boat buildin' and other enormous projects

Well, being a professional tinkerer/hacker/jack-of-all-trades, I've wanted for some time to build a boat. Naturally, I'd love to just jump in and start some colossal wood craft, but lack of financing and workspace prohibit that!

That's where Uncle John's Classic Cajun Pirogue kit comes in. It's simple. It's cheap. It actually looks pretty damn good. Best of all, my daughter Z said she'd like to help build it. So I guess our winter project is all lined up for this year. Progress will, of course, be charted here and/or a project-specific blog.

Now if only a truly cheap kit plane could be had. But I suppose flight instruction and a pilot's license might be in order first. At least they finally passed a new sport pilot certificate requiring less instruction (and therefore expense) which limits the pilot to only smaller, slower, 2-seater aircraft. I'm in, baby! Well, when the wallet says I can, anyway.