I just sold a 34 ft sailboat. R/C is CHEAP compared to $3,800 for dockage, winter storage and pump-out, $500 for electric for having elec heat & A/C, $50/quart bottom paint (took six), $1,100 insurance, state registration (even though we were federally documented). 250 miles round trip to Lake Ontario every weekend. $5.95/gallon for diesel 'cause they can, $8,000 for a set of new sails every five or six years. Heck, I got a BIG monkey off my back. Not to mention three years of my salary for the boat itself (now in my retirement fund). Sold it for 85% of what I paid after six years - try that with a car.

We've been looking at a cheaper hobby: like a used private plane.

Trouble is, I've still got six other hobbies.