Road Trip to Hot Rod Boat Heaven!

[@RebeldryversGarage]

Mike drives all the way across the country. The wife and kids fly to meet him. She is so smart. Mike roadtripping turns into Roadkill even when he is not on Roadkill.

[@devryndrives6623]

Probably not in a new Toyota...(am I the only one disappointed he's hauling with a toyota?)

[@RebeldryversGarage]

@@devryndrives6623 I will give decent odds it was a rental.

[@michael-michaelmotorcycle]

@@RebeldryversGarage nah, he daily’s a tundra. This is at least his 2nd one.

[@RebeldryversGarage]

@@michael-michaelmotorcycle We all have our DD. A lot of people use rentals on vacay. If a breakdown happens, the rental company coughs up another instantly so no waiting around using up vacation waiting your own pile to get fixed.

[@michael-michaelmotorcycle]

@@RebeldryversGarage no need to explain your incorrect comment any further. That tundra is in the background on most of his videos from his home garage. 99% of rental companies trucks will not have a hitch receiver or even let you tow. Carry on.

[@tbw357]

Loved seeing the boy sitting on Dad's lap driving. Brings back many memories of my childhood and my kids when they were that age.

[@FinnegansGarage]

my favorite part of the trip.

[@ronjones-6977]

Shout out to Big Spring, TX. My pops was born there in '35. I wish he was still around. He would have loved this channel.

[@spacecase70]

Love your child, “if this is hers then game over is mine!” That was priceless and the way you totally ignored the statement!!!

[@Doubie.]

You son declaring game over is his now because you built you wife a boat made me laugh so hard thanks for leaving that bit of gold in the video

[@krum81]

Hey Mike Would you do a old jet boat buyers guide for dummies ? Talking about *best hulls to look out for and what makes them different. * what to check or look out for on pumps and motors. Nobody has done it on KZbin I hope you run with the idea . 💪🏻🇺🇸✌🏼

[@jaybizz67]

I would love to see something like that. Because through mikes videos I’ve realized that I’m jet boat people.

[@FinnegansGarage]

i think i can make that happen.

[@krum81]

@@FinnegansGarage hell yeah man ! Thank you .

[@tech559ne]

Would love to see a vid with that content

[@Blinkman24]

Agreed, Ive been looking and All i know is full stringer is good, and Berkeley jet

[@justacoupleofkids320]

Don’t you just love that Tundra. I have a 2016 Tundra Crew Max white four wheel drive, great truck and it’s eight cylinders all the time!

[@rickbullock4331]

The important thing is that your wife likes the boat. It is a pretty amazing boat for sure. Once you get the alternator belt throwing issue fixed it’ll be even better. You are lucky to have made lots of contacts doing what you do and friends are available to give a hand when in need. That guy at the trailer place sure laid down a fine weld on the aluminium. Lots of driving, no thefts, and no real hardships. Nice holiday.👍👍🇨🇦

[@xippzap]

Bro you dodged a bullet staying in Peco's ..That place is a world class SHIT HOLE, I am surprised that your truck and boat were not stolen....NICE.

[@FinnegansGarage]

i couldnt agree more.

[@jackdaniels2657]

@@FinnegansGarage honestly ur boat is really nice but I notice all the nice boat problems that come with owning a really nice boat atleast if it was junk boat u wouldn't have to worry bout half the problems

[@xippzap]

@@jackdaniels2657 With a name like JD, Your analogy comes as no surprise.

[@swint2002]

Awesome! I started laughing when one your sons said game over is his now!! Now the match up we need to see game over vs wife’s boat!

[@dustydon6419]

Finnegan it get any better than sharing your gear head passion with your family. It’s going to be really cool when your boys get older and watching them drive the cars and boats…..if things go that way. Thanks for sharing these adventures, it always makes me smile!

[@Tylerdoesit]

Home2 is my favorite place to stay on the road! Very nice!

[@dustydon6419]

If momma likes it’s a total win. Sweet ride Mike, well done! Nothing better than putting a smile on wifey’s face. Well done sir

[@jacobthornock317]

The length and color of wifeys boat is perfect. Good eye and good build man.

[@robertsmith1639]

Cool build ..... Man the pinto drifter last week was bad ass also !!!!!!!

[@1hipcrip771]

Hey, Mike. Tell your Buddy, Randy, there's a bar in Allegany, NY called Randy's Up the River. You know, as a thanks for towing you up the river...

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Golf cart tires! Who'd have ever thunk it... That's a beautiful best friend you have there at the end!

[@Tom-xn7zc]

What a fantastic service at that trailershop!

[@BennHerr]

Nice video, great selection on the music.

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Sweet boat! I live in Lake Havasu City, AZ myself. Bring that boat up to our lake and open 'er up!

[@sharonbraselton4302]

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[@THIRSTYGNOME]

I was afraid you were gonna sell Game Over. Glad to hear multiple jet boats

[@Tysmopars69]

New follower this video just gave me a lot of respect for this dude he stayed level headed didn’t get upset fixed the issues he had and most importantly he is great father it shows alot about a person when they have quality family time

[@FinnegansGarage]

thank you, Trey. and Thanks for watching!

[@Red81Camaro]

Happy Wife Happy Life. Nice job on that build Mike.

[@marlobreding7402]

Boating and skiing with the family it's a life I grew up in we used to love to go to Pauline's Lakeside Inn on the Kings River in the San Joaquin valley. We go during drag week. We'd spend a month there.

[@944tim]

looks like fun time on the water. Maybe you saw some mazdarati parts floating by!

[@carolinacobras]

7:26 Did no one notice the creeper in the tinted-windowed pickup truck behind Mike? 😆 Mike isn't the only one filming Mike.

[@mrmiscast]

Glad "The Wife's Boat" came together in time. Actually it looks pretty dependable after the shake-down or 5. It's certainly family safe and approved, and that is all that matters. You're gonna have trouble with that one child saying "Game Over" is mine now. This is about the time someone will say you are paying for your raising. Sorry about the wind here in Texas. We're trying to spin those wind generation whirly things as fast as we can.

[@Blinkman24]

That line right there, "Back to Reality" is why I Moved to Havasu full time. I'm always on vacation just have to work a little here, Truly is Paradise and I'm working on making parker sunset rips a Weekly event forever, You're Inspiring me to live more!

[@lepowell9095]

No matter what happens you are always smiles and general happy person.

[@Degreeofconfidence]

This man is the goat. He loves us so much to make extra content in conjunction with roadkill.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

This his how the man pays his bills lmao it’s not like he’s doing all this for free

[@Degreeofconfidence]

@@dontyouworryaboutit_ strange take my guy. Motor trend pays way better than youtube. He provides extra content on a "free platform" so that people don't have to pay for that to see him. I didn't feel I needed to explain but I was wrong.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

@@Degreeofconfidence if you don’t think there isn’t a monetary incentive for him to put this content out, idk what to tell you man. This channel is literally the reason he employs Newbern, but yeah it’s all selfless 😂

[@Degreeofconfidence]

@@dontyouworryaboutit_ which do you think pays him more? Motor trend which is a viewing service that requires pay to view or youtube? You honestly think he pays for everything including Newbern off youtube? He could be making content for motor trend making more money or having more private time with his family. Instead he makes videos for people who don't want to pay for entertainment.

[@danw1030]

Glad you got to spend time on the water with the family. Sorry more the mechanical issues, but for a maiden voyage...not bad. At least your wife loves her boat!

[@scottburrow8717]

Glad to see the wife loved “Her” boat. Another great video. Thanks Finn!!!

[@mikeabbott7931]

@ 17:55 The best "Thank you" ever.

[@Carbonneutraldrop]

Finnegan? More like finicky!!! Dude you are chasing tow vehicles like no other!!! Love what you do…you’ve got the best wife…so understanding.

[@thomas9079]

Wow! Thanks very much for sharing with us! Keep up the good work. Great trip, hope you and your dear family have a wonderful week!!

[@davidgough1161]

That is a very nice boat, your wife obviously loves it and had a good time on your vacation. That is what life is about, much fun. All else is unimportant.

[@SoDogtravels]

That was a fun weekend at the river. Didn’t get to say hi but but love that group of jet boat people

[@sharonbraselton4302]

chef jey yagh stay all weekebd cabin yag actv gebertirs

[@krakhedd]

What starts at 17:30 is what it's all about and I bet they love and appreciate you all that much more for it. Good stuff sir!

[@kenmilne2379]

Awesome coverage !! Nowonder wifey likes boat ! That thing just sits flat and smooth in the water ! Good job !! 👏

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

I really like that he doesn’t show his kids faces, smart man.

[@jimbarr4936]

Very nice boat! I have been watching you guys grind and get it all done. The twin turbo LS vs the traditional supercharged big block build for that hull is very unique. So much technology is in that boat. I like how you show all the little stuff that goes wrong, the temporary fixes to get home and then permanent fixes for the next trip. A true representation of a Colorado River trip. Thanks for the content.

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@RichardMLowe]

@@FinnegansGarage Did you go I-20?

[@docfischer7291]

BAck years ago when we used to run a BAF, there was a old GM 30 series ramp truck who would show up at the Oak Hollow High Point nationals in NC. They built a slider that rode up the center , operated by a winch . Pretty trick .

[@FinnegansGarage]

i'd love to see pics of that.

[@mhuppertz]

Thanks for showing your family. It really helps to humanize everything, make it real and makes you more relatable to the fans who are mostly family people.

[@whatisaray]

So rad to see you out here in Parker AZ. That’s my weekend spot glad to see people coming out to enjoy the glassy water!

[@flatheadronsgarage7345]

Nice road trip. Family time is always good 👍 thanks for sharing Mike. Cheers 🍻👍👍👍🇺🇸

[@pablocruise678]

Having a wife understand what you do!!!! WINNING!!!

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

Boat looks great on the water. Wifey likes it. A happy wife is a happy life.

[@gcrauwels941]

Awesome episode Mike! That looks like a lot of fun, and with minimal failures. A win.

[@DavidPerez-ez1mw]

That is an awesome boat fin. You did a great job on the build. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@TechGorilla1987]

Master lock - that a bold move, Cotton.

[@wushock92]

Nice boat, Mrs F! But seriously, that looked like a fun and very enjoyable vacation.

[@egodeathplease]

Getting spooky out there.

[@joncloud2034]

Nice video Finn. Glad you got back out to the River. Hard to beat that's for sure.

[@matthewprather7386]

Gotta love the way the tunnel hull rides!

[@mroptical1982]

Hello Mike the boat looks great and runs awesome you can really tell how much your wife loves the boat great job Sir. Wishing you and your family well Take Care

[@randallfranklin2548]

Great video Mike glad you guys had fun!!!!

[@4Him346]

So cool you still come to play in our back yard was just at apache lake over the weekend 🤘🏼if I was paying attention we would have went out to the river.

[@kevinchurchill5948]

One of my favorite channels on KZbin. Keep up the good work guys.

[@wagonmaster1974]

I've always enjoyed your videos of Finnegan, the hot rodder, the cross country trucker, the boater. Now, there has been the best personas added, in my opinion. Finnegan the husband and dad. Doesn't get better than that. Glad y'all had a blast, glad all got to enjoy. Your boy is going to wrestle you for the boat...

[@loudelvis610]

The long road traveled thru the tow TRUCKS and RAMPTRUCKS....lol...it has been an adventure and good content

[@chrisreese7455]

That best western is one of the nicest hotels in all of Pecos I used to work out there and they’ve got some great food for being such a small town

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Mike looks like your wife really enjoys her new boat! Your kids are next in line for boats! Great video awesome family vacation! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Isn't getting back to Georgia and reality a lot like what you're doing on your vacation?😂 Thanks for bringing us along, dude! ✌️❤️🇨🇦🙂

[@adamconnolly4620]

Mike I'm so glad to see somebody else using a kids swim board as a kneeler. I use one all the time lol. Also I feel your pain on the fenders. I was mowing the lawn last night and caught my fender on the boat trailer broke it right in half. Now I just gotta find some 1962 fenders lol

[@RichardOkerson]

I love fast boats! Thanks for sharing.

[@LS1LE]

Awesome trip!

[@Scoots1994]

Too funny. Last month my daughter and I went on a road trip, we stopped at the same rest stop and stayed at the best western in Pecos. There are cabin type places to stay in Pecos that we saw the next day on the way out of town.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

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[@pioneerman8467]

Im happy to see the boys enjoying the boat as well

[@robertphillips3078]

At my folks . Watch it when l go back home . Looking forward to watching Ur holiday trip Mike . Robert. Australia

[@jeanhamby996]

Unbelievable, been watching cleetus and found your channel, so I was enjoying your channel with KSR racing. You probably not going to believe this, but I grew up in Parker AZ, The Bridge and Train track we as kids used to have a long, long rope and swing out into the river, great kid times. Across the river North is a ghost town Earp, Ca. Yes W. Earp at one time 1972?? it was an actual little town; now gone I imagine. Vidal Junction farther down the HI way. We Used to Race class 6, 1 lap in CA and 2 laps in Parker AZ the big mountain with the white P on it. the Parker 500, and I actually lived at lost lake in 1987, 1988. worked at Water Wheel Resort and short distance from Lost Lake S. on Hi way 95. TMI but really did bring back loads of memories. Love these vids, really loved the boat to. Oh had a 19ft Cracraft single hull with a 455 olds, Berkley pump. nothing compared to today`s standard but she sure was fast and fun...God Bless...

[@sharonbraselton4302]

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[@stevebrady4485]

I had alternator belt's jumping out of my little Kona jet boat a few times over here in South Africa. Glad to see it's not only me ! 🙂 Love your channel, thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@Godsy_Garage]

I just got MY ENGINE PUT IN ‼️🇺🇸😁😁 twin turbo life !!

[@mraycgz]

18:12 that’s the life Fin.

[@floppydonger1189]

love seeing you and your family enjoying this, have to love the way a tunnel hull rides too. almost like riding on a cushion of air

[@geoffrey3668]

Great video! Great content! Great project! (and I am so glad to finally see a responsible parent blurring the faces of his children) ^^

[@sharonbraselton4302]

wrong

[@alan11121959]

...the classic back to school "book report"..."What I did on my Summer Vacation"...

[@bryanluntz1603]

Nice road trip Mike Those Tundras are nice trucks I Like'm Boat issues seem minor Glad you like it Mom Awesome Float! Always serious squirtage out there Glad you made it Home Happy n Safe☮️

[@jeanhamby996]

Funny side bar...South of Parker is a little town called Ehrenberg AZ before the interstate 10 came through from Phoenix to L.A. Was old route 60, I believe from Wickenburg Aguila, Solome. you actually turned N at Hope Junction to get to Parker , back in the day Truck Stops were few and far between the one in Ehrenberg, AZ was Named Flannigins Truck Stop, not the same but just funny...I guess. just rambling on, I`m old now...great times.

[@garrettbreistig1717]

Nice Job Mike the boat is killer.

[@osifielDoperAtive]

Awesome set up… 👍 Tundra and Boat look great!

[@bornwestusa]

I'll never complain how far away the river is again! (Agoura Hills) It is truly my "happy place"

[@streetdigs]

O'Reilly Auto Parts has the lugs key wrench and all I had same lug nut on my 93 Integra

[@scroob72]

My stomping grounds. My in-laws have a place in Blue Water Lagoon and although we hardly go on big weekends anymore, we always go on the 4th and we're there just about every few weeks. We have 2 21' open bow jet day cruisers. One Ultra and Advantage. Love seeing all the beautiful boats and fun folks in the cove, but hopefully the tribe doesn't shut it all down or make it way too expensive when our leases are up in a few years. Those on the CA side down by Big River have it much better. Great content!

[@sharonbraselton4302]

21 fot jet biat oarker 2120 21 fit csn vrsrr 150 hp jetoutbard

[@bigripper2048]

loving the content finnegan! and very very jealous of that dang red boat. so rad

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamespatterson9005]

Should go down to Guntersville al, lots or room and super nice , camping at the state park and all.. Guntersville lake.. check it out.. not about 2 hrs from where ya at in Ga.

[@henrycorrell6458]

Family time and a cold Yuengling!!!! Oldest US brewery, just 15 miles from my home.

[@timadams3489]

Terrific Terrific Terrific video down my way in Tucson 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😜

[@chrisakin6754]

Such a beautiful boat.

[@glamiskid50]

Right on the boat is Bitchin glad the wifey loves it she’s a keeper keep living the dream glad you had a great vacation and took us a long with you love y’all

[@Intimidator82]

Like with all new builds there are always a few little things that pop up. I think you did a great job on this boat and it sounds amazing!

[@bigshugdorman]

haha game over is my boat now guys haha love it man great to see love the parker strip been out there alot for work

[@madrew2003]

Seems like just getting different mattresses for the toterhome was the better solution, Mike!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Nah. Tried that and it didnt work out. It was more about the floorplan than anything. I'm too tall for the couch bed and kept on smashing my skull on the ceiling of the bunk bed.

[@madrew2003]

@@FinnegansGarage yeah. Maybe only Newbern sized. Lol. Always enjoy your content!

[@snsfabricating]

Seeing how this is the wife's boat, which will involve a lot of family time, you might consider some type of screens over the turbos. Not necessarily a breather, but some type of screen wire. What happens when she losses an ear ring, a bottle bap blows up off the floor, one of the boys loses grip on a candy wrapper, & it goes directly down the windmill whirler?

[@ghomerhust]

yeah choochoobois dont like ingesting stuff!

[@rytime700]

If you paid attention....you wouldve seen he does have screens over his Wuhan whirly bois!

[@davidmerullo551]

Turbo guard

[@Avetho]

Needs twin turbskie anti-turbulenator grates

[@Harleybobber]

Leave Finnegan ALONE! It is a midwife crisis lol!

[@Ray69Smith]

That is one hell of a trip but cruising the river is totally worth it ! Water looked to be normal height for how low Mead is getting so that's even better but sand bars suck just like theives and change constantly and can ruin your day real fast if your unfamiliar of certain parts of the river ! 👍🍺✌️

[@sharonbraselton4302]

thats oole like jet drives

[@Mike62501]

The fenders are great just trim them up to wheel axle center line.

[@RENEGADEX800]

Mrs. Finnegans boat turned out so nice!

[@gben7084]

while at Kokopeli did you get a new socket for the wheel locks????

[@baddaddybrady2]

I’ve dreamed of such a build. 🤙❤️. Amazing

[@andrewceulemans9696]

Mike. Groovy boat. Very well done.

[@cliffordwiles4480]

How about adding a spring belt tensioner for your belt? Understand the alignment issue but with that distance you might want to consider adding one.

[@xXSlickNickXx757]

Is there a video on how you mounted the golf cart wheels to the trailer axles? I have a small 8ft tilt ramp flatbed I would love to adapt the wide/low profile golf cart wheels to it. Love the look and the jet boats are sick!