> When I read about guys who spend 5-10 years building 40' boats in the back
> yard I get more intimidated by the prospect of balancing a personal life
> than the actual building process. It is easy to get obsessed with these
> projects. I can only imagine the reception I would get if I were to
> announce that I was going to spend 5000 hours on a real boat.

I once stopped to talk to a guy with a beautifully restored 50's ford pickup. When I asked him what the restoration had cost, he said: "It depends on weather you include the expences from my divorce."

Sometimes it's really hard to pull yourself away from the project, but it pays to heed the old Texas saying, "If Momma ain't happy ain't nobody happy"