04-52-28 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxP4uaMCi2k

Toecutter · « **Reply #41 on:** September 13, 2016, 12:04:57 PM »

Leatherwork.

Camping.

Backpacking/ Travelling on the cheap.

Cooking (Chef by trade, professionally cooking for over 20 years, worked my way from fry cook to Exec Chef to F&B Director, left the business a few years back...now do it for fun again)

Write, carve (antler, bone).

Avid geek. Boardgames, books, vids, etc.

Basic jack-of-all-trades... I like creating stuff.

Penderic · « **Reply #42 on:** September 13, 2016, 01:39:43 PM »

Texas Turnip · « **Reply #43 on:** September 13, 2016, 01:48:42 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on September 10, 2016, 11:06:21 PM

Damn , I'm surrounded by geniuses

Dusty

Does that include me?
Tex

twhitaker · « **Reply #44 on:** September 13, 2016, 01:49:19 PM »

Cruise chicks. Suck face!

cloudbase · « **Reply #45 on:** September 13, 2016, 03:11:08 PM »

I fly one of these

bigbikerrick · « **Reply #46 on:** September 13, 2016, 04:02:17 PM »

Quote from: cloudbase on September 13, 2016, 03:11:08 PM

I fly one of these

Thats beautiful! It looks very peaceful.
Rick.

Adan · « **Reply #47 on:** September 13, 2016, 04:12:09 PM »

I've played keyboards in bands for many years. Now with little kids around, I've tried to replace that with solo piano gigs that end earlier in the evening. It hasn't been an easy transition, schedule restrictions and lack of talent being the major obstacles.

roccoromanucci.com

Interesting thing for me, and the reason for this post, is the tie-in to riding a Guzzi. I've ridden to piano gigs on various different motorcycles, but nothing gives me as much Mojo going into it as a Guzzi.

Guzzi=rockn'roll

Caveat: haven't tried it on a Harley, but it's possible they're even better.

cloudbase · « **Reply #48 on:** September 13, 2016, 04:32:03 PM »

Quote from: bigbikerrick on September 13, 2016, 04:02:17 PM

Thats beautiful! It looks very peaceful.
Rick.

It's peaceful until the lift dies and you're out of gliding range of an airfield. Then things start to get interesting.

Testarossa · « **Reply #49 on:** September 13, 2016, 04:33:43 PM »

I loved soaring, but quit when I got my power ticket. I may go back, now that I have no place to go in an airplane. We have great wave conditions here.

pikipiki · « **Reply #50 on:** September 13, 2016, 04:34:11 PM »

got this little engine to play with a few days ago
https://youtu.be/BQ0vXfYZPtQ

lucian · « **Reply #51 on:** September 13, 2016, 06:16:39 PM »

Quote from: bigbikerrick on September 13, 2016, 04:02:17 PM

Thats beautiful! It looks very peaceful.
Rick.

I was lucky enough as a youngster to get a glider ride over the New Hampshire white mountains. I'll never forget it , it was awesome. Pulled up with a vintage bi plane and soared around for about a half an hour. I anticipated it as being very quiet and peaceful but was surprised by the amount of wind noise and bumpiness.

Farmer Dan · « **Reply #52 on:** September 13, 2016, 07:13:59 PM »

I like restoring old Ford tractors, my baby is a 1940 9N. Also do a lot of gunsmithing and custom ammo. I also like to fix things that are broke, sort of a jack of all trades.

Moto Fugazzi · « **Reply #53 on:** September 13, 2016, 07:20:01 PM »

Quote from: cloudbase on September 13, 2016, 03:11:08 PM

I fly one of these

You must've used one hell of a selfie stick taking that pic of yourself!

Moto Fugazzi · « **Reply #54 on:** September 13, 2016, 07:25:14 PM »

Quote from: Adan on September 13, 2016, 04:12:09 PM

I've played keyboards in bands for many years. Now with little kids around, I've tried to replace that with solo piano gigs that end earlier in the evening. It hasn't been an easy transition, schedule restrictions and lack of talent being the major obstacles.

roccoromanucci.com

Interesting thing for me, and the reason for this post, is the tie-in to riding a Guzzi. I've ridden to piano gigs on various different motorcycles, but nothing gives me as much Mojo going into it as a Guzzi.

Guzzi=rockn'roll

Caveat: haven't tried it on a Harley, but it's possible they're even better.

I still play bass guitar, and that reminds me of when we opened up for Toots and The Maytals, and I showed up for the gig on my Griso with my bass slung on my back.
Ken

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #55 on:** September 13, 2016, 07:46:27 PM »

I am an expert at thumb twiddling.

Sheepdog · « **Reply #56 on:** September 13, 2016, 08:06:48 PM »

Hunting, fishing, cycling, canoeing...when I can find the time. We have a small farm and a mess of old folks to care for. We also enjoy the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches; they can be used just about year 'round.

Luap McKeever · « **Reply #57 on:** September 13, 2016, 08:21:07 PM »

Hunting, fishing, wood working, kayaking, hiking, bicycling, shooting, atv's, playing banjo, and believe it or not my work is quite fun, although demanding.

quota2000 · « **Reply #58 on:** September 13, 2016, 10:44:13 PM »

Quote from: derek533 on September 10, 2016, 11:06:30 AM

Build and fly RC helis and planes.

Me too! (well, not so much the helis).

My current project is a 110" wingspan P-47 Thunderbolt. Best part is that it is powered by one of these (video is not me, but motor is the same). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAAGl7025fA Anybody see why I also LOVE my Guzzi?

Regards,

Jeff

dee g · « **Reply #59 on:** September 14, 2016, 09:59:43 AM »

Thought it would be interesting to have some hives on the property. Most of the pics are on the camera down in the shop....

Inspecting one of the hives back in May..... Not supposed to be building out like this, ladies...

First harvest beginning of June. I've decided that right now, comb honey is the easiest thing to do. They build their comb on very thin sheets of wax and when you harvest, it looks like a 'normal' frame of honey

But.... you get this

The wax sheet they build on is edible. If you are harvesting for regular honey to put in a jar, you have frames with plastic sheets.

Its delicious. I got about 25 nine to thirteen ounce cut 'squares' of comb this year. Not much, but not too shabby considering I only pulled off one hive. I have three hives so far, will probably split one later this month.

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Author Topic: What else do you do for fun? (Read 11428 times)

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