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Great Idea!!!

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Bill

I told my wife we needed a three-car garage for my projects...she told me to ask her for permission next time before I buy a house.
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Now Bill - you have been to my place - ain't going to happen!!!!!

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

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Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Dave,
You don't have to worry about this nut trying to get in. I'm afraid you would put me to work. I plan on mounting my invasion at the boat ramp.

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A secret to a good marriage is to have a quick mind and a slow mouth!!!

Obviously, Chip, you have not read the Art of War!!!

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
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Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

I forgot to mention I have a 100 gallon diesel fuel tank on the back of my truck. Darn it, you are burning gas.
Now who could I give all that fuel to so I could get a boat ride.

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A secret to a good marriage is to have a quick mind and a slow mouth!!!

Bill Edmundson and Capt Lola?

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Boat building can best be defined as an endless series of
tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dream

Kinda figured the Admiral might have something to say about that.

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Bill

I told my wife we needed a three-car garage for my projects...she told me to ask her for permission next time before I buy a house.
http://www.unitybuild.net

BINGO!!!!!!

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Dave,
It just hit me when you posted on another thread about somebody else not having pictures. Your trailer must be done or you wouldn't be worried about backing it up your slope. Where are your pictures. I know it's to late in the ballgame to mention this, but I thought of something else later on. Having the hinges on the top of your existing framing so the tongue would fold up. Then it would look factory.

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A secret to a good marriage is to have a quick mind and a slow mouth!!!

I posted a pic on the may 8th blog entry. We used a slightly different swing away and mounted it directly on the cross member brace. I have 4" to spare in the garage. Now my issue is backing in my driveway. I am tight

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Consider this: a little eye welded to the trailer frame below the boat cemterline at the aft end of the trailer, a hand truck with a hitchball on top and a winch mounted to the garage floor with cable run through a pulley to save space. Maybe a remote comtrol electric winch. Under supervision of the Admiral, Dave could draw the trailered boat into the garage while steering by the hand truck. Crank down the stand, swing away the tongue and voila! Going out should be easy. Rememer, I started out as a failed engineer.

Bill

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Bill

Built a Monaco named: Princess

Sounds very plausible. I have to do something for I cannot circle the truck and trailer into the garage. My drive comes into the garage apron at a 90 degree angle. The apron is only 35 ft deep with a truck and trailer at 45 ft so life is fun. I will have to back down, release and move the trailer in by hand.

But what a small price to pay

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Dave,
You asked me earlier to leave you alone, but I refuse.
I knew a guy that had your same problem. To solve it he installed a ball on the front of his truck to get his boat in and out of his garage. It was amazing at how much control he had on the trailer this way.

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A secret to a good marriage is to have a quick mind and a slow mouth!!!

Do you have a four wheel ATV,lawn tractor,or golf cart that you can use to park it?


See....and you thought your problems were over with the sanding!!!!LOL

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Boat building can best be defined as an endless series of
tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dream

You mean I get to buy another "toy"??

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.