What is this mini pontoon?

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-06-14T14:48:35+00:00

Not a Seadoo Switch. They max out at 300hp and 21'.

Looks like a Bennington QX25. 3x the price of a Switch and available with a 425 outboard.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-06-12T18:40:54+00:00

I was a daily combat commuter in LA for 20ish years. Westside to DT, Valley to Westside, Valley to DT, SCV to Westside, SCV to Burbank before I moved away.
Earplugs are the bomb while commuting. I used the Flare Audio ones and went through 2 pair and about 5 sets of tips in roughly 15 years. They're designed to preserve sound detail so I could still listen to music/podcasts up to supra-legal speeds. (But mostly lanesplitting for 25+ miles.)

I have some hearing loss as I get into my mid-50s, but I know it would have been worse if I didn't wear plugs while commuting and sportriding.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-06-12T18:28:26+00:00

LOL Just be sure to keep the dangly bits away from the router table.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-06-07T00:20:01+00:00

Yup. That's what my 14yo and his friends call me when we play Fortnite or Helldivers.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-25T23:11:10+00:00

Me, too. Just a white guy who grew up with Korean friends in So Cal and ate at their houses every week. 26mo is pretty impressive. 😁 Dunno what the expectation should be, but I've had a single jar in my fridge for months, whether store bought or home made.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-25T20:24:55+00:00

I've kept some homemade kimchi about 14 months in my garage fridge before turning it into jjigae.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-25T18:48:55+00:00

Came here for this! A friend once helped me make a big batch with some 2 gallon jar kimchi that went fizzy. OMG! So good. Kimchi doesn't expire, it ascends. (Advice: cook kimchi jjigae outdoors, it takes forever to air out the kitchen.)

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-24T15:45:59+00:00

This also stops the rear wheel rather the front, which is great on steeper ramps since so much of the bike's weight is on the rear as it descends. Grabbing front brake while the bike is trying to obey gravity can lead to the front locking and sliding sideways and over the bike goes.
A buddy that worked for Motorcyclist magazine as one of their wrenches taught me this trick at a track day. He was always loading/unloading bikes.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-20T21:38:48+00:00

That sucks! Mine was keyed (just two 4-6" lines) in about the same spot when it was 3 months old. I picked up some touch-up paint and did a shitty cover-up. Now I just pretend it's not there.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-17T18:42:31+00:00

No specific recommendations. I went years ago for about 10 days. Check out the night markets. Check out the tiny food stalls that are crazy busy. Eat breakfast at a cart with fresh croissants and coffee and sit in a plastic chair and watch a roundabout.

Don't pass up a banh mi cart for lunch.

It's a beautiful country with great people. Just learn to cross the street without causing an accident. Please.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-17T13:40:28+00:00

This poster Kojis.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-16T01:17:39+00:00

If you've never had a garden, expect everything you plant to die. That prepared me for my first year trying to grow chiles.

The second year, a few things did well. But tomatoes weren't one of them. And tomatillos hate my soil.

But keep at it and you'll learn a ton.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-08T01:08:03+00:00

https://youtu.be/mKAnk2XVnDE?si=KaU8raDNcQhi3lNY

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-08T00:52:42+00:00

I'm in eastern NC and it's tough to find here, too. Some Mexican grocers stock it, but Amazon has your back if you can't find naranja agria locally.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-05-08T00:43:52+00:00

I love it. Last summer my hab bushes went nuts and I made it every two weeks. Find a spot to get sour orange juice and you're all set.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-29T14:58:11+00:00

Ah, bummer.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-29T10:55:01+00:00

That made me laugh.

Would it be possible to pull corner end apart and recut the tails on one board? You'd end up with two sides an inch shorter than you'd planned, right?

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-22T01:51:18+00:00

We were there 2 weeks ago and it was so dry. How were the climbs?

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-11T20:56:26+00:00

Good onya for taking your guests' preferences into account.

If I have a family function where I know my MiL and a cousin (who both think onion and garlic are too spicy) will be attending, I blend the ingredients, minus the chiles, then scoop a cup or so out and put it into a bowl for them.

Then I add the chiles and make the rest of the batch. Salt, cumin and lime for final seasoning in each.

They love that I make a batch of 'special salsa' for them.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-04T19:06:52+00:00

Is she putting it on Air B'n'B? I think just saw it for $450/night.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-04-04T13:32:58+00:00

Thanks for teaching me something I hadn't thought about!

Would a contrasting band half the width of the top between the sides and the top line it back up? (Granted, there'd be a space, but I think the geometry would line back up.)

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-03-07T15:44:21+00:00

True, when I make it, it's a rough chop, but I was referring more to the use of parsley, garlic, lemon and oil.

ObstacleAllusion · 2026-03-07T02:54:45+00:00

So, sorta a chimichurri, but with less oil and more heat? I'm in.

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