For over five years I have owned a 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo who's fate has changed quite regularly. Originally it was bought with the intention of restoring and building it into a street-rod but after a more detailed post-purchase inspection that plan was scrapped due to the cars overall poor condition. After mulling over my options, I decided I would simply build it into a race car and run it for fun at our local track (South Texas Speedway). I began to work on it little by little but never really made much progress due to the time constraints of going to graduate school and working full-time. Finally...

When I was younger, my father used to race sailboats out in the Corpus Christi Bay and occasionally I would get to ride along. Ever since then, I've always wanted to try my hand at sailing and so I figured now is as good a time as any. After keeping my eye on Craigslist and eBay for a few weeks, I've finally found the perfect project sailboat for me to restore over the next few months and hopefully have ready by next spring. It's a 1975 Alcort Sunfish that's in fairly decent condition. After getting it home and surveying my purchase, I've created the following list of things that need to be addressed...