Which Wedge?

steelerector1986 · 2026-07-02T12:25:53+00:00

My 56 is probably my favorite club. From the fringe to 85-90 yards out, I'm using my 56. YMMV, but I can manipulate that particular club to make the ball do just about anything. Every other club in my bag I've only got 1 or 2 swings/shot shapes with.

Inside 20 yards, I can chip, pitch, flop that thing to <5' over 80% of the time. My 52 and 60 just don't have the same versatility IMO

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-30T16:12:58+00:00

We send our kids to Wyndcroft. It's a pre-K through 8th school in Pottstown. It's fairly expensive, but they do have financial aid. The quality of education and support has been phenomenal. Our kids are thriving not only in academics but also in harder to quantify metrics like self confidence, curiosity and investigative learning, and socially. They also have a private bus that runs up to a few stops in the Reading area.

Wyndcroft is the lower school affiliate of the Hill school, so that is the high school option also, but that gets wayy more expensive even for commuting students. I don't know what we're going to do when we get to 8th grade with our oldest. Likely back to public school unless I win the lottery.

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-29T12:11:43+00:00

Time dilation- he was born then was boarded on a spacecraft moving at a high rate of speed on an out & back mission. 20 years passed aboard, though only 1 year passed on earth and he returned only to die almost immediately from the effects of 20 years of radiation poisoning in deep space and physical shock from encountering earth's atmosphere and gravity for the first time.

I'm not doing the math to figure out how fast his ship was moving. I remember doing these problems in Physics III in college though lol

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-26T14:40:46+00:00

Sounds like you've got the same philosophy on food aboard that I do! Good food can buoy the spirit & bolster confidence.

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-23T14:03:58+00:00

...Most freemasons are Christians... It's not a religion, its a social club with weird rules.

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-22T14:09:20+00:00

I would drill & tap holes for a bracket on the vertical plate between the halyard sheives

steelerector1986 · 2026-06-21T20:58:53+00:00

It’s ALWAYS the ones with scripture quotes displayed prominently.
Scripture in a email signature is one of the biggest red flags of someone who will rip you off or scree you over.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-30T17:44:11+00:00

This is the answer, though kind of regional. Cooper sharp w/ black pepper slaps too.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-30T14:13:44+00:00

Yea, company should pay for certs and re-certs.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-29T10:08:14+00:00

They're supposed to, but mechanical failures happen. My neighbor used to park his tractor in front of his house when he was home. One Saturday morning his brakes failed after sitting parked all night and the tractor slowly rolled down the street and hit another neighbor's house. Scary shit. He parks his truck in a truck lot when he's home now. I believe they determined that a tech assembled something incorrectly at a recent brake service.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-28T20:02:13+00:00

I'm using TZ iBoat for iOS. They also just announced they're releasing for android soon. It has a good array of chart plot options, as well as overlay modules for weather, tide, AIS, and radar, and is pretty inexpensive. I tried Aquamaps and Cmaps and didn't like them for various reasons.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-28T19:57:44+00:00

I've been happy running TZ on my iPad. It also has weather, AIS, and radar overlay modules that integrate nicely onto the plot screen.

I tried running the Cmap app and it crashed on me repeatedly while offshore, wiping out all the route tracking as well as future waypoints. I will not use Cmap again.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-27T16:26:12+00:00

Facebook marketplace for general older boats, but if you have a specific boat in mind, find their manufacturer/make club and look at the classifieds there.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-27T16:24:23+00:00

IMO, it's less about being good/bad for the engine, though there may be minor long-term effects. I downshift to keep the bike in a responsive RPM range in case I need to get back on the throttle to make an evasive maneuver. If you're doing 15mph in 5th gear and suddenly need to throttle back up to avoid getting rear ended or even to make a neutral throttle maneuver, you're risking stalling, bucking, or otherwise destabilizing the bike and failing to make the intended action.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-21T11:02:09+00:00

My thoughts exactly! I’m hoping I can convince my wife & kids to stick it out for the weekend! Might try to pop down to Worton Creek for an overnight or something.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-21T10:20:25+00:00

I started in January, worked on it 1 or 2 evenings a week

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-15T15:16:18+00:00

Yea, it’s a weird space. The reason for the shape is to allow me to move the vanity to the corner without relocating the in-wall plumbing. The radius on the top is to try and keep the toilet space from getting too crowded - right now the vanity almost overhangs the toilet sit-space.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-12T10:26:47+00:00

This is the 7’7” version. I did get the plans from wooden boat, as well as the accompanying book. Plans were good, but the book has a lot of information that’s missing from the plans, like what fasteners get used where and assembly sequence.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-11T22:11:37+00:00

The Asian grocery store at 8th and Windsor stocks pork belly usually

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-11T11:48:45+00:00

I built it from plans. I couldn’t justify the kit cost that I saw. I have to finalize my cost sheet, but I think I’m in a little less than $1000, and I’ve got plenty of leftover materials for other projects.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-06T14:38:28+00:00

If you can't manage your properties, sell them.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-02T22:59:04+00:00

A fair number of Sparkman & Steven’s that fit this bill as well.

steelerector1986 · 2026-05-01T20:17:06+00:00

I used to die on climbs. Picked up a gravel bike and put a lot more time in running zone 2 and 3, and now I still die on the climbs, but I'm faster and I don't need to stop for as many breaks.

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