How to fit a boat in the garage

[CradGen2]

Ok measured the garage wrong when purchasing a new house. So how do you fit a 21 6.5" boat in a 20' long garage with a full size SUV. See below. Those car rollers are amazing. 120$ from Pepboys. All fits.

[Rick]

RE: How to fit a boat in the garage

Does the trailer have a swing tongue? I use the rollers. I take the swim step off and my setup just fits with 6" to spare. It looks like you have a 1 1/2 stall on the boat side. Try removing the swim step back the boat in put it on dollys and push the back end around til it fits in the corner.

[WakeSlayer]

RE: How to fit a boat in the garage

Wow. Nicely stuffed.....

[Andrew]

RE: How to fit a boat in the garage

or u could just build the garage around the boat Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

[NCH2oSki]

RE: How to fit a boat in the garage

How much trouble is it to put the trailer onto the rollers?

[CradGen2]

Rick - Yes Swing Tongue. Plateform is off. The garage is 2 1/2 cars. I have about 2 foot walk space in the front. I tried every way to fit better, but this is the best and wife won't hit pulling the car in. Really had to solve 2 problems, the boat and wife.

NCH2oSki - Take 5 mins to get all 4 tire up. It moves effortless on flat surfaces.

[HS]

Looking at the picture, I have to ask how it goes in - do you put it into the garage bow first, or does the stern swing around to rotate the bow forward into the garage bay?

[CradGen2]

HS - I just swing it around in inside the garage.

[ffmedic74]

It will cost you some money but I would cut the driveway concrete, pour your footers and extend the garage out 2ft.

[ffmedic74]

oops or another idea is to do what I did. Take it out of your family room on the other side of the garage wall!

[swooddc]

Do you pull it with that armada? I was thinking of getting one, curious how it pulls.

[vortech347]

Great Idea

I have a tandem 2 car garage where one side is 38' deep so I have no issues with depth. My issue is width as the boat takes up quite a bit of room in the garage.

Using the castors I would be able to move the boat over against the side wall of the garage and free up an extra 1.5'. That way the wife can park her car in there with plenty of room to spare.

Thanks for posting this.

[CradGen2]

I read my wife all your posts. The look on her face when I said extend the garage or cut into her dinningroom were priceless.

Yes the Armada tows the boat great. I would recommend.

The person who wants to push against the wall. That is the original idea in my last house. They work perfect.

[Nautiqueman]

You are lucky to have the double door... my 211 wont fit in the 9' garage door.

Why did you move back to the 216 after the 211? I have owned 216, 211, Ski and 210. Current boat is a 2005 211.

Your setup is kool!

[CradGen2]

Nautiqueman,

I have a couple posts on why I went back. But the long and short is I like the motor in the middle. search my screen name to find them!! They are interesting reading. There are a few others that chimed in.

Take the guide posts off your trailer, I got mine in a 9' door. I had about 3 inches on each side of the trailer. Getting it out is much harder then getting it in.