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A day’s fun with friends or family should always have to be costly. Most argue that since you can afford to purchase a craft, you care less for fuel cost. As an owner, this is not always the case. Here’s how you can save on fuel with your boat:

Fuel saving begins in choosing the correct boat. Forgive me if this sounds like a remedial but this is significant and if you can bear with me here, you’ll see my point. When obtaining a vessel, you must consider the length of the boat and the type of engine it uses. Obviously, length means higher fuel consumption as it is heavier and creates more air and water drag depending on the brand and the purpose. It is important, as a consequence, that you do your investigation on different types of craft. There are not much of them in the marketplace; this ought not to be so hard.

One of the most important decisions to make when buying a mountain bike is the type of suspension to choose. Essentially, there are two options: full suspension (front and rear wheel) vs. front suspension (front wheel only, also known as ‘hardtail’).

If you’re going to spend money on a new mountain bike, it is absolutely worth considering what kind of suspension you want. The difference can be fairly substantial. So let’s take a look at the two options:

Front Suspension

There are advantages to a front suspension bike. Pedaling is generally more efficient, especially on smooth ground (ideal for road or light off-road riding). They are also lighter than their full cousins, and in tend to require less maintenance. If you plan on doing long distance biking, on generally smooth conditions, the hardtail is probably the optimal choice. They are also prized for dirt jumping, because they provide better performance jump to jump.

Full Suspension

Front-and-rear suspension mountain bikes are generally more comfortable and controllable to ride. By combining front- and rear-wheel shocks, a full suspension ensures maximum distribution of weight, which means hitting those bumps is a lot easier on your body. This is especially important if you plan to do rough-terrain biking or serious downhill rides.

A locking DVD can be an exciting purchase – for many people this event will highlight the beginning of their locking education. So I’ve decided to compile a list of my top 12 tips when selecting a locking dance DVD for learning purposes:

1. Search for a DVD that will help you learn how you are using your body as you dance, not just do the moves. You want to dance with feeling, not just be a man made robot capable of pulling off a few moves.

2. Aim to get hold of a DVD that will teach you how to be funky when you do the moves. It’s all about the funk, whatever you do in locking has got to be funky and it’s a big part of the dance.

3. See if you can get samples of the instructor’s teaching style to make sure that it suits you. Teachers have different ways of explaining things and you are bound to find some that you are more comfortable learning from than others.

I’ve come up with a few theories regarding auction strategies that I think might make sense. In general, it’s obviously a good thing to have a plan(s) going into an auction; are you going to go Studs & Duds or a more balanced approach?

You want to have a plan laid out of certain guys you like and dislike and try to generally stick to your plan. I’m not suggesting that you’re so rigid you don’t make adjustments on the fly and react to the market, but a general outline of how you want your auction to go is huge. If you have the time, it is probably wise to have some sort of plan for both strategies so that if you know you need to go Studs & Duds or Balanced, you can be flexible. I think early on in an auction you can get a feel for how it is going to flow; are people holding their cash or splurging? Normally I would say, “Do the opposite of what you think people are doing”. If people are coming in hot, blowing all their cash on the top tier guys, there are going to be good deals to be had later in the auction and you might be able to clean up if there are guys that you like still left. On the other hand, and this is the trickier one because you might not realize it until too late, if people are holding their money, you should be spending your money on the big name players and let people who hold their cash and get into bidding wars on 3rd and 4th tier players because they have the money to do so.