Gotta fit this boat in garage, 3" to spare in width. Doable as a practical matter?
Haven't bought the boat yet, but the single garage door opening to my
triple garage is 105" wide, the boat I want is 102" wide. 1-1/2" doesn't seem like much leeway when backing a 1-1/2 ton dual axle boat/trailer in. Or is it? It is a triple garage, but only the single door side is deep enough. Is it possible to put her in diagonally through the double door with the stern in the single side, then swing te tongue around in terms of keeping the stern from swinging way over to the double side and with the double axle situation? I could attach it to a tongue on my more maneuverable 18 HP Honda tractor mower, unsure if it has the strength and weight to accomplish it - would trying it be worthwhile, or do I risk looking like something out of a Laurel and Hardy short? Thanks for any advice. |
Gotta fit this boat in garage, 3" to spare in width. Doable asa practical matter?
Mitchell Gossman wrote:
Haven't bought the boat yet, but the single garage door opening to my triple garage is 105" wide, the boat I want is 102" wide. 1-1/2" doesn't seem like much leeway when backing a 1-1/2 ton dual axle boat/trailer in. Or is it? It is a triple garage, but only the single door side is deep enough. Is it possible to put her in diagonally through the double door with the stern in the single side, then swing te tongue around in terms of keeping the stern from swinging way over to the double side and with the double axle situation? I could attach it to a tongue on my more maneuverable 18 HP Honda tractor mower, unsure if it has the strength and weight to accomplish it - would trying it be worthwhile, or do I risk looking like something out of a Laurel and Hardy short? Thanks for any advice. Looks like a line it up, uncouple and winch it in *SLOWLY*. I have ~~6" total side clearence + 1" from the transom to the door. Put in stern first or with a nosewheel setup that gets the trailer level, I cant get the doors shut. Of course my boat is small enough to manhandle the trailer. Best double check that beam, If it doesnt include the rubbing strip you'd be in SERIOUS doo-doo. Also you may want to sacrifice 1/2" clearence each side to mount stout rollers to the inside of the door frame incase you touch. Ideally need something to ring a bell or whatever if they actually turn. Plan B is hang a glossy magazine on the door frame each side in way of your maximum beam. If you start ripping poages *stop* moving the boat. -- Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED) ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk [at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* SPAM TRAP set in header, Use email address in sig. if you must. 'Stingo' Albacore #1554 - 15' Uffa Fox designed, All varnished hot moulded wooden racing dinghy circa. 1961 |
Gotta fit this boat in garage, 3" to spare in width. Doable as a practical matter?
I haul my Boston Whaler Montauk into the garage by hand. I have 3"
on each side. I wouldn't want much less. One thing that helps is a line scribed in the concrete on the centerline. How wide is the TRAILER? Most trailers are wider than the boat. And 102" is pretty wide for a trailer boat, and implies a long, tall boat. You must have a very deep, tall garage. And 1.5 ton seems low for a boat that size. The Boston Whaler Outrage 240 is 102" wide. And weighs 4400 pounds dry, no engine. Minimum engine HP is 225 (Evinrude weighs 524 pounds). Gas tank is 300 gallons = 1800 pounds at 6 pounds/gallon. Figure 1000 pounds for the trailer. That's 5124 pounds. 1.5 tons does not compute. -- Chuck Tribolet http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world. "Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message m... Haven't bought the boat yet, but the single garage door opening to my triple garage is 105" wide, the boat I want is 102" wide. 1-1/2" doesn't seem like much leeway when backing a 1-1/2 ton dual axle boat/trailer in. Or is it? It is a triple garage, but only the single door side is deep enough. Is it possible to put her in diagonally through the double door with the stern in the single side, then swing te tongue around in terms of keeping the stern from swinging way over to the double side and with the double axle situation? I could attach it to a tongue on my more maneuverable 18 HP Honda tractor mower, unsure if it has the strength and weight to accomplish it - would trying it be worthwhile, or do I risk looking like something out of a Laurel and Hardy short? Thanks for any advice. |
Gotta fit this boat in garage, 3" to spare in width. Doable as apractical matter?
Plenty of room. As for the tractor...I have a custom made
class 2 hitch w/ 2-5/8" tow ball on the back of my '79 diesel Rabbit. Gets lots of strange looks :) . Use it to maneuver my 25' MaXum and tandem trailer in the driveway. It works hard to do it. I don't think your 18 hp tractor will have the power you need. JR Mitchell Gossman wrote: Haven't bought the boat yet, but the single garage door opening to my triple garage is 105" wide, the boat I want is 102" wide. 1-1/2" doesn't seem like much leeway when backing a 1-1/2 ton dual axle boat/trailer in. Or is it? It is a triple garage, but only the single door side is deep enough. Is it possible to put her in diagonally through the double door with the stern in the single side, then swing te tongue around in terms of keeping the stern from swinging way over to the double side and with the double axle situation? I could attach it to a tongue on my more maneuverable 18 HP Honda tractor mower, unsure if it has the strength and weight to accomplish it - would trying it be worthwhile, or do I risk looking like something out of a Laurel and Hardy short? Thanks for any advice. -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
Gotta fit this boat in garage, 3" to spare in width. Doable as a practical matter?
I remember the problem I had wasn't getting the sides of the boat in at
all.. it was those dern fenders on the trailer that kept it out... -j "Mitchell Gossman" wrote in message m... Haven't bought the boat yet, but the single garage door opening to my triple garage is 105" wide, the boat I want is 102" wide. 1-1/2" doesn't seem like much leeway when backing a 1-1/2 ton dual axle boat/trailer in. Or is it? It is a triple garage, but only the single door side is deep enough. Is it possible to put her in diagonally through the double door with the stern in the single side, then swing te tongue around in terms of keeping the stern from swinging way over to the double side and with the double axle situation? I could attach it to a tongue on my more maneuverable 18 HP Honda tractor mower, unsure if it has the strength and weight to accomplish it - would trying it be worthwhile, or do I risk looking like something out of a Laurel and Hardy short? Thanks for any advice. |
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Nice lawn
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At least it was boating related. Was only 29K. Harrys quotes of
copyrighted material are probably 7K and that is times 50 a day. Bill "WaIIy" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 13:05:48 -0500, Joe Here wrote: You're just as rude as they are. This is NOT a binary group. Please accept my humble appologies. I was trying to help a fellow boater, with a binary that is way smaller than many of the political "OFF TOPIC" posts, and actually related to boats. I admit, it was wrong of me to try an attach a small binary (29K) sorry. I guess Bush, the Democrats & Janet Jackson's exposed breast, will help this guy get his boat in garage. Cheers You're so typical. You do something because you *can* and everybody else can "deal" with your decision due to your disregard and laziness. Then you can't even own up to your rudeness, you defend it with arrogance. Thank goodness you don't boat near me. |
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:08:14 GMT, WaIIy
wrote: On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 13:05:48 -0500, Joe Here wrote: You're just as rude as they are. This is NOT a binary group. Please accept my humble appologies. I was trying to help a fellow boater, with a binary that is way smaller than many of the political "OFF TOPIC" posts, and actually related to boats. I admit, it was wrong of me to try an attach a small binary (29K) sorry. I guess Bush, the Democrats & Janet Jackson's exposed breast, will help this guy get his boat in garage. Cheers You're so typical. You do something because you *can* and everybody else can "deal" with your decision due to your disregard and laziness. Doesn't this apply to you too? Can't help but notice you're pretty active on the political band wagon in a boating news group... .... because you *can*, despite appeals against it, other people must "deal" with it. As for laziness, seems you're too lazy to vent your political views in an appropriate news group, where contribtors relish this stuff. Too much effort? 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