boat in the garage

[high_arc]

I was wondering how big a boat you can get in a standard 2 car garage. I did some math and figured I could put a 19ft boat in there diagonally without a problem. Any thoughts?

[WaterDog]

Get a swing tongue and maybe you could get a bigger one in there. I can get a 20' in mine and if the master bath shower didnt bump out into the garage I could easily fit a 21'.

[high_arc]

Thanks, that is great to know. Maybe one day I can actually buy one. Where will all the stuff in my garage go??

[Steelie Steve]

Stacked in large piles around the boat???? :grin: :wink: :tongue:

[GasJockey]

You do what I am in the process of doing, build a 6 X 16 shed off the side of your garage for all the stuff that used to be in the garage. Now if I could just keep myself from fishing when the weather is nice, I might actually finish the shed. Oh well, I guess my wife will just have to park outside for the time being.

[Small Fry]

I have a 24x48 shop and my 18 foot boat barley fits even with the big motor all the way down. Get a swing tongue.

[Pilar]

High_arc, I'm there. After several minor thefts from the boat parked outside, I looked at alternatives.

This is going to sound stupid but paper dolls is the answer. graemlins/stupid.gif Measure and draw your garage layout to scale in plan view (viewed from above). Include cabinets, workbenches, washer/dryer, anything permanent or moveable. Make the moveable stuff into scale cutouts so you can rearrange your 'garage' at will. Then do the same for the boat in the same scale. Cut out the boat 'doll' and move it around on the floor plan to find out how it might fit. Move some of the benches or cabinets around to make it fit. Think also about how to push it in and out easily. Don't forget to check door opening height vs. windshield or top. This sounds knda silly but it really works.

Mine (19' x 6.5' wide) fits in at a diagonal (2 car garage, one big door) and through practice I can push it in single handed. It goes in along one wall and then I turn to the diagonal. It just fits with like a foot to spare. I had previously measured with a tape and come to the conclusion that there was no way it would fit.

Much safer in the garage and your canvas and upholstery will not take a beating in the weather. You can even leave your gear in the boat all the time for instant use. Just push it out and go!

A side benny is that the space is always clear for emergency compulsory car repairs. Push the boat out and you have a cleared out garage to fix the car in.

Now cut out the boat sketch, I bet it fits. All the junk got tossed and the rest into the overhead of the garage.

[ 02-17-2003, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: Pilar ]

[Pitch Pocket]

If you are buying new, measure the garage and tell the manufacturer to fit the boat and trailer into it. They will tell you what size boat you can fit and build the trailer accordingly.

I did that on my 19' Alumaweld sled. They modified the trailer to give me about 2" clearance front and back.

[RIPPLE]

Garages are definitly for boats and driveways are for cars.
:grin: RIPPLE :grin:

[Re:Play]

I had a 24 x 24 garage and could put my 19' Arima in but only had about 6" of extra garage.
Because of the height of the windshield and cuddy cabin, the height was also a concern. I had about 1" of clearance IF I propped the door up. When I didn't prop it up, I continued to reshape the metal moulding on the bottom.

I also bent one blade on the prop when I had the motor down and rolled the boat back to the wall. The prop hit the cement sill and I only bent one blade. But it cost $110 to straighten one blade or 3.

Pilar's idea is excellent. The boat dealer should let you take the boat and try to fit in the garage.

[Green Machine]

Putting a boat diagonally in a 2 car garage sounds like a great idea until you tell the wife she has to park her car outside!! :grin: Do the swing tongue thing. Also, don't forget about height!!!!!

Green Machine

[high_arc]

The wife is the one that suggested that maybe we put it in the garage. I think I'm halfway there now. :smile:

[Jettin' Fool]

I'm currently looking for a new home and when ever my wife finds one she likes the first question I ask is How big is the garage?! It really narrows down my opportunities but I have to have my boat garaged! My house now is like 21' deep and no where close to fitting my boat in. I bought a enclosed car port for the time being but I really want it garaged.
Measure before you buy!

Fool :cool:

[KillerDave]

How big of a boat can you put on your favorite hole. THAT's the real question.

[tipndwater]

I have a 18 'alumaweld w/150merc. When I bought the boat my garage was 21'. So I had Stevens receivered the trailer tounge and it is pinned with two 3/4" pins. Now I have a bigger garage, butt I also have more stuff. I think Steelie Steve has seen my garage :laugh:
If you have the rig to tow it don't cheat yourself.
tipndwater :grin:

[Lured In]

My garage is almost 30' front to back and I still can't fit my boat in it. (workbench is in the way and won't be moved for awhile). I got the boat before we bought this house and didn't think to order a swing away tongue on the trailer.

Depending on the boat you are buying, keep in mind you have to accomodate the boat, tongue, swim deck and/or kicker/main motor hanging off the back.

So for me... 19' boat, 5' of tongue, 2' swim deck, and 1.5' of kicker hanging off the swim deck. that is 27.5' for a 19' boat.

Fortunately we have an RV/Boat driveway and covered parking next to the house for it, so it still gets spoiled. :wink: :grin:

[Sturgeon Tom]

I have a 21' White Water inboard. It takes a 25 foot garage to store it and a 9' door to get it in with the top up. When we built this house I didn't have to worry about the plans. My wife being a 30 year realtor allready had the third bay enlarged before I saw the plans. :smile:
Now I am going to build a 30x40 building for two boats to store inside. Just have to find the second boat.
You can never have enough shop space.
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[AnglersRental]

You guys are light years behind the times!

What do you do with the SECOND boat is the question...

And then your really in trouble when you buy a THIRD boat...

When we were shopping for a new home, toy parking and a three car garage were first on my list... I let the wife choose the rest.

UG

[id. painter]

I actually got my 20ft. Hewes in a single garage. The length was exactly right, but the boat was too high. I took off a strip of trim around the top of the door . Took off the toung guard from the E.Z.loader and let air out of the tires. I and two friends, shoved it in with an entire 1/4" to spare. id. p.

[CohoKen]

Priorities are what is important here. Get the boat you want, if you don't have space let the wife buy a bigger house or build a shop. I am currently building another house to get the 30' long third garage with 9' high door to house the boat. The lot will allow for two more boats/toys to park on the side if I get the urge.

Remember it is about priorities, don't buy the boat to fit the garage, buy/build the garage to fit the boat. :grin: :grin:

[Angler of Repose]

I used to know a guy named Ken Austin who actually cut a hole in the wall from his garage to the family room to fit his boat. In the family room there was a closet with bi-fold doors, which one would assume was for a washer and dryer. When you opened the doors, there sat his outboard attatched to his boat!!
:laugh:

[nerta]

:grin: I bought the boat, then built an addition to the garage that fit the boat. Maybe reverse thinking but it worked real well.

[Barviewrocks]

For those of you that have narrow garages on a slope, has anyone installed an electric winch to pull the boat into the garage? Or does anyone have a better solution?