Got it home, now what?

Vicki and I took the day and drove down to West Memphis, AR to meet Bill at Big River Marine and pick up our new Excel Bay Pro 203.
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It was great meeting Bill. He gave me a great deal and was a pleasure to work with. We got all the paperwork done and signed, checked everything out and got it hooked up. The trip home was uneventful till I answered my phone while we were eating supper in Union City,TN. Seemed I had a buck to cape out waiting for me as soon as I rolled into town. We took the boat by the house backed it into the driveway then found out I had missed my measurements by several inches and the garage door won't close in it's present form. I think some modifications are in order. I tried to talk Vicki into letting me take a chain saw to the exterior wall of her sewing room so I could fix it like Cajun Fryer fixed his garage. She mumbled something about a divorce being more expensive than the boat so I thought better of that.
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Now Rickie get to show his magic touch on mounting the electronics and I get to rig the rest. With deer season in full swing and I just got in a Mid-Asian Ibex to mount along with the deer, it's going to be busy around my place. Wish us luck.

Sweet looking ride Doug! Can't wait to see this thing on the water.

nice,cant wait to see it rigged:biggrin

Have you tried turning the motor all the way to one side to gain a few inches.

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Originally Posted by Clint

Have you tried turning the motor all the way to one side to gain a few inches.

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I'll bet he's tried everything including a shoe horn LOL

If you cut a hole in the garage side of the drywall but not the sewing room, that'll give ya 3-3/4" :yikes If the girls don't find ya good lookin, they should atleast find ya handy. :biggrin

Great looking boat! I had to convert my trailer to a folding tongue to fit the garage. Much cheaper than the divorce by chain saw!!!

Nice...

Holy Moly ... That thing is SHARP ...!!!

Rickie

I got a fix to ur problem. ...build a 50x60 pole barn..lol

If it don't fit in the garage, I'd head to the lake and get it wet ! Maybe it'll shrink up a little. If that don't work, head to the lake and try again. Repeat as often as necessary ! Nice rig !

Congrats on the new ride brother. Something to be proud of no doubt.

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Originally Posted by MICKEY1982

I got a fix to ur problem. ...build a 50x60 pole barn..lol

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We have a 2800 square foot home with 3 bay garage. After our kids went to college then on with their adult lives, we live in about 800 square feet of the house. I've tried to convince my wife we need to build a 1500 square foot house with a 40,000 square foot garage. She hasn't come around to my way of thinking yet.

I know a few good carpenters you get her talked into it. Lol

I've tried to convince mine of that for years now, cant get it done. It sure is a nice boat, I saw it this morning. Rickie can't wait to start on the electronics then it will be time for Mark to add on acc.

Spent the day showing it off between caping deer, getting Slab on the road with his enclosed trailer that use to be mine, putting the prop on and adjusting the trailers tongue. I got it back home and backed it into the garage with the motor trimmed down and turned to the stop to the left. I got it as far back as it would go and it still wasn't far enough to get the door down. My last hope was to cock the tongue to the side as much as possible. When I lowered the door then, it closed with at least 1/16 of an inch to spare. Works for me! MY marriage and backside are both still intact.

I would be taking that thing on vacation to Florida to do some intercoastal fishing if i had the means.

Awesome looking boat, Doug! You've got it going on, my friend.

Hats off to a sweet looking rig. Congrats again. Can't wait to see both it and you on the water.

Great looking ride Doug.

Congratulations Doug! I know that you are happy to get it home. Looking forward to seeing how you rig her up.