Boat to fit in garage?

ls1gto · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Posts: 8 City: Cedar Hill TX

Wondering if any of you guys have a boat that fits in a reg 2 car garage leaving enough room to park a car next to it (not a dd). At least for the winter - Im really wanting to avoid paying $150+ per month for storage.

My door is about 6' 8" high. Garage is about 21 ft long but can be expanded to 23' if I relocate water heater.

Im wanting no larger than 20' boat with open hull that can sit 6 people comfortably. Prefer v, but can live with a d as well. Not more than $20k. With $25k being max if I find a v that I absolutely fall in love with.

Please post pics of your rigs inside the garage - we can never get tired of looking at boat pics. I thied to search but came up empty for the most part.

Dredd · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 117 City: Wichita

It's going to be a chore to get a ~20' boat and a car in a 23' double-garage. This is my 19'er in my garage. I was able to get a quad, 3 motorcycles, and two push lawn mowers in there with it.. which is an ish-ton of stuff.. but there was just no way to get a car in there with it.

mucksoup · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2009 Posts: 120 City: eugene

look for a trailer that breaks at the hitch. that will give you 1-2ft less.

brew · Posted: May 05, 2011 10:34 am Post subject:

You're going to have to look for something with a 19-20 foot length with a breakaway tongue. The 2 foot or so of platform will eat up the remaining length for the 23 foot garage. You also have to be careful of the height at the tower where it folds, because a lot of new boats aren't going to make that height restriction.

I would say you are probably going to have to look at older boats like a Mastercraft PS205. My 92 would have been real close to meeting the length/width requirements but I'm not sure about the door height. The legs of the tower at the break point would not clear a 6'8" door I don't think but one with a different tower setup may.

ls1gto · Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Posts: 8 City: Cedar Hill TX

Yeah, 20 ft with break away tongue is what I have in mind. I also thought most platforms are easily removable.

brew · Posted: May 05, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject:

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

As mentioned, look real close at the height of the tower when it's folded. 6'8" is not much to work with. Is that the height of the frame or the door?

HHI Dave · Posted: May 08, 2011 10:42 am Post subject:

Found this old pic.

This is my 19.5' I/O parked in my standard sized 2-car garage. It sits on a single axle trailer with a folding tongue. As you can see, the boat is at an angle. With the tongue (and tower) folded it usually gives me 8-12" of clearance to close the door. There's room for a motorcycle/atv/jetski/riding mower etc. but definitely not enough room for a car.

Chattwake · Posted: May 09, 2011 4:24 am Post subject:

An Axis A20 will fit perfect in that garage. My friend Matt Bishop puts his A20 in his garage almost every night. I'm going to pm you a video of him dropping the tower and putting the boat in a standard size garage next to his wife's car.

3MileBayWaker · Posted: May 09, 2011 10:59 am Post subject:

I have a 20'8" with extended swim platform and fold-away tongue. Still takes up 24' with outdrive down and tongue turned 90*.

2- car garage barn with 9' wide doors and 7' height...and 30' long garage.

Only had 2 inches on either side of the wheel wells, and wake tower had to come off. Collapsed it still sat too tall. Straight in it sits only a couple feet past the side door. Just wish I didn't have the height issue Sad

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I don't think you'll find a wakeboat that would work. Maybe an 80s SN 2001. Nauty had a 17.6' boat and a 20 foot garage and he still had to put that thing in at an angle and take up 2 spots.

brew · Posted: May 09, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject:

Frankieboie · Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 16 City: Baton Rouge

I fit my Supra Conbrio (a Comp would be the same closebow) in my 20 ft garage. With a trailer that has a break away tongue you can close it all in there. Without the break away tongue you will have about 8 inches out.

chawk610 · Addict Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth

My little baby '83 stars and stripes fits in with a foot to spare.. but, I suppose it's a ski boat, not a wakeboat. I will say though, not a bad wake.