Do you love your jet boat this much?.

[Big Proppa]

Couldn't stand to see her out in the cold any longer -
So - how do you get a 24 foot boat and trailer in a 20.5 foot garage
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You tear the wall down in your kids room and really piss off your wife
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Measure twice cut once
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My son was a good sport about the whole thing
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Now that's a tight fit
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Everything fits
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[steve d]

Damn, could have saved myself $18,000.

[olbiezer]

have thought about doing that but didnt have the balls to cut that hole nice going big!

[centerhill condor]

holy cow... oh my dog! I can't believe what I'm seeing! my wife will love this.. she's been talking about redoing the bedroom and my boat is too long for the garage! you're a genius... you may be single soon but still a genius!

[Big Proppa]

It was going to be $200 a month to store it in town - or $1,000 to put up one of those metal shade structures - or $40,000 for the garage I want - or $106.00 in materials and a days worth of labor, not to bad.
What's up Dilli - how you been

[Big Proppa]

Well centerhill, lets just say Sunday is usually race day but my car didn't leave the garage :D :D
Boats dry though.

[MBlaster]

Great idea but my wife has just veto'd the hole. :argue:

[PipesClean]

Let's see some finished pics of the inside with the custom stereo/TV stand you now have. Do you need to have a permit to cut down on the square footage of a house? :rollside:

[lucky]

decorate it like a fake fireplace lmao -- I love the man prioritys

[wsuwrhr]

I have just seen it all.
Brian

[deltarat]

Well I ask what the wife thought of your project and wether or not I would be able to get away with this for my Fountain. When she stops laughing I will let you know what she says.

[HammerDown]

Your wife is a keeper!

[bakerjet]

I have just seen it all.
Brian
no kiddin :rollside:

[Heatseeker]

Let's see some finished pics of the inside with the custom stereo/TV stand you now have. Do you need to have a permit to cut down on the square footage of a house? :rollside:
Way to go Bill!
In high school, my buddy's dad owned a Limo business and did the exact same thing to fit one of the cars in his garage. He built an ornate cabinet in the family room with the TV on top. When you opened the cabinet doors, you saw either the license plate or the tail lights. Our whole neigborhood got a good laugh from it, but it worked.
Back when the city was hassling me for having the two boats in the driveway, I ran the idea(the back of the boat would've been in my daughter's room!) by my other half. Like Deltarat's wife, she couldn't stop laughing. I took that as a no...

[xs ultra]

Like to see the finished pics.when your done.

[malcolm]

Awesome idea, I bet I could talk the wife into that... if I had a garage. :boxed:

[dmontzsta]

that is some crazy ish.

[slotracer]

should have removed some of the trailer in front and made a removeable tongue that way you could of made it a little less in the room.
pat

[maxwedge]

uhh..didn't....umm...woudn't ahh...Oh phuc it... I'm speechless. Nice job on that. Are you sure you're married? :crossx:

[Big Proppa]

I never said she was happy with it just kinda didn't have a choice.

[promod]

big proppa that just made my day that is some funny stuff lololol :rollside:

[BrendellaJet]

Im in the same situation. My boat fits with only the bowl bolted on the pump. Luckily Ill only have to make a coat closet smaller to get th eentire boat to fit.

[superdave013]

must be some good $hit. Can I get a hit? lol

[superdave013]

I have just seen it all.
Brian
when you stone up and run that bar feeder though your kitchen let me know. I'll have some lathe work for ya.

[wsuwrhr]

Proppa,
I don't know what you say.....
Man, You are a FOLK HERO.
I have pulled off some good ones, I would have NEVER attempted this one in TEN MILLION years.
Brian

[v-drive]

I think my wife would divorce my old ass. sorry that's not gonna happen.
v-drive

[wsuwrhr]

when you stone up and run that bar feeder though your kitchen let me know. I'll have some lathe work for ya.
That is EXACTLY what I was talking about.
That is some crazy shit.
I always thought I had pretty big stones, but like anything else, no matter how good you are, some guy comes along and takes you to school.
We're not worthy, we're not worthy!!!!
Brian

[Big Proppa]

Slot - they wanted 650 to install a swing away tung - I will probably do that in the future and reframe the soffit - I could pull about 20" out of it when I do

[maxwedge]

When I was looking for a house I told my realtor I that I would be pefectly happy with a big garage that had a cot and a bathroom in it. She said, "Even if you could find that, you would never be able to sell it again."
"Ummm..why would I want to sell it? It's my dream house." Poor woman looked very confused. :crossx:
There must have been a mis-comunication somewhere (wife?) because, I did get a nice detatched garage, but somehow I also wound up with two extra empty bedrooms and a dinning room that never gets used? And a kitchen? Can't we just put a microwave and a hotplate in the garage?..What are all these extra rooms for honey? I'm still trying to figure out how to convert all this into usefull garage space. :rolleyes:

[wsuwrhr]

When I was looking for a house I told my realtor I that I would be pefectly happy with a big garage that had a cot and a bathroom in it. She said, "Even if you could find that, you would never be able to sell it again."
"Ummm..why would I want to sell it? It's my dream house." Poor woman looked very confused. :crossx:
There must have been a mis-comunication somewhere (wife?) because, I did get a nice detatched garage, but somehow I also wound up with two extra empty bedrooms and a dinning room that never gets used? And a kitchen? Can't we just put a microwave and a hotplate in the garage?..What are all these extra rooms for honey? I'm still trying to figure out how to convert all this into usefull garage space. :rolleyes:
I am convinced we were separated at birth.
Brian

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

damn bill, your the man!!! That is some pimp shiznit right there;)
Very classic........

[Ziggy]

I've often wondered if anyone has done this......now I know.. :cool:
Had a neighbor that cut a hole in his garage door so the tongue would fit through.........when he sold the house he patched it up nicely.
Danagerous to walk in front of his garage with nearly 2 feet poking thru :rolleyes: :p my chin remembers it well :220v:

[572Daytona]

Hopefully your tires were inflated all the way when you measured the height, otherwise you may be in for a surprise later. :boxed:
I've got both of my jets in the basement of my house, my wife keeps looking at the space and wanting to use it for a home theatre room or work out room etc, but so far the boats are winning.

[wsuwrhr]

Hopefully your tires were inflated all the way when you measured the height, otherwise you may be in for a surprise later. :boxed:
I went back and checked the pictures.
Good catch, that extra inch of height will kill your project.
Brian

[Aqua Boogie1]

B.P..........I checked the pics about 4-5 times and you're still crazy for that, but I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

[LGCDEVIL]

Let's hear a round of applause for Big Proppa. My hero.

[wsuwrhr]

I think the title of this thread needs to be changed to something more appropriate, such as:
"Does your wife love you this much?"
OR
"See how much my wife loves me?"
Brian

[Liberator TJ1984]

All you need to do now is cover the boat with a Double Tier BunkBed for your Boy and you would never know any thing was there :cool:

[throwerb]

That's awesome, I wish I had the balls to pull that off. At any point did you consider taking out the whole wall and making the kids sleep in the boat?

[H2OT TIMES]

It's physically impossible for you to cross your legs is'nt it?

[*BN*]

I guess a Droop is not in the future.

[BigBlockBaja]

I could just see it now.. Working on the boat on a nice day. Best buddy stops buy to see how its going. Decide to fire it up real quick to show him something. :crossx: :crossx: :mad:

[wsuwrhr]

That's awesome, I wish I had the balls to pull that off. At any point did you consider taking out the whole wall and making the kids sleep in the boat?
Now that is funny

[wsuwrhr]

It's physically impossible for you to cross your legs is'nt it?
If I had to guess, I think you are correct.
Brian

[Big Proppa]

Sometimes you just have to pull the plug on an idea - this wasn't one of those times. Picked up the materials on Friday on the way home from work - and saturday we were off, plus it rained and I had nothing else to do - ya I should have planned alittle better but o'well it's all but drywalled now.

[1899]

It's physically impossible for you to cross your legs is'nt it?
LOL, At first I was like, "This is a joke right?" I cant believe it!

[FILUCKY]

I'm going to make some copys of those pics and store 'em away and the next time my wife jumps my ass i'm pulling out the pics! And i recomend this to all married men out there, this is pretty much a "get out of jail free card" :) :)

[1968Droptop]

When I was looking for a house I told my realtor I that I would be pefectly happy with a big garage that had a cot and a bathroom in it. She said, "Even if you could find that, you would never be able to sell it again."
:rolleyes:
She's CRAZY, you'd have a line of guy's bidding like crazy to buy when you sold it..LOL.
NICE job on the remodel Big Proppa. Now when you sell the house you can list covered boat storage as well !!!
Hell you can fire it up n cook Hot Dogs on the exhaust, or heat the bedroom.....LOL

[Big Proppa]

It's really great having the spectra home and covered. I kinda got freaked out for awhile not knowing if it was still in storage at the river or not. Seems like I kept hearing about alot of problems down there over the past season or so.

[Squirtin Thunder]

Bring that tank out to Ming March 4th.

[n8dawg]

Great Job!! If I was a kid I sure wouldn't mine having a bad ass jet boat back into the bedroom. I'd probably start wrenching on it. Hey least if you have to do any pump work you have plenty of bedroom lighting!!! :rollside: Right now I have to turn my boat sideways to make it fit in the garage. My fiance' gets a lil ticked off that there's no room for her dirt bikes! But at least the boat is in the garage, safe & sound. :)

[h2oboy]

WOW... wish I had the balls... I just unbolted the whole pump to fit my 18' in the garage.... My wife would have my nuts....

[retromek]

BigProppa got the priorities correct...you are tha man

[Hustler]

Nice job there Bill, Sandra must be proud :p
This was the wifes garden, soon to be a new 30x30 garage:D
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/1812DSC01855.JPG

[86 catalina]

what are these guys afraid of a couple 2x4's, a header,looks like you saved the drywall inside pretty well,move a few outlets DONE....and lets just say you had a change of heart ,a few hours, a couple beers ,2 sheet of drywall,and a couple more 2x4's its a no brainer. What you did was no big deal..I bought my first house a few years ago and done alot worse than that to it but now it looks great..multi talented is a good thing..Lets see the end results posted when done

[Big Proppa]

Ya Hustler she's stoked :220v: :argue: oh'well
86 - like you said it was no big deal - just wood and nails - the sh&ty part was I only had one battery for my portable saw and I kept having to wait for a charge :rollside:

[Squirtcha?]

Ya Hustler she's stoked :220v: :argue: oh'well
86 - like you said it was no big deal - just wood and nails - the sh&ty part was I only had one battery for my portable saw and I kept having to wait for a charge :rollside:
Ya know Bill.............they make those saws with cords on em too. You can just plug em in and use em as long as ya like.
If you need a place to park the Harley, let me know. I got a nice spot all picked out next to my YZ.

[Big Proppa]

How you been Squirtcha -

[Squirtcha?]

Itchy Bill.
Fiberglass repairs and getting ready for an awesome summer.

[meaniam]

i fawkin love it. next time i hear my mother in law telling the story about me building an engine in my second bedroom on white carpet. i will show this picture. and tell her im considering doing the same. that will quite her down fast. good job....................

[Big Proppa]

Just tryin to help :crossx:

[LUVNLIFE]

That'll work perfect :)

[painterdan32]

So what happens when your son is told to go to his room and think about what he's done?... Think about it! That's freaky hillarious!

[Wicked Performance Boats]

I know how you did it! You just told her it was her boat and you were just helping her keep it nice! I just love an understanding woman. Budlight

[R.A.D.man]

You have the potential for a great "get out of bed alarm" there with the addition of a couple of removable panels behind the exhaust. If your son ever acts up or oversleeps, crank it.

[hilljackian]

I admire that you have your priorities straight, but did you consider a swing tongue conversion on your trailer?

[Bense468]

All Trash No Trailer...gotta Love It.
The Harley Sits In The Living Room, Why Can't The Boat

[Big Proppa]

Hey Bense I'm way more ghetto then I'am trailer, or trashy for that matter, and yes I though of a swing away tung before I ripped the wall down in my sons room. Timing was an issue

[bergen]

hey big, cool, maybe dont rock it in ( the soffit ), find someone to air brush a pic of the rest of the boat going up wall to the ceiling, then your son would have one bad ass 3-d pic of his very own boat,

[ROZ]

wow.... My garage backs to the kitchen and dining area... Could make for a great buffet top :D

[LVjetboy]

"Do you love your jet boat this much?"
Yes! I took out a two door garage changed to one just to fit the jet. Then I knocked out the back wall and took half the laundry to fit my pump. Later my then wife divorced me claiming I loved the jet more than her. Sad. Bought a new house with a garage that fits the jet. Met a new wife who also likes the jet. Life is good. Yet she wanted a cruiser so now we have two. No way the cruiser fits. Life changes. Is it ever enough?
jer

[waterwitch]

Hi ya Bill, Ever think if you would of kept the flatttie, you
wouldn't have these "types" of problems? :D
(but then what would Jeff and I play in?)
Show some pics when you have it all finished. :rollside: