Is standard garage door tall enough for c22 on trailer

allen-deckard · Oct 18, 2015

tricky question. Wouldn't fit in my garage. Although it did fit under my dads but honestly I'm not sure if my dads is a little tall.

Will definitely have to take mast off btw.

njlarry · Oct 18, 2015

Sorry but no way. A standard door is about 7 feet tall x 8 wide, maybe less with trim.
( in my garage a moot question as too much junk regardless of doors.) Still the 22 is a great boat and you'll have more room to work outside and can bring the smaller projects inside.
Good luck with it. Let us know how you make out.

Stu Jackson · Oct 18, 2015

Can you call the current owner and ask him to measure it?

CloudDiver · Oct 20, 2015

My garage door is 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall, My C22 fits inside. There are pics in my Resto thread. Worst case you may have to remove the bow pulpit and stern rail. It would be a pain but you could also unbolt the axle leaf springs and lash the axle to the frame which may give you more inches.

allen-deckard · Oct 20, 2015

measure your door. 8ft is standard my old one was 7 and I had to special order it. Anyway 8ft is the standard height inside a home garages typically are a foot or so below the height of the floor in the house and the ceiling is the same height. The grage door takes up about a foot for the header so in the end the average garage door is about 8'.

RussC · Oct 20, 2015

Yup. It's called "project creep" when one project develops into many more. I added one foot to my garage door and raised the opening by a like amount. it's worth it however, to be inside out of the weather, and in a heated space. it sure makes the winter a lot shorter.

Russ

tpenfield · Oct 20, 2015

I too got my C22 into my 8 foot high garage door. I do not think it would make it in a 7 foot high door.

Rick Webb · Oct 20, 2015

Lay down some strips of plywood, remove the wheels and roll it in on the hubs

allen-deckard · Oct 21, 2015

Rick Webb said:
Lay down some strips of plywood, remove the wheels and roll it in on the hubs

see there now that's some creative thiking I like that.

Like to add since your boat is basically a seasaw on the trailer you can raise the tongue to lower the stern then lower the tongue to the ground and skid it in. Only thing at that point you gotta clear is the poptop.

Or how bought just digging two trenches for the wheels to go into the garage.

Your wife will ok that wont she?

Gene Neill · Oct 21, 2015

I just walked out and measured my boat on the trailer. It's only about 7' 1" to the top of the sliding hatch.

allen-deckard · Oct 21, 2015

gotta take the mast off though..

hehe

CloudDiver · Oct 21, 2015

Have someone lay a long 2x4 on edge across the aft end of the cabin top and drop a tape measure to see if you are 7 ft there. Taking off the bow pulpit and stern rail would be easiest, but the aft end of the cabin isn't much lower that the stern rail. You might get more bang for you buck taking the trailer wheels off like mentioned above. I hope you don't have a slope on your driveway leading to the garage, could cause bottom out. Good luck.

Gene Neill · Oct 21, 2015

I'll bet it goes in there fine! The seesaw effect Allen mentioned should hopefully eliminate the necessity to remove pulpits. The rims might have to come off, and/or removing the pop top would gain you some room.

allen-deckard · Oct 22, 2015

yah forgot about that pop top comes off with just a few screws that will get ya 4 or more inches anyway.

Gene Neill · Nov 9, 2015

Sweet!!!! Glad it worked out!