"Mo Chung" wrote...
In my housing development, I cannot park the boat trailer outside. I have my
wife and 3 small children to consider in sizing the boat. I have been inside
a P19 about 3 months ago but decided not to purchase because the total length
was too long (less than 1 inch allowance to the garage door) for my garage.
At the time, I did not know that I can convert to a swing tongue.

However, if you have other boats for me to consider, please feel free to
suggest. But they must fit into my garage.

In that size range I can only think of Flying Scott and Lightning, off hand. I
haven't followed the new boats like the small Hunters, but there may be other
18-19-footers out there... Each of them is way different from the other, and
only the Potter has a cabin. The Lightning would be the most challenging to
sail, so may not be a good fit as a first boat.

I have been considering P19 because the dimensions of the boat on the trailer
were available on the web.
The dimensions to my garage are;
W: 8' 10"
H: 7' 9" door opening, the ceiling is much higher.
L: 21' 6" Base foundation Door Panels
L: 21' 8" Wall to the Door Panels

Besides the boat and trailer, you have the mast height to consider, since the
mast on a sloop is often longer than the boat length. make sure the mast will
fit in the garage, too, before you buy anything!

You might consider storing the boat in a boat/RV storage yard instead of the
garage...


Many P19's for sale on the web do not have swing tongues so I have to add a
swing tongue.
Is the 21' 8" with adjustable motor mount or fix motor mount?
What brand of a trailer are they using to come up with the dimensions?

Don't know. Probably varies with the boat and year.

For the trailers for P19, do I need brakes on the trailer?

Depends on your car and state laws. What's the total weight of the boat and
trailer?