Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

Is that abandoned or just badly driven?

On the Chesapeake Bay, old fishing boats are stripped of anything worth while and pushed up into the end of creeks, into a swamp.

In reply to 914Driver : Richard Rawlings?

Ukrainian authorities have assured citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won't need to be declared for tax purposes.

In reply to 914Driver :

In reply to trigun7469 :

Beau Boeckmann

barefootcyborg5000 said:

In reply to 914Driver :

Tank (Russian or otherwise) with a steering wheel?  

914Driver said:

 

Ukrainian authorities have assured citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won't need to be declared for tax purposes.

 

I know this happens on tanks, but think about what kind of explosion it takes to lift the turret off...

Noddaz said:

barefootcyborg5000 said:

In reply to 914Driver :

Tank (Russian or otherwise) with a steering wheel?  

Ripsaws use a steering wheel

Noddaz said:

914Driver said:

 

Ukrainian authorities have assured citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won't need to be declared for tax purposes.

 

I know this happens on tanks, but think about what kind of explosion it takes to lift the turret off...

I am kind of shocked that it happens.  Wasn't wet storage supposed to prevent that? Or did the Russians just not bother with it?

With wet storage, the crew might get killed from an AP round going off inside, or spalled armor bouncing around inside, but you could still hose the interior out and send the tank out with a new crew.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

I hesitate to ask, but what is wet storage?

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

Rounds stored in a tank with the racks encased in water. Fell out of favor after WWII. Didn't work as well as unadvertised.  sealed bulkhead Doors and blowout panels became more prevalent. Read somewhere that the Russians still dont do that. I could be wrong. Im not as up to date on armor, but it could explain the blown up turrets.

Still better looking than new BMWs

mtn said:

My wife and two of her friend all own and dearly lover their modern MINI's.  I just texted them this pic with the message 'OK you SUV owners.  Here's a real Mini with a Chihuahua in front of it for scale.

Required

I need these for my renovation:

What did 1994 taste like?

The Club's new Grob 103 just arrived from Germany - luckily shipped AFTER the Felicity Ace!

Paint inside the top clamshell is a good indicator of the ships maintenance.  =~ )

There is a Grob plant near where I live

Unrelated:

Because Germans are so meticulous (anal?) about every little nick and ding on their stuff, when anything shows up they'd rather sell it than have a repair on the books.  Guys in the club buy them for say $20,000, get shipped from Edmen Germany to Rhode Island for $3000.  You put a few hours on it, swap the D numbers for the FAA's N numbers and flip it for $25 - $30,000.

I told SWMBO this story and she said "the difference between you and them, is they have the first $20,000".   Rats.